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ME_EBI100 Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drain
Site details
Overview
| 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 - 26-08-2024 |
| Monitoring organisations |
Site visits
Loading chart| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) is being revegetated, the near side has a mix of indigenous and introduced flora (pine trees) </p> | Excellent 5 | Fair 6 | VeryPoor 2 | VeryPoor 1 | Fair 6 | 20 |
| 08-11-2012 | N/A 0 |
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