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Barwon River Catchment Corangamite Water Authority|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
| Sub catchment name | Barwon River |
|---|---|
| Catchment name | Barwon River |
| Region | Corangamite |
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ISC Reaches
| Reach details | Options | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30_7 | Deep Creek | 76.7km | Sites 1 |
| 32_1 | Moorabool River | 20.1km | Sites 1 |
| 33_1 | Barwon River | 7.2km | Sites 10 |
| 33_2 | Barwon River | 36.8km | Sites 31 |
| 33_4 | Barwon River | 45.9km | Sites 5 |
| 33_5 | Barwon River | 30.2km | Sites 4 |
| 33_6 | Barwon River West Branch | 23.7km | Sites 2 |
| 33_8 | Waurn Ponds | 24.6km | Sites 3 |
| 33_11 | Leigh River | 33.5km | Sites 2 |
| 33_20 | Scrubby Creek | 16.9km | Sites 3 |
| 33_21 | Retreat Creek | 12.6km | Sites 2 |
| 33_23 | Penny Royal Creek | 14.3km | Sites 1 |
| 33_25 | Dewing Creek | 7.6km | Sites 3 |
| 34_20 | Rarongarook Creek | 16.5km | Sites 1 |
| 35_24 | Love Creek | 10.0km | Sites 3 |
| 35_35 | Spring Creek | 18.5km | Sites 1 |
| 35_99 | Angelsea River | 0.0km | Sites 1 |
Active Sites 17
| Site details |
|---|
CO_BAR005 East Barwon River @ Lake Elizabeth CampgroundActive Water Authority Basin 22-09-2018 - 15-11-2023 7 Site Visits |
CO_BAR010 Barwon River below West Barwon Reservoir at ForrestActive Water Authority Basin River 33_6 Barwon River West Branch 04-05-1995 - 30-01-2024 200 Site Visits |
CO_BAR016 Barwon River @ Colac Murroon RdActive Water Authority Basin Other 33_5 Barwon River 25-02-2005 - 15-12-2023 181 Site Visits |
CO_BAR020 Barwon River@Birregurra above Birregurra-Deans Marsh RoadActive Water Authority Basin River 33_5 Barwon River 18-07-1995 - 15-12-2023 223 Site Visits |
CO_BAR040 Barwon River @ Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Rd BridgeActive Water Authority Basin River 33_4 Barwon River 18-05-2005 - 02-09-2023 144 Site Visits |
CO_BAR060 Barwon River @ Winchelsea, Princess Hwy BridgeActive Water Authority Basin Other 33_4 Barwon River 22-06-1995 - 25-07-2023 215 Site Visits |
CO_BAR100 Barwon River @ Buckleys FallsActive Water Authority Basin River 33_1 Barwon River 30-03-2004 - 20-03-2024 113 Site Visits |
CO_BAR102 Barwon River at Red Gum Island FyansfordActive Water Authority Basin River 33_1 Barwon River 30-03-2023 - 09-11-2023 3 Site Visits |
CO_BAR110 Barwon River @ Queens Park Bridge (Zylla Craucar)Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 19-05-1995 - 25-03-2024 411 Site Visits |
CO_BAR161 Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bankActive Water Authority Basin River 33_8 Waurn Ponds 09-01-1997 - 15-06-2023 177 Site Visits |
CO_BEMPP10 Barwon River Moonah Park (BEMPP10)Active Water Authority Basin Estuary 33_1 Barwon River 10-09-2021 - 08-06-2023 8 Site Visits |
CO_CNA100 Coronae Dr easement drain @ foreshore, Edgewater Dr, Clifton SpringsActive Water Authority Basin Drain 09-06-2023 - 08-04-2024 3 Site Visits |
CO_DEW005 Dewings Creek @ Griffins Road (US Offtake)Active Water Authority Basin 33_25 Dewing Creek 22-09-2018 - 03-11-2023 9 Site Visits |
CO_GRI100 Griggs Creek @ foreshore, CurlewisActive Water Authority Basin Creek 09-06-2023 - 08-04-2024 3 Site Visits |
CO_LOR010 Lake Lorne, Reserve Road, DrysdaleActive Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 29-02-2012 - 23-09-2023 7 Site Visits |
CO_TestSite CCMA Test SiteActive Water Authority Basin 08-05-2019 - 03-08-2023 9 Site Visits |
CO_WOR004 Wormbete CreekActive Water Authority Basin Other 33_20 Scrubby Creek 28-02-2005 - 02-09-2023 48 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
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Reach values
| Reach | 30_7 | 32_1 | 33_1 | 33_2 | 33_4 | 33_5 | 33_6 | 33_8 | 33_11 | 33_20 | 33_21 | 33_23 | 33_25 | 34_20 | 35_24 | 35_35 | 35_99 |
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| Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation % Median | 47.5 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 26.0 | 94.4 | 77.2 | 79.4 | 71.7 | 73.5 | 82.8 | |||||||
| Electrical Conductivity µS/cm Median | 321.5 | 1351.5 | 1753.0 | 582.0 | 1474.0 | 552.5 | 173.0 | 2175.0 | 2800.0 | 254.0 | 865.5 | ||||||
| pH pH Units Median | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Reactive Phosphate (mg/L) mg/L P Median | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Temperature - AIR ° C Median | 16.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 12.5 | ||||||
| Temperature - WATER ° C Median | 13.7 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 9.5 | ||||||
| Turbidity - NTU NTU Median | 50.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen mg/L mg/L Median | 8.1 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 | ||||||||
| Ammonia/Ammonium mg/l Median | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Coliforms orgs/100mL Median | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turbidity - FTU FTU Median | 69.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total sites in reach | 1 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Total visits in period | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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