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ME_ETO300 Bunyip River Catchment

Toomuc Creek Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 28_10 Wylies Drain

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ME_Beacon Growlers

ME_Waterwatch Maribyrnong Coordinators

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Habitat Scores

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23-02-2025 - 22-05-2019

	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation
May 2019	Good	Fair	Good	Poor	Fair

June 2016	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	Fair

May 2016	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Fair

April 2016	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	Fair

March 2016	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Poor	Good
Today we had to find a new site due to the previous site being inundated with vegetation & severely flow restricted. The sand bar has grown to create a stagnant pool that has completely changed the creek flow. The new site is now opposite the Little Albert daycare centre (100m N of the previous site). NB the drain is S of our site.
March 2016	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Poor	Good
Today we had to find a new site due to the previous site being inundated with vegetation & severely flow restricted. The sand bar has grown to create a stagnant pool that has completely changed the creek flow. The new site is now opposite the Little Albert daycare centre (100m N of the previous site). NB the drain is S of our site.
October 2015	Good	Excellent	Good	Fair	Good
the grass was longer and reeds more dense
August 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
A new habitat of grasses is developing in stream as silt is pilling up on the branches. Branches are beginning to act as a dam widening and deepening the stream.
August 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
A new habitat of grasses is developing in stream as silt is pilling up on the branches. Branches are beginning to act as a dam widening and deepening the stream.
July 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair

June 2015	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
sand bar in stream growing
March 2015	Good	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair
A lot more vegetation than usual, access to the water is more difficult than previous and a small slope near the stream is developing.
December 2014	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Fair
Extensive tall vegetation, many thin branches in the river causing sand deposits in the centre of the stream.
September 2014	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Good

August 2014	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Fair

June 2014

May 2014	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair

March 2014

February 2014	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Good	Fair
Lots of growth since our last visit.
December 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair

October 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
long reeds
September 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
large tree fallen close to water and on verge bright orange fungai
July 2013	Fair	Fair	Good	Excellent	Fair
recent rainfall and winds have caused debris deposited on trees and logs across the stream.
June 2013	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair
recent light rain, murky and fast flowing stream
May 2013	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Fair

November 2012	Good	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Fair

August 2012	Fair	Good	Fair	Excellent	Good
It has been raining steady and heavily for 3-4 weeks on and off. The water levels are high and the creek width is wider, to the point that it was difficult to measure both the depth and width accurately. The creek bank is very soft and unstable, to the point that it was unsafe and too difficult to gather enough macro-invertebrates to give an accurate ready of abundance and bug score. We found a few sensative species, a couple of water boatman and no tolerant species at all.
June 2012	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair
see branch comment
May 2012	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair

March 2012	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Fair

February 2025	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Fair

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method

20-03-2012 - 25-03-2014

Date	Taxa Count	Total score	Rating
May 2013	205	106	Very Good
August 2012	5	23	Poor
March 2012	82	106	Good