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Barwon River Catchment Corangamite Region|Barwon River Basin

In the Corangamite region, there are four basins. These are the Barwon River, Lake Corangamite, Moorabool River and Otway Coast basins. The Barwon basin has the Barwon catchment.

Overview Map Sites 224 Reaches 29 Snapshot Downloads

Overview

Catchment name Barwon River
Region Corangamite
Monitoring organisations

Map

Sub catchments

Sub catchment details Options
Barwon River Sites 23
Birregurra Creek Sites 1
Boundary Creek Sites 1
Bruce Creek Sites 1
Cargarie Creek Sites 0
Deans Marsh Creek Sites 1
East Branch Barwon River Sites 0
Gosling Creek Sites 0
Hodges Creek Sites 0
Jerringot Wetlands Sites 1
Lake Murdeduke Sites 1
Mia Mia Creek Sites 0
Native Hut Creek Sites 0
Ross Creek Sites 0
Sandy Creek Sites 0
Swan Bay Sites 5
Warrambine Creek Sites 0
Waurn Ponds Creek Sites 2
West Branch Barwon River Sites 3
Williamson Creek Sites 1
Woodbourne Creek Sites 0
Yarrowee/Leigh River Sites 9

ISC Reaches ISC Map Portal

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32_1 Moorabool River 20.1km Sites 1
33_1 Barwon River 7.2km Sites 3
33_2 Barwon River 36.8km Sites 33
33_4 Barwon River 45.9km Sites 4
33_5 Barwon River 30.2km Sites 5
33_6 Barwon River West Branch 23.7km Sites 3
33_8 Waurn Ponds 24.6km Sites 11
33_9 Bruce Creek 27.3km Sites 2
33_10 Native Hut Creek 47.0km Sites 1
33_11 Leigh River 33.5km Sites 8
33_12 Leigh River 26.2km Sites 1
33_13 null 18.6km Sites 3
33_14 Yarrowee River 34.6km Sites 4
33_15 Yarrowee River 21.1km Sites 11
33_16 Williamson Creek 26.3km Sites 2
33_19 Warrambine Creek 49.1km Sites 1
33_20 Scrubby Creek 16.9km Sites 3
33_21 Retreat Creek 12.6km Sites 2
33_23 Penny Royal Creek 14.3km Sites 5
33_24 Penny Royal Creek 10.4km Sites 1
33_25 Dewing Creek 7.6km Sites 5
33_33 Boundary Creek 19.4km Sites 2
34_18 Spring Gully Creek 21.8km Sites 2
34_20 Rarongarook Creek 16.5km Sites 1
35_18 Muree Creek 30.2km Sites 1
35_24 Love Creek 10.0km Sites 3
35_35 Spring Creek 18.5km Sites 1
35_36 Thompson Creek 17.8km Sites 1
35_99 Angelsea River 0.0km Sites 1

Active Sites 45

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Site details

CO_BAR001 East Barwon at Birregurra-Forest Road

Active Water Authority Basin River 14-09-2019 - 14-09-2019 1 Site Visits

CO_BAR010 Barwon River below West Barwon Reservoir at Forrest

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_6 Barwon River West Branch 04-05-1995 - 24-04-2020 187 Site Visits

CO_BAR016 Barwon River @ Colac Murroon Rd

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_5 Barwon River 25-02-2005 - 21-04-2020 164 Site Visits

CO_BAR020 Barwon River@Birregurra above Birregurra-Deans Marsh Road

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_5 Barwon River 18-07-1995 - 08-04-2020 209 Site Visits

CO_BAR030 Barwon River @ Conns Lane (Birregurra)

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_5 Barwon River 27-02-1995 - 22-04-2020 170 Site Visits

CO_BAR035 Barwon River @ Birregurra Golfcourse

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_5 Barwon River 14-09-2019 - 14-09-2019 1 Site Visits

CO_BAR040 Barwon River @ Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Rd Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_4 Barwon River 18-05-2005 - 21-04-2020 140 Site Visits

CO_BAR053 West Barwon at Birregurra-Forest Road (Forrest)

Active Water Authority Basin River 14-09-2019 - 14-09-2019 1 Site Visits

CO_BAR060 Barwon River @ Winchelsea, Princess Hwy Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_4 Barwon River 22-06-1995 - 24-04-2020 212 Site Visits

CO_BAR062 Barwon River @ McFarlanes Lane Winchelsea

Active Water Authority Basin River 26-09-2017 - 02-05-2020 43 Site Visits

CO_BAR070 Barwon River @ Winchelsea/Inverleigh R, Inverleigh (Bells Br)

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_11 Leigh River 29-06-1995 - 08-04-2020 205 Site Visits

CO_BAR100 Barwon River @ Buckleys Falls

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_1 Barwon River 30-03-2004 - 08-03-2020 87 Site Visits

CO_BAR110 Barwon River @ Queens Park Bridge (Zylla Craucar)

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 19-05-1995 - 17-04-2028 394 Site Visits

CO_BAR132 Barwon River @ Balyang, Canoe Club platforms

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 01-03-2006 - 05-12-2019 30 Site Visits

CO_BAR161 Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_8 Waurn Ponds 09-01-1997 - 16-03-2020 150 Site Visits

CO_BIR005 Creek @ Biregurra Forrest Road

Active Water Authority Basin 22-09-2018 - 29-01-2020 3 Site Visits

CO_BOU009 Boundary Creek

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_33 Boundary Creek 13-04-2004 - 23-04-2020 180 Site Visits

CO_BRU100 Bruces Creek @ Bannockburn

Active Water Authority Basin Creek 33_9 Bruce Creek 31-03-2006 - 09-10-2019 28 Site Visits

CO_DEM010 Deans Marsh Creek

Active Water Authority Basin Other 28-02-2005 - 27-02-2020 123 Site Visits

CO_DEW005 Dewings Creek @ Griffins Road (US Offtake)

Active Water Authority Basin 33_25 Dewing Creek 22-09-2018 - 14-09-2019 2 Site Visits

CO_DEW010 Dewings Creek

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_25 Dewing Creek 14-06-2007 - 22-04-2020 114 Site Visits

CO_DEW015 Dewings Creek near Callahans Road

Active Water Authority Basin 33_25 Dewing Creek 22-09-2018 - 14-02-2020 2 Site Visits

CO_JER010 Jerringot Wetlands @ Belmont (adjacent to the Barwon River)

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_2 Barwon River 23-11-1995 - 24-11-2019 85 Site Visits

CO_LEI018 Leigh River @ Federation Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin 33_11 Leigh River 03-11-2019 - 03-11-2019 0 Site Visits

CO_LWN040 Lake Wendouree, granite ston path opp gardens

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 22-04-2015 - 07-03-2020 13 Site Visits

CO_LWN050 Lake Wendouree, Forest St

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 19-12-2014 - 29-04-2020 18 Site Visits

CO_LWN060 Lake Wendouree, fishing jetty

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 08-04-2015 - 07-11-2019 9 Site Visits

CO_LWN070 Lake Wendouree, Olympic precinct, at isthus

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 08-04-2015 - 07-11-2019 11 Site Visits

CO_MAT001 Mathews Creek US as Murroon Rd (US)

Active Water Authority Basin River 14-09-2019 - 14-09-2019 1 Site Visits

CO_MAT065 Mathews Creek @ Deepdene

Active Water Authority Basin Other 04-07-2007 - 18-10-2019 109 Site Visits

CO_PAK001 Wetland at end of Pakington st, Newtown

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 33_2 Barwon River 15-12-2008 - 02-03-2020 114 Site Visits

CO_PEN060 Pennyroyal Creek at Wildwood Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_24 Penny Royal Creek 03-08-2007 - 22-04-2020 102 Site Visits

CO_PEN070 Pennyroyal Creek - Pennyroyal Station Rd bridge

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_23 Penny Royal Creek 04-07-2007 - 02-03-2020 109 Site Visits

CO_PEN080 Pennyroyal Creek upstream of bridge on Birregurra - Deans Marsh Rd

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_23 Penny Royal Creek 28-02-2005 - 27-02-2020 124 Site Visits

CO_PEN085 Pennyroyal Creek @ Rifle butts rd

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_23 Penny Royal Creek 02-08-2007 - 23-04-2020 111 Site Visits

CO_PEN090 Pennyroyal Creek - Cape Otway Rd

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_23 Penny Royal Creek 05-12-2005 - 22-04-2020 117 Site Visits

CO_SWA110 Lake Victoria outlet @ Bellarine Hwy

Active Water Authority Basin Other 24-09-1996 - 25-05-2020 246 Site Visits

CO_SWA130 Begola Wetlands @ Emperor Drive

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 03-09-1998 - 01-02-2020 169 Site Visits

CO_SWA134 Bonnyvale stormwater channel near Green Crt, Ocean Grove

Active Water Authority Basin Other 14-07-2008 - 09-01-2020 142 Site Visits

CO_SWA140 Lake Victoria @ Hollywood Estate, (Emily St wetlands)

Active Water Authority Basin Other 19-08-1997 - 19-03-2020 299 Site Visits

CO_SWA145 Lake Victoria

Active Water Authority Basin Other 22-10-1999 - 19-03-2020 226 Site Visits

CO_TestSite CCMA Test Site

Active Water Authority Basin 08-05-2019 - 06-08-2019 3 Site Visits

CO_WES010 West Barwon River @ 7 bridges Road

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_6 Barwon River West Branch 09-05-2006 - 14-02-2020 133 Site Visits

CO_WIL010 Williamsons Creek

Active Water Authority Basin Creek 33_16 Williamson Creek 10-07-1995 - 11-02-2020 260 Site Visits

CO_YAR215 Yarrowee River @ Garibaldi bridge

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_14 Yarrowee River 23-11-2008 - 18-05-2020 13 Site Visits
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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

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Reach values

Reach 32_1 33_1 33_2 33_4 33_5 33_6 33_8 33_9 33_10 33_11 33_12 33_13 33_14 33_15 33_16 33_19 33_20 33_21 33_23 33_24 33_25 33_33 34_18 34_20 35_18 35_24 35_35 35_36 35_99
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation % Median 75.0 85.9 80.0 85.8 78.8 77.1 72.1 39.7 86.4 60.9 71.6 95.2 78.4 43.6 82.8 49.2
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L mg/L Median 7.2 8.6 7.5 8.9 8.5 8.4 7.1 4.4 9.4 6.9 7.0 11.0 7.8 4.3 8.9 4.9
Electrical Conductivity µS/cm Median 1783.5 1552.5 1440.5 1207.5 566.5 192.0 1778.0 700.0 492.0 370.5 1843.0 556.0 226.5 360.0 829.0 944.0 1609.5 6400.0
pH pH Units Median 7.5 7.7 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.4 3.8 8.4 6.8 7.0 6.8 3.6 6.8 7.0 3.4
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L) mg/L P Median 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Temperature - AIR ° C Median 12.8 20.0 17.0 18.0 13.0 14.7 18.5 16.0 16.5 10.3 15.0 11.5 12.5 12.8 8.0 17.0
Temperature - WATER ° C Median 15.8 16.8 15.0 13.5 13.0 12.0 17.0 10.5 11.0 9.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.5 6.2
Turbidity - NTU NTU Median 9.2 10.0 10.0 30.0 15.0 8.5 15.0 31.0 3.0 17.0 22.0 16.5 15.0 9.5 15.0
eDNA presence=1 Median 1.0 1.0 0.5
Turbidity - FTU FTU Median 10.5 24.0 60.0
Total sites in reach 1 3 33 4 5 3 11 2 1 8 1 3 4 11 2 1 3 2 5 1 5 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1
Total visits in period 23 23 52 3 1 3 19 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 31 9 1 13 2 5 0 3 0 0 1
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