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Site code ME_EBI100
Site name Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drain
Status Active
Water Authority Melbourne
Basin Bunyip River
Catchment Bunyip River
Sub catchment Devil Bend Creek
Reach 28_2 Main Creek
Water type Dam
Council Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
History View all 94 site visits 08-11-2012 - 26-03-2024
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Last data: 26-03-2024
Date N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
20-04-2022 0 61.69 6 3300 8.1 0 17 16.2 0
21-06-2022 0 75.6 8 2800 8.2 0 13.5 12.4 9
20-07-2022 0 63.75 7 2700 8.2 0 10 10.8 9
25-10-2022 0 60.97 6 1640 7.5 0 22 15.9 9
22-08-2023 0 58.52 6 949 7.7 0 13 14.1 9
19-09-2023 0 85.69 8 1870 8.8 0 23 18.4 9
19-10-2023 0 80.18 7 1800 8.8 0 25 21.8 9
07-11-2023
28-11-2023 0.02 93.26 8 1930 9 0.01 25 22.7 10.5

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
07-06-2023 Good 4 Good 8 Fair 6 Excellent 5 Good 8 31
21-06-2022 Good 4 Good 8 N/A N/A Good 8 20
16-03-2022 Good 4 Good 8 Poor 4 Good 4 Good 8 28
22-03-2018 <p>We are surveying a reservoir</p> Excellent 5 Excellent 10 N/A N/A Excellent 10 25
09-11-2017 <p>Bittern is a reservoir so some of the above does not apply</p> Excellent 5 Good 8 Fair 6 Poor 2 Excellent 10 31
30-11-2016 <p>The far side of dam(from survey site)&nbsp;is being revegetated, the near side has a mix of indigenous and introduced flora (pine trees)&nbsp;</p> Excellent 5 Fair 6 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 Fair 6 20
08-11-2012 N/A 0

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