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ME_DDN198_RD Bunyip River Catchment

Patterson River Sub Catchment

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Habitat Scores

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14-06-2023 - 07-11-2024
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
November 2024 Good Poor Fair Fair Fair
February 2024 Good Fair Fair Fair Poor
October 2023 Good Fair Fair Fair Fair
August 2023 Excellent Fair Fair Fair VeryPoor
June 2023 Excellent Fair Fair Fair VeryPoor
River Detectives Method
30-08-2023 - 07-11-2024
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
November 2023 7 3.0 Severe pollution
August 2023 4 3.2 Severe pollution

Physical Chemical Tests

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Trend Line
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 14-06-2023 to 01-12-2025
16.0 ° C
Median
16.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 14-06-2023 to 01-12-2025
7.00 pH Units
Median
5.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 22-11-2023 to 01-12-2025
6.45 µS/cm
Median
2.80µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 14-06-2023
N/A mg/L P
Median
0.020mg/L P
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (ppb)
Explain for me 23-08-2023 to 01-12-2025
0.00 ppb
Median
200.00ppb
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 14-06-2023 to 01-12-2025
24 NTU
Median
50NTU
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2021 to 2026) 28 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
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0 visits
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6.00
Poor
28 visits
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7.00
Good
28 visits
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11.90
Good
12 visits
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30
Moderate
28 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
2026
N/A
 
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2025
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0 visits
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6.35
Moderate
10 visits
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7.00
Good
10 visits
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11.90
Good
8 visits
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40
Moderate
10 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
2024
N/A
 
0 visits
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6.00
Poor
14 visits
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7.00
Good
14 visits
N/A
 
3 visits
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38
Moderate
14 visits
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2023
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2022
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2021
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Diary entries
This was one of the worst days (for rubbish) that we have seen so far. :(

December 2025

Eastern long necked turtle recovering

November 2025

Snagged by vegetation, on its back with fishing wire wrapped around its front leg

November 2025

The most rubbish that we have ever seen here!

November 2025

Pelicans

October 2025

Very high tide

October 2025

A mollusc- possibly a king venus?

August 2025

A mollusc- possibly a king venus?

August 2025

No beach visible.

June 2025

Ducks taking off - they had been sheltering in the little bay.

June 2025

View looking upstream

June 2025

The water was well and truly flowing today!

June 2025

Several mudflats were exposed and we saw a few different wading bird that we haven't seen before.

April 2025

First time we have seen a mussel shell at our site!

April 2025

March 2025

March 2025

March 2025

'tide line' on path

July 2024

rapids

July 2024

water is moving rapidly

July 2024

Litter evidence and visible water speed

July 2024

Litter collecting

July 2024

July 2024

Weir is almost full

July 2024

Evidence of raised water level

July 2024

July 2024

April 2024

April 2024

April 2024

April 2024

rubbish

March 2024

Egret & seagulls on mudflats

March 2024

Pelicans

March 2024

Muddy

March 2024

Collected 0.47kgs of rubbish today

March 2024

Entrance to our site

February 2024

Lots of pelicans this morning!

February 2024

Water bug & clear water sample

November 2023

Rubbish

November 2023

Foam

November 2023

August 2023

August 2023

August 2023