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Wimmera Catchment Wimmera Region|Wimmera-Avon Rivers Basin

In the Wimmera region, there are two basins. These are the Millicent Coast and Wimmera-Avon River basins. The Wimmera-Avon River contains the Wimmera catchment.

Overview Map Sites 727 Reaches 46 Snapshot Downloads

Overview

Catchment name Wimmera
Region Wimmera
Monitoring organisations

Map

Sub catchments

Sub catchment details Options
Avon River Sites 3
Congongella Creek Sites 1
Mackenzie River Sites 6
Mt. William Creek Sites 26
Nowhere Creek Sites 0
Outlet Creek Sites 1
Richardson River Sites 3
Salt Creek Sites 0
Seven Mile Creek Sites 0
Wimmera River Sites 98
Yarriambiack Creek Sites 59

ISC Reaches

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7_25 Joyces Creek 48.3km Sites 1
15_2 Wimmera River 31.7km Sites 30
15_3 Wimmera River 30.4km Sites 21
15_4 Wimmera River 21.5km Sites 15
15_5 Wimmera River 22.5km Sites 17
15_6 Wimmera River 29.2km Sites 16
15_7 Wimmera River 44.8km Sites 37
15_8 Wimmera River 31.5km Sites 2
15_9 Wimmera River 29.9km Sites 6
15_10 Wimmera River 34.8km Sites 5
15_11 Wimmera River 20.6km Sites 3
15_12 Wimmera River 30.0km Sites 5
15_13 Norton Creek 47.5km Sites 2
15_14 MacKenzie River 45.2km Sites 2
15_16 MacKenzie River 9.9km Sites 4
15_18 Burnt Creek 23.6km Sites 11
15_19 Burnt Creek 25.3km Sites 4
15_21 Yarriambiack Creek 33.7km Sites 11
15_22 Yarriambiack Creek 32.0km Sites 43
15_23 Yarriambiack Creek 37.4km Sites 14
15_24 Yarriambiack Creek 40.2km Sites 13
15_28 Mount William Creek 24.0km Sites 1
15_30 Mount William Creek 27.5km Sites 3
15_31 Mount William Creek 19.8km Sites 3
15_33 Fyans Creek 8.0km Sites 3
15_34 Fyans Creek 9.6km Sites 5
15_41 Salt Creek 18.1km Sites 2
15_42 Salt Creek 9.8km Sites 2
15_43 null 9.4km Sites 1
15_44 Georges Creek 14.6km Sites 4
15_47 Dunmunkle Creek 44.3km Sites 9
15_53 Wattle Creek 14.0km Sites 1
15_58 Melakoff creek 29.0km Sites 1
15_65 Six Mile Creek 25.5km Sites 1
15_72 Glenlofty Creek 8.6km Sites 1
15_73 Glenlofty Creek 10.1km Sites 1
15_77 Richardson River 37.8km Sites 19
15_78 Richardson River 27.7km Sites 3
15_79 Richardson River 59.6km Sites 3
15_80 Avon River 42.6km Sites 5
15_81 Avon River 25.1km Sites 1
15_84 Wallaloo Creek 35.7km Sites 1
15_89 Natimuk Creek 25.5km Sites 6
29_99 Darebin Creek 0.0km Sites 1
30_7 Deep Creek 76.7km Sites 1
39_2 Koijak Creek 19.9km Sites 1

Active Sites 17

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Site details

NC_WGM001 Swamp on McPherson Rd, Gre Gre

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_80 Avon River 09-03-2007 - 21-09-2022 43 Site Visits

WI_CSH011 channel fed dam, Sheep Hills, council

Active Water Authority Basin Other 02-03-1996 - 13-01-2023 36 Site Visits

WI_LCT450_RD Lake Cato, Stawell

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 04-06-2021 - 29-05-2023 7 Site Visits

WI_LHM400 Lake Hindmarsh, Picnic Point

Active Water Authority Basin Other 25-10-1994 - 08-02-2023 96 Site Visits

WI_SFD500_RD Federation Park wetland, Stawell

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 04-06-2021 - 29-05-2023 7 Site Visits

WI_WIM770 Wimmera R, Dimboola @ Town Boat Ramp

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_4 Wimmera River 13-12-2006 - 13-12-2022 38 Site Visits

WI_WIM780_RD Wimmera River at Dimboola Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin River 15_4 Wimmera River 21-05-2023 - 21-05-2023 0 Site Visits

WI_WIM910 Wimmera R., Jeparit Museum site

Active Water Authority Basin River 15_2 Wimmera River 25-10-1994 - 08-03-2023 351 Site Visits

WI_WIM920 Wimmera River at Sandy Point (swimming hole) opp Altmans

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_2 Wimmera River 19-02-2002 - 08-03-2023 213 Site Visits

WI_WIM925 Wimmera River @ Jeparit backwaters @Daphne St

Active Water Authority Basin River 15_2 Wimmera River 14-10-2009 - 08-03-2023 149 Site Visits

WI_WIM933 Wimmera R. Jeparit, town boat ramp

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_2 Wimmera River 09-08-2006 - 08-03-2023 199 Site Visits

WI_WIM940_RD Wimmera River, Jeparit, showgrounds site (JPS)

Active Water Authority Basin River 15_2 Wimmera River 20-05-2019 - 23-05-2023 22 Site Visits

WI_WIM970 Wimmera River at the Old Traffic Bridge, Jeparit

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_2 Wimmera River 08-08-1995 - 08-02-2023 285 Site Visits

WI_WIM980 Wimmera River at Jeparit weir - upper level of water

Active Water Authority Basin Other 15_2 Wimmera River 11-06-1996 - 08-02-2023 285 Site Visits

WI_WIM998 Wimmera River, at Ski Boat Ramp, Lake Hindmarsh- Jeparit

Active Water Authority Basin Other 11-07-1995 - 08-02-2023 276 Site Visits

WI_YRM150 Yarriambiack Creek, on Wimmera Highway, south side of road

Active Water Authority Basin Creek 15_21 Yarriambiack Creek 19-08-1996 - 13-12-2022 32 Site Visits

WI_YRM450 Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank

Active Water Authority Basin Creek 15_22 Yarriambiack Creek 02-02-1995 - 08-03-2023 322 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 7_25 15_2 15_3 15_4 15_5 15_6 15_7 15_8 15_9 15_10 15_11 15_12 15_13 15_14 15_16 15_18 15_19 15_21 15_22 15_23 15_24 15_28 15_30 15_31 15_33 15_34 15_41 15_42 15_43 15_44 15_47 15_53 15_58 15_65 15_72 15_73 15_77 15_78 15_79 15_80 15_81 15_84 15_89 29_99 30_7 39_2
Electrical Conductivity µS/cm Median 2800.0 1140.0 700.0 285.0 415.0 780.0 170.0 1298.0 303.5 200.0 900.0 670.0
pH pH Units Median 7.5 7.2 6.9 3.7 3.6 7.5 7.4 7.6 6.5 6.0 7.8 7.0
Temperature - WATER ° C Median 17.2 14.2 12.2 15.4 6.8 15.6 16.6 14.8 14.0 14.0 18.0 10.4
Turbidity - NTU NTU Median 35.0 38.5 12.0 65.0 40.0 9.0 60.0 32.5 125.0 100.0 19.0 10.0
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L) mg/L P Median 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Temperature - AIR ° C Median 15.8 16.0 16.0 19.1 18.0
Ammonium mg/L NH4+ Median
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation % Median 84.2
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L mg/L Median 8.0
Reactive Phosphate (ppb) ppb Median
Total sites in reach 1 30 21 15 17 16 37 2 6 5 3 5 2 2 4 11 4 11 43 14 13 1 3 3 3 5 2 2 1 4 9 1 1 1 1 1 19 3 3 5 1 1 6 1 1 1
Total visits in period 0 123 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 5 2 0 0 29 2 0
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