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Site code CO_SWA130
Site name Begola Wetlands @ Emperor Drive
Status Active
Water Authority Corangamite
Basin Barwon River
Catchment Barwon River
Sub catchment
Reach
Water type Pond/Wetland
Council
History View all 191 site visits 03-09-1998 - 05-04-2024
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Last data: 05-04-2024
Date D.O. % D.O mg/L E coli orgs/100mL EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
05-06-2022 89.58 9.94 240 6.3 10.7 100
07-07-2022 81.22 8.74 457 6.5 0.045 14 12 7
07-04-2023 95.51 9.07 341 7.3 0 22 17.8 40
04-05-2023 70.95 7.15 195 7 0.015 18 15 40
04-05-2023 70.95 7.15 195 7 0.015 18 15 40

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
05-04-2024 <p>I think the shire engineering department will clear the inlet soon</p> N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
04-05-2023 <p>RECENTELY ESCAVATED AS PER ANNUAL CLEAN OUT,</p> N/A Poor 4 VeryPoor 2 N/A Poor 4 10
12-02-2022 Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Good 8 Excellent 10 33
20-10-2021 Good 4 Excellent 10 Excellent 10 Good 4 Excellent 10 38
14-09-2021 Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 32
08-07-2021 Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 32
14-05-2021 <p>There is a proliferation of reeds&nbsp;around the lake which have formed a habitat for some of the bad life that lives on the lake.</p> Good 4 Excellent 10 Fair 6 Good 4 Excellent 10 34
01-07-2020 <p>Bank</p> <p>Hop goodenia</p> <p>Rhagodia Candoleana</p> <p>Clematus</p> <p>Coastal Beard Heath</p> <p>Kikuyu</p> <p>Mallow</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Verge:</p> <p>Bidgee Widgee</p> <p>Sallow Wattle</p> <p>Kikuyu</p> <p>Italian Buckthorn</p> <p>Bridal Creeper</p> <p>Boobiella</p> <p>Moss</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fauna</p> <p>Eurasian Coot</p> <p>Purple Swamp Hen</p> <p>Silver Gull</p> <p>Red Wattle Bird</p> <p>Welcome Swallow</p> <p>Pidgeon</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In water</p> <p>Typhus</p> Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 N/A Fair 6 26
01-07-2020 <p>Verge Vegetation:</p> <p>Old man&#39;s beard&nbsp;<em>Clematis vitalba</em></p> <p>White correa <em>Correa alba</em></p> <p>Bidgee widgee <em>Acaena novae-zelandiae</em></p> <p>Costal rosemary&nbsp;<em>Westringia fruticosa</em></p> <p>Hot goodenia<em>&nbsp;Goodenia&nbsp;ovata</em></p> <p>Seaberry salt bush&nbsp;<em>Chenopodium candolleanum</em></p> <p>Basket grass&nbsp;<em>Lomandra longifolia</em></p> <p>Coastal beard heath&nbsp;<em>Leucopogon parviflorus</em></p> <p><em>Dianella sp.</em></p> <p>Common boobialla<em>&nbsp;Myoporum insulare</em></p> <p>Italian Buckthorn<em>&nbsp;Rhamnus alaternus</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Bank Vegetation:</p> <p>mint</p> <p>Sallow wattle&nbsp;<em>Acacia longifolia</em></p> <p>kaikuyu</p> <p>marshmellow weed&nbsp;<em>Malva parviflora</em></p> <p><em>Typha orientails</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Instream Vegetation:</p> <p><em>Typha orientails</em></p> <p>Slender Knot weed&nbsp;<em>Persicaria decipiens</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fauna&nbsp;</p> <p>common eastern froglet</p> <p>cheastnut teal</p> <p>eurasain coot</p> <p>black commrant&nbsp;</p> <p>silver gull</p> <p>sallow sp.</p> <p>pigeon</p> Excellent 5 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 26
26-06-2018 Excellent 5 Good 8 Poor 4 VeryPoor 1 Good 8 26
25-04-2006 Urban environment - little native vegetation at this end of thee wetland. New "borms" have been installed to help clean water (at West end) however even with very heavy rains last week to "pools" that should have developed behind them have not occurred. Are they working? Abundant wildlife - swans, ibis, dusky moorhens,ducks Poor 2 Good 8 Poor 4 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 23
29-07-2004 N/A 0

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