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CO_BOU009 Barwon River Catchment

Boundary Creek Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 33_33 Boundary Creek

This is a River Detectives school monitored site.
School data does not go through the same approval process as for other groups.
Simply set "Minimum data standard" to Level 1 to view all Physical Chemical test data.
Monitoring organisations
CO_Borrell-a-kandelop monitoring group
CO_Individual Monitors
CO_Lake Colac catchment group
CO_Upper Barwon Landcare Network

Habitat Scores

Explain for me
21-04-2005 - 12-02-2021
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
February 2021 Good Fair Fair Poor Poor

Still water, Foamy slick, Brown stained colour, Ground cover & Trees mainly weeds, Some native trees - Blackwoods, Eucalypts. Crows have access to the stream.

February 2020 Fair Fair Fair Poor Good

Site sampled with Pesticide Detectives - No pesticides detected

July 2011 Fair Fair Poor Poor Fair
Survey conducted by Gene
June 2010 Fair Fair Good Good Fair
blackberries, blackwood, pasture grasses
July 2009 Fair Good Fair Fair Good
blackberry, wattle, blackwood
June 2008 Fair Fair Fair Fair Good
blackberry, blackwood, bracken, exotic grasses, gums, wattles
February 2007 Poor Fair Poor Fair Fair
reveg project approx 8 years, blue gum, blackwood, black wattle, phalaris understorey on verge, blackberry on bank
January 2006 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
re-veg approx 8 - 10 years ago - indigenous species stock excluded
April 2005 VeryPoor Good Fair Good Fair
blackberries and exotic grasses present
River Detectives Method
17-03-2021 - 17-03-2021
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-05-2005 to 07-05-2021
3.80 mg/L
Median
8.20mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 07-05-2021
13.3 ° C
Median
11.5° C
Latest
Temperature - AIR
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 07-05-2021
16.0 ° C
Median
16.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 30-01-2024
3.80 pH Units
Median
6.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 30-01-2024
820.00 µS/cm
Median
677.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 07-05-2021
0.020 mg/L P
Median
0.300mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 07-05-2021
57 %
Median
75%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 14-05-2014 to 30-06-2016
7.00 FTU
Median
0.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 13-04-2004 to 21-12-2022
6 NTU
Median
32NTU
Latest
eDNA
Explain for me 22-09-2018 to 16-10-2021
N/A presence=1
Median
0.00presence=1
Latest
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