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CO_BRO023 Lake Colac Catchment

Barongarook Creek Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 34_20 Barongarook 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_Colac Primary School
CO_Colac Secondary College
CO_Lake Colac catchment group

Habitat Scores

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26-07-2002 - 15-01-2021
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
January 2021 Fair Fair Fair Fair Poor

Phragmities, Thistle, Eucalypts, Pinetrees

Skink, Lamendra, Poa 

Reveg site

 

March 2018 Fair Fair Fair Good Fair

fragmites, cumbungi. Recent downstream works to stabilise banks

March 2007 Fair Good Fair Fair Fair
exotic grasses reeds 2 varietys exotic trees
July 2002 Good Good Good Good Good

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
17-02-2010 - 27-03-2018
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
October 2017 161 50 Good
February 2010 60 26 Poor

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
23-04-2013 - 23-04-2013
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 07-04-2010 to 05-03-2021
8.20 mg/L
Median
6.30mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
14.0 ° C
Median
12.0° C
Latest
Temperature - AIR
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
16.0 ° C
Median
25.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
7.00 pH Units
Median
6.75pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
1800.00 µS/cm
Median
1516.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
0.080 mg/L P
Median
0.050mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 05-03-2021
81 %
Median
63%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 17-01-2013 to 24-02-2014
14.50 FTU
Median
10.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 31-10-2001 to 19-03-2024
10 NTU
Median
12NTU
Latest
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