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NC_KAN360 Campaspe River Catchment

Coliban River Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 6_21 Kangaroo Creek

Habitat Scores

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02-08-2019 - 19-01-2026

	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation
January 2026	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Poor	Excellent

August 2025	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Only difference from the past is there are no macrophytes present
May 2024	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Excellent
Riparian vegetation is as it has been for the past few years. That is, in good condition. lots of instream woody debris and leaves. Leaf breakdown is likely to be causing the low DO.
September 2023	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent

July 2023	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Instream and riparian habitat has subjectively not changed since sampling began and is in very good condiion upstream of the road bridge (the sampling site).
January 2023	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Excellent

June 2022	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent
Very little change in instream and riparian condition over the last year.
August 2021	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Excellent

July 2020	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good

June 2020	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent

January 2020	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Excellent	Good
Aqauitc ver still present bu seems to by dying back.
December 2019	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good

October 2019	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Excellent

August 2019	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent

Physical Chemical Tests

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Temperature - WATER

Explain for me 02-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

12.4 ° C
Median 17.6° C
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pH

Explain for me 02-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

7.20 pH Units
Median 6.90pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity

Explain for me 02-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

173.00 µS/cm
Median 241.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Explain for me 02-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

0.010 mg/L P
Median 0.030mg/L P
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Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

Explain for me 31-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

69 %
Median 12%
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Turbidity - NTU

Explain for me 02-08-2019 to 20-12-2025

9 NTU
Median 9NTU
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Water Quality Indicators for Central Foothills

(2021 to 2026) 46 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
2021 to 2026	Explain for me 18 Very Poor 40 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 46 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 46 visits	Explain for me 379.00 Good 46 visits	Explain for me 10 Good 46 visits	Explain for me 0.020 Good 46 visits
2026	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits
2025	Explain for me 11 Very Poor 6 visits	Explain for me 7.00 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 7.35 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 292.00 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 18 Moderate 6 visits	Explain for me 0.015 Good 6 visits
2024	N/A 5 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 9 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 9 visits	Explain for me 398.50 Good 9 visits	Explain for me 10 Good 9 visits	Explain for me 0.030 Good 9 visits
2023	Explain for me 26 Very Poor 9 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 301.00 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 9 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 0.020 Good 11 visits
2022	Explain for me 19 Very Poor 10 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 334.00 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 9 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 0.015 Good 10 visits
2021	Explain for me 22 Very Poor 10 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 426.00 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 10 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 0.010 Good 10 visits

Diary entries

April 2026

January 2026

December 2025

Note Triglochin and low flow

Note Triglochin and low flow

October 2025

Now dry

Now dry

April 2025

Only a small shallow pool remains

Only a small shallow pool remains

March 2025

February 2025

Note build up of flood debris

Note build up of flood debris

November 2024

November 2024

October 2024

September 2024

Looking south from road bridge

Looking south from road bridge

June 2024

looking south form road bridge

looking south form road bridge

June 2024

Note woody debris at bottom of photo. It is partially blocking the pipes that go under the road

Note woody debris at bottom of photo. It is partially blocking the pipes that go under the road

December 2023

Creek now a series of pools. Note increase in tannin colour due to rotting vegetation (and corresponding low DO).

Creek now a series of pools. Note increase in tannin colour due to rotting vegetation (and corresponding low DO).

January 2023

October 2022

March 2020

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