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Bunyip River Catchment Melbourne Region|Bunyip River Basin
In the Melbourne region, there are four basins. These are the Bunyip River, Maribyrnong River, Werribee River and Yarra River basins. The Bunyip River basin contains the Bunyip River and Dandenong catchment
Overview
Sub catchments
ISC Reaches
Reach details | Options | ||
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28_1 | Chinamans Creek | 11.2km | Sites 6 |
28_2 | Devilbend Creek | 23.7km | Sites 15 |
28_3 | Balcombe Creek | 11.3km | Sites 6 |
28_4 | Main Creek | 9.9km | Sites 5 |
28_6 | Watsons Creek | 11.5km | Sites 12 |
28_7 | Langwarrin Creek | 12.3km | Sites 4 |
28_8 | Cardinia Creek | 26.7km | Sites 3 |
28_9 | Cardinia Creek | 18.0km | Sites 3 |
28_10 | Toomuc Creek | 21.5km | Sites 6 |
28_11 | Toomuc Creek | 7.0km | Sites 1 |
28_12 | Bunyip Main Drain | 31.7km | Sites 2 |
28_14 | Back Creek | 19.8km | Sites 2 |
28_16 | Ararat Creek | 16.1km | Sites 3 |
28_17 | Cannibal Creek | 18.0km | Sites 4 |
28_18 | Tarago River | 35.2km | Sites 4 |
28_19 | Targo River | 18.7km | Sites 4 |
28_20 | Labertouche Creek | 14.1km | Sites 3 |
28_22 | Yallock Creek | 16.1km | Sites 1 |
28_25 | Musk Creek | 15.2km | Sites 1 |
28_26 | Musk Creek | 10.7km | Sites 1 |
28_29 | Omahony Creek | 13.3km | Sites 3 |
30_7 | Deep Creek | 76.7km | Sites 3 |
Active Sites 26
Site details |
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ME_DBC072 Blind Creek, 200 metres DS ME_DBC070, opp Lake Knox Sanctuary, 500m US Lewis Road, Wantirna SouthActive Water Authority Basin Creek 16-02-2023 - 18-05-2023 4 Site Visits |
ME_DDN196_RD Patterson River at Bangholme East of FreewayActive Water Authority Basin Drain 14-06-2023 - 22-02-2024 4 Site Visits |
ME_DDN198_RD Patterson River at Bangholme West of FreewayActive Water Authority Basin Drain 14-06-2023 - 22-02-2024 9 Site Visits |
ME_EBA800 Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt MarthaActive Water Authority Basin Creek 28_2 Devilbend Creek 03-03-2004 - 08-10-2023 87 Site Visits |
ME_EBA850 Balcombe Creek at Uralla Rd footbridge, Mt Martha (Complementary site to Melbourne Water Ecowise testing 2008-9)Active Water Authority Basin Creek 28_2 Devilbend Creek 19-02-2005 - 08-10-2023 72 Site Visits |
ME_EBA900 Balcombe Creek at Augusta St Bridge, Mt MarthaActive Water Authority Basin Creek 28_2 Devilbend Creek 17-08-2004 - 06-08-2023 75 Site Visits |
ME_EBI100 Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drainActive Water Authority Basin Dam 28_2 Devilbend Creek 08-11-2012 - 28-11-2023 94 Site Visits |
ME_EBI200 Bittern catch drain, 20m above Devilbend CreekActive Water Authority Basin Drain 28_2 Devilbend Creek 02-08-2012 - 19-10-2023 29 Site Visits |
ME_EBI220 Bittern catch drain, 20m below Devilbend CreekActive Water Authority Basin Drain 28_2 Devilbend Creek 17-05-2012 - 28-03-2023 13 Site Visits |
ME_EDV300 Devilbend Reservoir, western tip, accessible by 2wd trackActive Water Authority Basin Dam 14-11-2014 - 28-11-2023 67 Site Visits |
ME_EDV400 Devilbend Reservoir, 150m south of fishing platform, accessed by public car parkActive Water Authority Basin Dam 28_2 Devilbend Creek 29-03-2012 - 28-11-2023 92 Site Visits |
ME_EFI100 Fishers drain closest to flower farm upstream of Fishers wetlandActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 26-08-2008 - 11-02-2024 80 Site Visits |
ME_EFI200 Fishers Wetland @ boardwalk next to the road, where it drains into WesternportActive Water Authority Basin Other 13-10-2008 - 11-02-2024 88 Site Visits |
ME_EKC200 KCC large wetlandActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 09-09-2008 - 14-01-2024 85 Site Visits |
ME_EMA300 Manton Creek @ Punty Lane, ShorehamActive Water Authority Basin Creek 25-05-2011 - 12-01-2024 41 Site Visits |
ME_EMI200 Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossingActive Water Authority Basin Creek 22-01-2008 - 27-10-2023 60 Site Visits |
ME_ERH200 Rhyll WetlandActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 13-10-2008 - 08-10-2023 27 Site Visits |
ME_ERW100 Rowell swamp - dam closest to eastern boundary off Cowes Rhyll Rd near Rhyll wetlandActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 20-07-2011 - 08-10-2023 27 Site Visits |
ME_ESN300 Swan Lake at bird hide boardwalkActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 24-02-2011 - 10-03-2024 93 Site Visits |
ME_ESN500 Swan Lake overflowActive Water Authority Basin Other 10-09-2008 - 10-03-2024 98 Site Visits |
ME_ESP100 Splitters Creek at Main Creek RdActive Water Authority Basin Creek 22-01-2008 - 04-05-2023 59 Site Visits |
ME_EST400 Stony Creek at Shands Rd bridgeActive Water Authority Basin Creek 28_4 Main Creek 19-11-2004 - 12-01-2024 50 Site Visits |
ME_ETN600 Tanti Creek at Stones CrossingActive Water Authority Basin Creek 21-09-2007 - 08-03-2024 107 Site Visits |
ME_ETN900 Tanti Creek upstream of Estuary (land side of Esplanade)Active Water Authority Basin Creek 21-09-2007 - 08-03-2024 84 Site Visits |
ME_EWA085 Hendersons Road Wetland, Warringine CreekActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 28_6 Watsons Creek 09-05-2021 - 08-10-2023 4 Site Visits |
ME_EWA130 Ted Harris Walk Wetland, Warringine CreekActive Water Authority Basin 28_6 Watsons Creek 09-05-2021 - 08-10-2023 4 Site Visits |
Catchment Snapshot
The catchment snapshot uses site samples to show the median values for the period over each reach of the river.
More details can be found in the Index of Stream Condition report relevant to this region
More details can be found in the Index of Stream Condition report relevant to this region
Chart filters
Reach location
Reach values
Reach | 28_1 | 28_2 | 28_3 | 28_4 | 28_6 | 28_7 | 28_8 | 28_9 | 28_10 | 28_11 | 28_12 | 28_14 | 28_16 | 28_17 | 28_18 | 28_19 | 28_20 | 28_22 | 28_25 | 28_26 | 28_29 | 30_7 |
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Ammonium mg/L NH4+ Median | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation % Median | 73.0 | 83.0 | 47.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L mg/L Median | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Electrical Conductivity µS/cm Median | 1270.0 | 880.0 | 272.0 | 321.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
pH pH Units Median | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L) mg/L P Median | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Temperature - AIR ° C Median | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Temperature - WATER ° C Median | 14.1 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 13.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Turbidity - NTU NTU Median | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Total sites in reach | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total visits in period | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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