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ME_EBI100 Bunyip River Catchment

Devil Bend Creek Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 28_2 Main Creek

Monitoring organisations
ME_Devils Bend Association
ME_Main Creek Catchment Landcare

Habitat Scores

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08-11-2012 - 22-04-2025
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
April 2025 Fair Fair Good Good Poor
water level has dropped from 74 metres above sea level to 73m. exposing a large area of the bank.
June 2023 Good Good Fair Excellent Good
June 2022 Good Good N/A N/A Good
March 2022 Good Good Poor Good Good
March 2018 Excellent Excellent N/A N/A Excellent

We are surveying a reservoir

November 2017 Excellent Good Fair Poor Excellent

Bittern is a reservoir so some of the above does not apply

November 2016 Excellent Fair VeryPoor VeryPoor Fair

The far side of dam(from survey site) is being revegetated, the near side has a mix of indigenous and introduced flora (pine trees) 

November 2012

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
11-12-2013 - 17-12-2024
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
May 2024 134 23 Poor
November 2023 225 42 Very Good
June 2023 62 26 Poor
November 2022 67 40 Good
April 2021 52 51 Good
November 2017 430 43 Very Good
November 2016 72 57 Good
March 2015 38 42 Good
November 2014 214 30 Fair
May 2014 401 35 Fair
December 2013 135 41 Good

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
30-10-2015 - 22-03-2018
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL
March 2016 563 3.8
March 2016 563 3.8
October 2015 16 3.5

Physical Chemical Tests

Site Visits
Trend Line
Ammonium
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
0.00 mg/L NH4+
Median
0.02mg/L NH4+
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
8.00 mg/L
Median
8.00mg/L
Latest
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 14-08-2018
0.00 mg/L N
Median
0.00mg/L N
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
19.1 ° C
Median
19.7° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
8.50 pH Units
Median
8.20pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
1545.00 µS/cm
Median
3380.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
0.000 mg/L P
Median
0.000mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 23-06-2018 to 22-04-2025
77 %
Median
88%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 08-11-2012 to 22-04-2025
9 NTU
Median
9NTU
Latest
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Diary entries

January 2026

November 2025

September 2025

August 2025

July 2025

water very low. reeds all died back

July 2025

May 2025

January 2025

February 2025

April 2025

water level

March 2025

September 2024

October 2024

December 2024

a lot of new growth

November 2024

August 2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

April 2024

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

March 2024

November 2023

October 2023

September 2023

August 2023

August 2023

June 2023

May 2023

May 2023

May 2023

April 2023

large number of birds

March 2023

ducks and swans

March 2023

February 2023

February 2023

January 2023

January 2023

December 2022

December 2022

December 2022

high water reed growth

November 2022

some bushes and trees appear to be dying off due to being flooded

November 2022

water pouring from catch drain after heavy rains

November 2022

October 2022

October 2022

October 2022

September 2022

October 2022

water clear

October 2022

July 2022

July 2022

June 2022

June 2022

April 2022

March 2022

March 2022

February 2022

February 2022

January 2022

January 2022

June 2021

April 2021

March 2021

February 2021

April 2021

January 2021

January 2021

water level

February 2020

level

September 2019

catch drain

September 2019

catch drain

August 2019

catch drain after wall

August 2019

catch drain flooding

August 2019

water flowing

July 2019

May 2019

March 2019

March 2019

February 2019

February 2019

redds and plants growing well

January 2019

January 2019

level dropping

December 2018

level dropping

December 2018

November 2018

October 2018

September 2018

September 2018

water level

June 2018

August 2018

July 2018

May 2018

May 2018

water level

February 2018

February 2018

Unidentified tiny caddis 3-4 mm long..very messy case with algae, tiny sticks and ? sand

March 2018

March 2018

December 2017

November 2017

November 2017

October 2017

? trout

November 2017

Caddisfly nymph ? species and a ?

November 2017

Haven't seen red shrimp here before

November 2017

September 2017

July 2017

April 2017

green scum near reeds

July 2016

August 2016

showing water level

October 2016

November 2016

water level at bittern

December 2016

January 2017

January 2017

We think the creature 3rd from the left is a very small dragon fly nymph??

November 2016