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CO_WYE050 Otway Coast Catchment

Active Reach: 35_46 Wye River

Monitoring organisation

CO_Wye River Waterwatch

Downstream

Downstream

Acrossstream

Acrossstream

Upstream

Upstream

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

06-01-2015 - 15-10-2017

Date	Taxa Count	Weighted SIGNAL
March 2017	229	6.2
October 2016		0.0
March 2016	92	5.1
September 2015	378	5.6
March 2015	93	5.7
January 2015	333	5.5

Physical Chemical Tests

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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

8.20 mg/L
Median 10.55mg/L
Latest

Temperature - WATER

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

14.0 ° C
Median 11.0° C
Latest

pH

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

7.30 pH Units
Median 7.10pH Units
Latest

Electrical Conductivity

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

292.00 µS/cm
Median 262.00µS/cm
Latest

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

0.030 mg/L P
Median 0.050mg/L P
Latest

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

80 %
Median 96%
Latest

Turbidity - NTU

Explain for me 16-11-2014 to 09-08-2025

2 NTU
Median 2NTU
Latest

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Water Quality Indicators for Uplands B

(2020 to 2025) 68 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	Explain for me 75 Moderate 67 visits	Explain for me 7.00 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 7.35 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 365.00 Moderate 67 visits	Explain for me 3 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 0.045 Very Poor 67 visits
2025	Explain for me 75 Poor 8 visits	Explain for me 6.90 Good 8 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 8 visits	Explain for me 376.00 Moderate 8 visits	Explain for me 2 Good 8 visits	Explain for me 0.046 Very Poor 8 visits
2024	Explain for me 77 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 6.80 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 379.00 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 2 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.027 Moderate 12 visits
2023	Explain for me 79 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 6.90 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 337.00 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 3 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.060 Very Poor 12 visits
2022	Explain for me 74 Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 7.00 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 309.00 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 3 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.032 Moderate 12 visits
2021	Explain for me 67 Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 6.90 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 382.00 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 3 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.045 Very Poor 12 visits
2020	Explain for me 73 Poor 11 visits	Explain for me 7.00 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 293.00 Moderate 11 visits	Explain for me 2 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 0.045 Very Poor 11 visits

Diary entries

June 2025

January 2022

Looking downstream

Looking downstream

January 2022

December 2021

December 2021

April 2021

April 2021

March 2021

River overflow in Big 4 Camping Ground

River overflow in Big 4 Camping Ground

January 2021

River flow above Big 4 Camping Ground

River flow above Big 4 Camping Ground

January 2021

River flow past Big Tree monitoring site

River flow past Big Tree monitoring site

January 2021

River flow near Big Tree monitoring site

River flow near Big Tree monitoring site

January 2021

January 2020

Measuring the water temperature

Measuring the water temperature

October 2019

Gathering water sample

Gathering water sample

October 2019

July 2019

River at big tree - level a bit higher than in recent months

River at big tree - level a bit higher than in recent months

March 2019

Upstream view

Upstream view

November 2018

downstream view

downstream view

November 2018

view downstream

view downstream

July 2018

Upstream from Big Tree

Upstream from Big Tree

July 2018

foam at bend in the river

foam at bend in the river

July 2018

June 2018

Big Tree looking downstream

Big Tree looking downstream

May 2018

Big tree looking upstream

Big tree looking upstream

May 2018

clear water on the bend at the big tree

clear water on the bend at the big tree

April 2018

February 2018

February 2018

looking downstream from Big tree

looking downstream from Big tree

January 2018

looking upstream from the Big tree

looking upstream from the Big tree

January 2018

- near the BigTree- water clear- duck enjoying the area

- near the BigTree- water clear- duck enjoying the area

November 2017

September 2017

upstream

upstream

August 2017

foam - collects at the river bend

foam - collects at the river bend

August 2017

downstream view

downstream view

August 2017

July 2017

June 2017

June 2017

June 2017

June 2017

Downstream

Downstream

April 2017

Foam collecting at the bend of the river

Foam collecting at the bend of the river

April 2017

upstream

upstream

April 2017

foam collecting at the bend of the river

foam collecting at the bend of the river

April 2017

March 2017

Cloudy appearance of river water

Cloudy appearance of river water

February 2017

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