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ME_YSC099 Mt Waverley Wetlands at the rocky embankment at the most westerly end, nearest Blackburn Rd
Site details
Overview
Site code | ME_YSC099 |
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Site name | Mt Waverley Wetlands at the rocky embankment at the most westerly end, nearest Blackburn Rd |
Status | Active |
Water Authority | Melbourne |
Basin | Yarra River |
Catchment | Yarra River |
Sub catchment | Gardiners Creek |
Reach | |
Water type | Pond/Wetland |
Council | Monash City Council |
History | View all 44 site visits 26-07-2009 - 19-06-2016 |
Monitoring organisations |
Habitat
Date | Comment | Bank Erosion Stability | Bank Vegetation | In Stream Cover | Riffles Pools Bends | Verge Vegetation | Overall |
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19-06-2016 | Little change. Pond very overgrown with reeds - hence good in-stream cover. Otherwise little change. | Good 4 | Fair 6 | Good 8 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 27 |
21-06-2015 | 21 June 2015: Little change from 2014. Reeds continue to reduce the pond width. | Good 4 | Poor 4 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 23 |
24-08-2014 | Banks covered in reeds and weeds. Both the control pit and the overflow weirs appear to be blocked. Good (mostly native) vegetation at the south boundary of the wetlands property. | Good 4 | Poor 4 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Fair 21 |
21-07-2013 | Banks covered in reeds and weeds. Both the control pit and the overflow weir slots appear to be blocked. Good native vegetation at the south boundary of the wetlands property. | Good 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 21 |
26-08-2012 | Ongoing problems with silting and pit blockage, some subsidence of the rock weir. Reed growth is good. | Good 4 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 25 |
21-08-2011 | no rating given for riffles, pools and bends, 1 assumed | Good 4 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | VeryPoor 1 | Good 8 | Fair 25 |
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