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> Catchment conditions
> Barwon River
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Salinity condition
| Salinity type |
Area affected (ha) |
Area Managed in 2003-04 (ha) |
| Primary |
7192 |
43 |
| Secondary |
3259 |
Waterway Condition
Most streams in the Barwon Basin are in marginal to poor condition with the few streams in excellent or good condition mainly in water supply catchment areas. Summaries of the condition of waterways in each of the Barwon Basin landscape zones are provided below.
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Excellent |
Good |
Marginal |
Poor |
Very poor |
| Flow |
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X |
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| Bed, bank, stability |
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|
X |
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| Streamside vegetation |
|
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|
X |
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| Water quality |
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|
X |
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| Aquatic life |
|
X |
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| Table 1: Current Condition of Waterways within the Bellarine catchment |
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Excellent |
Good |
Marginal |
Poor |
Very poor |
| Flow |
|
X |
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| Bed, bank, stability |
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|
X |
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| Streamside vegetation |
|
|
X |
|
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| Water quality |
|
|
X |
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| Aquatic life |
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|
X |
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| Table 2: Current Condition of Waterways within the Leigh Catchment |
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Excellent |
Good |
Marginal |
Poor |
Very poor |
| Flow |
|
X |
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| Bed, bank, stability |
|
X |
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| Streamside vegetation |
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|
|
X |
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| Water quality |
|
|
X |
|
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| Aquatic life |
|
|
X |
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| Table 3: Current Condition of Waterways within the Mid Barwon catchment |
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Excellent |
Good |
Marginal |
Poor |
Very poor |
| Flow |
X |
|
|
|
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| Bed, bank, stability |
|
|
X |
|
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| Streamside vegetation |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Water quality |
|
|
X |
|
|
| Aquatic life |
|
|
X |
|
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| Table 4: Current Condition of Waterways within the Murdeduke catchment |
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Excellent |
Good |
Marginal |
Poor |
Very poor |
| Flow |
|
X |
|
|
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| Bed, bank, stability |
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|
X |
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| Streamside vegetation |
|
|
X |
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| Water quality |
|
X |
|
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| Aquatic life |
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|
X |
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| Table 5: Current Condition of Waterways within the Upper Barwon catchment |
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