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NE_DID031 Diddah Diddah Creek, Below Stock Crossing- Site 2 (McKenzie)

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Site code NE_DID031
Site name Diddah Diddah Creek, Below Stock Crossing- Site 2 (McKenzie)
Status Inactive
Water Authority North East
Basin Ovens River
Catchment Ovens River
Sub catchment
Reach 3_16 Diddah Diddah Creek
Water type Other
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History View all 11 site visits 29-04-2004 - 02-09-2007
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Last data: 02-09-2007
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Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
02-09-2007 River Red Gum, Red Stringy Bark, White Box, Red Box, White Cypress Pine, Bottlebrush, Light Wood, Blackwood, Phragmities, Sedges, Reeds, Azola, Kikuyu, Mycroleha Stipoides, Phalaris, Persicaria, Wild Celery and other submerges water plants. We have continued the removal of willows, canary island palms. Fallen/limbs and trees have been retained to provide habitat. The area is poisoned for foxes and rabbits annually. Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Good 16
08-09-2006 Stock access at times otherwise fenced off (electric fence). Area has been revegetated and weeds removed. Good remant veg. Some extoics (willows) regrowing and grass on banks. VeryPoor 1 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 21
10-06-2005 Red gum, growbark, red stringybark, white box, redbox, white cypress pine, bottle brush, lightwood, blackwood, phragmites, sedges, reeds, azola kikuu, microlena stypoines, phalaris, polygolium persicaria and other submersed aquatic plants. Recent removal of weeping willos and canary island plams. Our concern is that phragmites, when it is ungrazed, as at this site, is blocking the water flow to the extent it may cause erosion. Fair 3 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 21
29-04-2004 Red Gum, Sheoak, Tea Tree, Azola, Kikuya, Sedges, Fragmites, Red Stem Wattle, Ovens Wattle. Fair 3 Good 8 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 23

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