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ME_EDV400 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

Explain for me
15-07-2013 - 22-04-2025
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
April 2025 Poor Poor Fair Fair Fair
some clearing of vegetation along shoreline
June 2022 Good Good Fair Fair Good
March 2018 Excellent Good N/A N/A Good
November 2017 N/A Good Fair N/A Good

Devilbend is a reservoir

November 2016 Excellent Fair Good N/A Fair

Survey site is a dam.

August 2015
July 2013

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
12-04-2013 - 17-12-2024
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
May 2024 139 41 Good
November 2023 80 50 Good
June 2023 59 22 Poor
November 2022 44 34 Poor
March 2021 68 56 Good
November 2017 378 44 Very Good
November 2016 76 41 Good
March 2015 28 36 Good
November 2014 184 55 Good
May 2014 61 40 Good
December 2013 302 35 Fair
April 2013 845 44 Very Good

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
30-10-2015 - 15-03-2019
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL
March 2018 0.0
March 2016 242 3.1
March 2016 242 3.1
October 2015 11 3.5

Physical Chemical Tests

Site Visits
Trend Line
Ammonium
Explain for me 15-05-2013 to 22-04-2025
0.00 mg/L NH4+
Median
0.00mg/L NH4+
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 29-03-2012 to 22-04-2025
8.00 mg/L
Median
7.00mg/L
Latest
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Explain for me 15-05-2013 to 14-08-2018
0.00 mg/L N
Median
0.00mg/L N
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 29-03-2012 to 22-04-2025
17.6 ° C
Median
18.6° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 29-03-2012 to 22-04-2025
8.50 pH Units
Median
7.83pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 29-03-2012 to 22-04-2025
1050.00 µS/cm
Median
1240.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 29-03-2012 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
81 %
Median
75%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 29-03-2012 to 22-04-2025
9 NTU
Median
9NTU
Latest
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Diary entries

January 2026

November 2025

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December 2024

water level lower

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February 2023

seats underwater

December 2022

December 2022

large amount of reeds on shoreline

November 2022

this aewa normally fairly dry

November 2022

November 2022

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November 2022

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October 2022

October 2022

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June 2021

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February 2021

reeds of d ifferent types .testing site

March 2021

January 2021

February 2020

February 2020

December 2019

fishing platform

August 2019

catch drain at overflow

July 2019

water flowing from overflow at devils bend

July 2019

April 2019

March 2019

February 2019

water dropping

January 2019

December 2018

November 2018

November 2018

October 2018

September 2018

June 2018

August 2018

July 2018

water level

May 2018

fisherman in canoe

February 2018

swans

February 2018

January 2018

Water level to the east of usual site

March 2018

March 2018

December 2017

November 2017

rubbish at platform

October 2017

October 2017

October 2017

August 2017

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June 2017

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April 2017

July 2016

August 2016

October 2016

sample of rubbish near fishing platform

December 2016

February 2017

February 2017

Still water of survey site

November 2016

Rubbish near our survey site

November 2016