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Barwon River@Birregurra above Birregurra-Deans Marsh Road

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CO_BAR020 Barwon River Catchment

Active Reach: 33_5 Barwon River

Monitoring organisations
CO_Birregurra Primary School
CO_Curdies River and Scotts Creek
CO_Individual Monitors
CO_Lake Colac catchment group
CO_Upper Barwon Landcare Network

Habitat Scores

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20-01-2010 - 14-09-2019
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
September 2019 Poor Poor Poor Fair Poor
September 2018 Poor Fair Good Fair Poor
March 2017 Fair Poor Good Good Poor
January 2011 Fair Fair Fair Poor Good
poplars on both sides - ocasional willow, some eucalyptus - lots of orb spiders - poas on bank
January 2010 Good Good Poor Fair Good

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
15-11-2010 - 15-11-2010
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
02-05-2017 - 02-05-2017
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL

Physical Chemical Tests

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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 26-04-2025
6.90 mg/L
Median 5.00mg/L
Latest
Suspended Solids
Explain for me 13-02-2003
N/A mg/L
Median 21.80mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 26-04-2025
14.5 ° C
Median 17.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 26-04-2025
7.00 pH Units
Median 5.80pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 26-04-2025
710.00 µS/cm
Median 882.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 26-04-2025
0.017 mg/L P
Median 0.240mg/L P
Latest
Total Phosphorus
Explain for me 14-01-2009 to 12-12-2009
0.04 mg/L
Median 0.09mg/L
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 26-11-1995 to 26-04-2025
75 %
Median 52%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 13-03-2014 to 26-04-2025
32.00 FTU
Median 25.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 18-07-1995 to 04-06-2023
17 NTU
Median 13NTU
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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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2020 to 2025) 29 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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69
Moderate
26 visits 		Explain for me
6.20
Moderate
26 visits 		Explain for me
6.90
Good
26 visits 		Explain for me
712.50
Good
29 visits 		Explain for me
14
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
0.135
Very Poor
26 visits
2025
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
2024
 Explain for me
86
Good
9 visits 		Explain for me
6.70
Moderate
9 visits 		Explain for me
6.95
Good
9 visits 		Explain for me
720.00
Good
9 visits
N/A
 
0 visits 		Explain for me
0.147
Very Poor
9 visits
2023
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69
Moderate
8 visits 		Explain for me
6.10
Moderate
7 visits 		Explain for me
6.95
Good
7 visits 		Explain for me
712.50
Good
9 visits
N/A
 
1 visits 		Explain for me
0.083
Poor
8 visits
2022
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
2 visits
N/A
 
2 visits
N/A
 
2 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
2021
N/A
 
3 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
4 visits
N/A
 
3 visits
2020
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
Diary entries
Trees cut in the past week.
Trees cut in the past week.

May 2025

March 2025

January 2025

October 2024

up stream
up stream

October 2024

Mid stream
Mid stream

October 2024

down Barwon river
down Barwon river

October 2024

Results record
Results record

September 2024

Results from record
Results from record

August 2024

March 2018

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