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Barwon River Catchment Corangamite Water Authority|Barwon River Basin

In the Corangamite region, there are four basins. These are the Barwon River, Lake Corangamite, Moorabool River and Otway Coast basins. The Barwon basin has the Barwon catchment.

Overview Map Sites 128 Reaches 18 Snapshot Downloads

Overview

Sub catchment name Barwon River
Catchment name Barwon River
Region Corangamite
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ISC Reaches

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30_7 Deep Creek 76.7km Sites 1
32_1 Moorabool River 20.1km Sites 1
33_1 Barwon River 7.2km Sites 10
33_2 Barwon River 36.8km Sites 31
33_4 Barwon River 45.9km Sites 5
33_5 Barwon River 30.2km Sites 4
33_6 Barwon River West Branch 23.7km Sites 2
33_8 Waurn Ponds 24.6km Sites 3
33_11 Leigh River 33.5km Sites 2
33_20 Scrubby Creek 16.9km Sites 3
33_21 Retreat Creek 12.6km Sites 2
33_23 Penny Royal Creek 14.3km Sites 1
33_25 Dewing Creek 7.6km Sites 3
33_99 0.0km Sites 2
34_20 Rarongarook Creek 16.5km Sites 1
35_24 Love Creek 10.0km Sites 3
35_35 Spring Creek 18.5km Sites 1
35_99 Angelsea River 0.0km Sites 1

Active Sites 22

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Site details

CO_BAR005 East Barwon River @ Lake Elizabeth Campground

Active Water Authority Basin 22-09-2018 - 01-05-2024 8 Site Visits

CO_BAR010 Barwon River below West Barwon Reservoir at Forrest

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_6 Barwon River West Branch 04-05-1995 - 29-04-2024 202 Site Visits

CO_BAR016 Barwon River @ Colac Murroon Rd

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_5 Barwon River 25-02-2005 - 30-04-2024 182 Site Visits

CO_BAR020 Barwon River@Birregurra above Birregurra-Deans Marsh Road

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_5 Barwon River 18-07-1995 - 25-05-2024 227 Site Visits

CO_BAR040 Barwon River @ Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Rd Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_4 Barwon River 18-05-2005 - 02-09-2023 145 Site Visits

CO_BAR060 Barwon River @ Winchelsea, Princess Hwy Bridge

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_4 Barwon River 22-06-1995 - 04-05-2024 226 Site Visits

CO_BAR100 Barwon River @ Buckleys Falls

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_1 Barwon River 30-03-2004 - 23-07-2024 125 Site Visits

CO_BAR102 Barwon River at Red Gum Island Fyansford

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_1 Barwon River 30-03-2023 - 09-11-2023 3 Site Visits

CO_BAR110 Barwon River @ Queens Park Bridge (Zylla Craucar)

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 19-05-1995 - 24-07-2024 417 Site Visits

CO_BAR132 Barwon River @ Balyang, Canoe Club platforms

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 01-03-2006 - 21-02-2024 47 Site Visits

CO_BAR148 Barwon River at boat ramp Barwon Common

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_2 Barwon River 25-08-2022 - 07-05-2024 2 Site Visits

CO_BAR161 Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank

Active Water Authority Basin River 33_8 Waurn Ponds 09-01-1997 - 16-07-2024 190 Site Visits

CO_CNA100 Coronae Dr easement drain @ foreshore, Edgewater Dr, Clifton Springs

Active Water Authority Basin Drain 09-06-2023 - 05-08-2024 15 Site Visits

CO_DEW005 Dewings Creek @ Griffins Road (US Offtake)

Active Water Authority Basin 33_25 Dewing Creek 22-09-2018 - 24-05-2024 10 Site Visits

CO_GRI100 Griggs Creek @ foreshore, Curlewis

Active Water Authority Basin Creek 09-06-2023 - 05-08-2024 16 Site Visits

CO_LCN100 Hospital Swamp at Hospital Swamp Rd carpark

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 33_99 11-02-2024 - 11-02-2024 1 Site Visits

CO_LCN150 Hospital Swamp at walking circuit Connewarre Wetland Centre

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 33_99 12-02-2022 - 11-02-2024 2 Site Visits

CO_LCN200 Hospital Swamp at Baenschs Lane carpark, Connewarre

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 12-02-2023 - 31-05-2024 2 Site Visits

CO_LOR010 Lake Lorne, Reserve Road, Drysdale

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 29-02-2012 - 23-09-2023 8 Site Visits

CO_PRI010 Point Richards Main Wetland

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 13-02-2017 - 19-08-2024 3 Site Visits

CO_SPW100 Sparrovale wetland

Active Water Authority Basin Pond/Wetland 19-12-2019 - 11-07-2024 4 Site Visits

CO_WOR004 Wormbete Creek

Active Water Authority Basin Other 33_20 Scrubby Creek 28-02-2005 - 02-09-2023 48 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 30_7 32_1 33_1 33_2 33_4 33_5 33_6 33_8 33_11 33_20 33_21 33_23 33_25 33_99 34_20 35_24 35_35 35_99
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation % Median 47.5 62.7 78.6 62.6 91.5 78.2 78.6 61.6 73.5 88.8 84.0 79.7
Electrical Conductivity µS/cm Median 300.0 1351.0 1696.0 1471.5 1019.0 554.0 163.0 2360.0 2800.0 258.0 7600.0 1103.5 190.0
pH pH Units Median 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.2 6.5 7.5 6.6 7.0
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L) mg/L P Median 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Temperature - AIR ° C Median 15.0 16.5 17.2 14.0 15.0 16.5 17.5 17.8 4.5 16.5 19.0 16.0
Temperature - WATER ° C Median 17.0 13.2 15.0 13.0 14.5 15.0 14.0 18.0 8.5 12.2 19.6 11.5 13.5
Turbidity - NTU NTU Median 50.0 14.0 12.0 14.0 24.5 14.0 10.0 18.0 9.9 5.0 10.0
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L mg/L Median 6.4 7.9 5.8 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.1 8.2 9.5 7.7 8.2
Turbidity - FTU FTU Median 14.0 24.0 2.0
Total sites in reach 1 1 10 31 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 1
Total visits in period 2 9 27 15 8 17 10 33 0 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0
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