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Deans Marsh Creek

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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 - 25-08-2026
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
August 2026 Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
June 2026 Fair Good Fair Poor Excellent
April 2026 Good Good Poor Good Good
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

Water Bugs

Explain for me
WaterWatch Method
01-04-2026 - 01-04-2026
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
April 2026 N/A
River Detectives Method
28-07-2020 - 25-08-2026
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
August 2026 4 2.5 poor water quality and habitat values
June 2026 2 1.0 poor water quality and habitat values
May 2024 3 3.3 poor water quality and habitat values
July 2023 2 1.5 poor water quality and habitat values
April 2023 2 4.5 good water quality and habitat values
August 2022 11 4.5 good water quality and habitat values
October 2021 1 5.0 good water quality and habitat values
March 2021 2 3.0 poor water quality and habitat values
July 2020 3 2.7 poor water quality and habitat values

Physical Chemical Tests

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Trend Line
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-05-2005 to 13-11-2025
7.50 mg/L
Median 7.80mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 25-08-2026
11.5 ° C
Median 10.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 25-08-2026
6.96 pH Units
Median 6.50pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 25-08-2026
705.50 µS/cm
Median 647.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 25-08-2026
0.020 mg/L P
Median 0.020mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 28-02-2005 to 13-11-2025
84 %
Median 72%
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 25-08-2026
24 NTU
Median 34NTU
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
(2021 to 2026) 17 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
2021 to 2026
N/A
 
0 visits 		Explain for me
5.50
Very Poor
16 visits 		Explain for me
7.00
Good
16 visits 		Explain for me
1430.00
Good
16 visits 		Explain for me
65
Very Poor
16 visits 		Explain for me
0.045
Good
15 visits
2026
N/A
 
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2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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3 visits
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July 2017

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