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CO_DEM010 Barwon River Catchment

Deans Marsh Creek Sub Catchment

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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_Lake Colac catchment group
CO_Upper Barwon Landcare Network

Habitat Scores

Explain for me
06-05-2005 - 28-03-2025
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
March 2025 Fair Good Excellent VeryPoor Good
May 2024 Fair Good Excellent Poor Fair
July 2023 Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
April 2023 Good Excellent Fair Good Good
June 2022 Poor Excellent Good Good Good
March 2022 Excellent Excellent Excellent Fair Excellent
October 2021 Excellent Good Good Excellent Excellent
July 2021 Good Excellent Excellent Fair Good
March 2021 Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent
July 2020 Good Good Fair Excellent Fair
September 2019 Excellent Fair Poor Fair Good

Platypus eDNA Site

Burrowing Score 5

Site Equicoval

July 2011 VeryPoor VeryPoor VeryPoor VeryPoor VeryPoor
Survey conducted by Gene. Downstream.
June 2010 Good Excellent Good Excellent Excellent
blackberry, willow, broom, couple of blackberries
June 2008 Good Excellent Fair Fair Good
willows, blackberry, blackwoods, introduced grasses, gorse, broom
June 2007 Fair Good Good Good Good
Willows, Blackwoods, Broome, Phalaris, Fenced
August 2006 Fair Good Good Good Good
willows and exotic grasses
May 2005 Good Fair Fair Fair Good
fenced off with mixture of trees. Blackwoods,willows, blackberry and pasture species
River Detectives Method
28-07-2020 - 16-05-2024
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
July 2023 2 1.5 Severe pollution
April 2023 2 4.5 Moderate pollution
August 2022 11 4.5 Moderate pollution
October 2021 1 5.0 Moderate pollution
March 2021 2 3.0 Severe pollution
July 2020 3 2.7 Severe pollution

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-05-2005 to 10-12-2019
7.20 mg/L
Median
4.10mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 28-03-2025
11.5 ° C
Median
15.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 28-03-2025
6.95 pH Units
Median
7.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 28-03-2025
709.00 µS/cm
Median
1623.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 28-03-2025
0.020 mg/L P
Median
0.020mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 10-12-2019
85 %
Median
40%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 11-06-2014 to 08-07-2016
28.00 FTU
Median
18.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 28-03-2025
24 NTU
Median
13NTU
Latest
eDNA
Explain for me 16-10-2021
N/A presence=1
Median
0.00presence=1
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2020 to 2025) 14 visits Explain for me
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation pH Lower pH Upper Electrical Conductivity Turbidity Reactive Phosphorus
% pH Units pH Units µS/cm NTU mg/L P
25th Percentile 25th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile
2020 to 2025
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0 visits
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5.25
Very Poor
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6.55
Good
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Explain for me
1357.00
Good
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Explain for me
48
Poor
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Explain for me
0.020
Good
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2025
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