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WI_WIM910 Wimmera Catchment

Wimmera River Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 15_2 Wimmera River

Downstream

Acrossstream

Upstream

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method

10-12-2008 - 10-12-2008

Date	Taxa Count	Total score	Rating

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

08-07-2015 - 08-07-2015

Date	Taxa Count	Weighted SIGNAL

Physical Chemical Tests

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Site Visits

Trend Line

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

Explain for me 01-06-1999

N/A mg/L
Median 7.00mg/L
Latest

Hardness

Explain for me 20-01-2011 to 27-01-2011

N/A mg/L
Median N/Amg/L
Latest

Nitrate - Nitrogen

Explain for me 16-04-1997

N/A mg/L N
Median 0.00mg/L N
Latest

Temperature - WATER

Explain for me 09-01-1996 to 23-07-2025

17.1 ° C
Median 12.0° C
Latest

pH

Explain for me 23-05-1995 to 18-06-2025

7.64 pH Units
Median 8.90pH Units
Latest

Electrical Conductivity

Explain for me 25-10-1994 to 23-07-2025

2800.00 µS/cm
Median 8800.00µS/cm
Latest

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Explain for me 16-04-1997 to 28-04-1998

N/A mg/L P
Median 0.000mg/L P
Latest

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

Explain for me 01-06-1999

N/A %
Median 70%
Latest

Turbidity - NTU

Explain for me 25-10-1994 to 23-07-2025

20 NTU
Median 20NTU
Latest

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Water Quality Indicators for Murray and Western Plains

(2021 to 2026) 54 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 7.10 Good 52 visits	Explain for me 7.80 Good 52 visits	Explain for me 4050.00 Very Poor 54 visits	Explain for me 40 Good 54 visits	N/A 0 visits
2026	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits
2025	N/A 0 visits	N/A 4 visits	N/A 4 visits	Explain for me 7200.00 Very Poor 6 visits	Explain for me 19 Good 6 visits	N/A 0 visits
2024	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 7.90 Moderate 11 visits	Explain for me 4550.00 Very Poor 11 visits	Explain for me 20 Good 11 visits	N/A 0 visits
2023	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 6.90 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 3400.00 Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 40 Good 12 visits	N/A 0 visits
2022	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.60 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 3000.00 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 45 Moderate 12 visits	N/A 0 visits
2021	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.10 Good 13 visits	Explain for me 7.70 Good 13 visits	Explain for me 2950.00 Moderate 13 visits	Explain for me 40 Good 13 visits	N/A 0 visits

Diary entries

data from 30 years of monitoring about 1 dozen sites at Jeparit presented in graphs and with comments by site and parameter

September 2025

3-page summary of JWW over 30 years monitoring from participants in 2025

September 2025

Jeparit Watewatch Museum (l-r David Livinston, Michael Clark, Col Clee, Frank Pitt) from north bank near end of Millenium Drought, note remnant pool, big branch in river bed, lots of dead trees, cf photos Mar 2010, Mar 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Jan 2005, O

March 2009

Jeparit Watewatch Museum from north bank after return of water spring 2009, note big branch over river submerged , lots of dead trees, invasion of phragmites, running water cf photos Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995 Pho

March 2010

Jeparit Watewatch Museum from north bank at start of big flood, note big branch over river submerged , lots of dead trees, invasion of phragmites, running water cf photos Mar 2010, Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995 Photos

January 2011

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum 13 May 2015 looking at East bank from north bank, note big branch in river, dead trees, phragmites and undergrowth in background. cf Mar 2010, Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995

May 2015

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum from east bank looking at big log in river, end of Millenium Drought, cf photos June 1995, May 2000, Oct 2005, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Photos Jeanie Clark

June 2009

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum from north bank, Height of Millenium Drought, note big branch in river and salt on banks cf Feb and Mar 2008 Photos Jeanie Clark

January 2008

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum from east bank early in Millenium Drought note big branhc in river cf June 1995 Photos Jeanie Clark

May 2000

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum, looking south from north bank, river turned pink due to bacteria (EPA), height of Millenium Drought, compare photos with Mar 2008, Jan 2008, Oct 2005, Jan 2000, June 1995 Photos by Jeanie Clark

February 2008

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum site, at hightest salinity reading , river is brown, in Feb it was pink, note dieing trees, compare with June 1995, jan 2000, Oct 2005, Photos Jeanie Clark

March 2008

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum site looking south, from north bank, well into Millenium Drought, note dieing trees, See also 2000 Jan and 1995 June photos Photo by Jeanie Clark

October 2005

Museum site winter 1995 looking at East bank, compare with 2000 Jan photo in drought - coinciding with EPA monitoring visit - photo by Jeanie Clark with JWW members from Left : Col Clee, David Livingston, Stan Werner and Alan McKenzie, with EPA staff ? a

June 1995

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum site January 2000 in the early stages of the Milleunuim drought - note little Phragmites invasion opposite big tree in River . Compare with June 1995 Photo J. Clark

January 2000

WaterWatch Data Portal

Wimmera R., Jeparit Museum site

WI_WIM910 Wimmera Catchment

Wimmera River Sub Catchment

Downstream

Acrossstream

Upstream

Water Bugs

WaterWatch Method

Water Bugs

Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

Hardness

Nitrate - Nitrogen

Temperature - WATER

pH

Electrical Conductivity

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

Turbidity - NTU

Water Quality Indicators for Murray and Western Plains

2021 to 2026

N/A

7.10

7.80

4050.00

40

N/A

2026

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2025

N/A

N/A

N/A

7200.00

19

N/A

2024

N/A

7.40

7.90

4550.00

20

N/A

2023

N/A

6.90

7.20

3400.00

40

N/A

2022

N/A

7.30

7.60

3000.00

45

N/A

2021

N/A

7.10

7.70

2950.00

40

N/A

Diary entries

data from 30 years of monitoring about 1 dozen sites at Jeparit presented in graphs and with comments by site and parameter

3-page summary of JWW over 30 years monitoring from participants in 2025

Jeparit Watewatch Museum (l-r David Livinston, Michael Clark, Col Clee, Frank Pitt) from north bank near end of Millenium Drought, note remnant pool, big branch in river bed, lots of dead trees, cf photos Mar 2010, Mar 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Jan 2005, O

Jeparit Watewatch Museum from north bank after return of water spring 2009, note big branch over river submerged , lots of dead trees, invasion of phragmites, running water cf photos Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995 Pho

Jeparit Watewatch Museum from north bank at start of big flood, note big branch over river submerged , lots of dead trees, invasion of phragmites, running water cf photos Mar 2010, Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995 Photos

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum 13 May 2015 looking at East bank from north bank, note big branch in river, dead trees, phragmites and undergrowth in background. cf Mar 2010, Mar and June 2009, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Oct 2005, May 2000, June 1995

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum from east bank looking at big log in river, end of Millenium Drought, cf photos June 1995, May 2000, Oct 2005, Jan Feb Mar 2008, Photos Jeanie Clark

Jeparit Waterwatch Museum from north bank, Height of Millenium Drought, note big branch in river and salt on banks cf Feb and Mar 2008 Photos Jeanie Clark