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Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values Validation Report – Appendices

Department of Pr imary Industr ies and Water

Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values (CFEV) Validation Report – Appendices

National Water Initiative – Australian Government Water Fund

Report to the Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values Project, Water Resources Division,

Department of Primary Industries and Water

Report 1b/6

October 2007

Peter Davies, Laurie Cook, Lois Koehnken and Philip Barker Freshwater Systems and associates: Technical Advice on Water, North

Barker and Associates

© Department of Primary Industries and Water, October 2007

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This report forms part of a series of reports produced as part of the ‘Ground-truthing and validation of

the Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values (CFEV) database to support Water Management

Planning’ project.

Financial support contributed by the Australian Government through the National Water Initiative –

Australian Government Water Fund is gratefully acknowledged.

Citation: Davies, P., Cook, L., Koehnken, L. and Barker, P. (2007). Conservation of

Freshwater Ecosystem Values Validation Report – Appendices. Report to the

Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values Project. Department of Primary

Industries and Water, Hobart, Tasmania.

ISBN: 9780724664351

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Contents

Appendix 1. Geomorphological field assessment sheets .......................... 1

Appendix 2. Riparian Vegetation Condition Assessment field sheet and attribute scores ............................................................................................ 56

Appendix 3. Summary of CFEV and field fluvial geomorphic condition scores for river clusters .............................................................................. 59

Appendix 4. CFEV Riparian vegetation condition scores compared to field % native and the field CV .................................................................... 65

Appendix 5. Wetland survey form .............................................................. 68


1

Appendix 1. Geomorphological field assessment sheets Attributes/Mosaic number & site

1.0 1.0

rank

1.1 1.1

rank

1.2 1.2

rank

1.3 1.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 782 782 120 u/stream 1106

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32

River name Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

pool

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

riffle

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake Blackman

Mosaic number 1 1 1 1

Mosaic name Central & eastern

dolerite plateau Central & eastern


dolerite plateau Central &

eastern dolerite

plateau

Stream order 4 4 3 3

Field date 4/10/2006 4/10/2006 4/10/2006 22/11/2006

Field party LK, CM LK, CM LK, CM LK

GPS Easting (field) 569202 569140 565700 521008

GPS Northing 5338659 5338668 5349604 5324131

RS_ID 267239 267239 267204 255180

Reference site? yes yes no no

Mosaic characteristics/ comparison with reference

Macquarie u/s

Long Marsh Macquarie u/s

Long Marsh

Setting within mosaic pool in riffle/pool

sequence riffle in riffle/pool

sequence run/drowned riffle straight reach in

open plain

bordered by

hills

Valley width broad setting on

top of plateau, channel controls

~50m wide

narrower local

valley ~25m broad-on top of

plateau ~25 m on LB & RB B/R

outcrops & gentle

valley slope

~500m

Degree channel

constriction

low-both banks of

low height w/hummocky

floodplain

moderate-LB

valley abuts channel margin,

RB-braided

secondary channel through scrub

high due to organic

deposition & vegetation

colonisation-not in

character with mosaic

moderate due to

incision

Relief (channel

setting)

low-broad u-

shaped valley low low low within

valley

Terraces no no no no

Long. profile/slope

elev max/elev min

pool has low

slope,

reach=445m, 434m

higher than pool,

but low = 445m,

434m

low 548m, 568m 0.0034

Valley side slope grad transition

from valley wall

to floodplain, no

sharp break

low very low-broad

plateau- higher

than Macquarie

River ref

gradual-

gradation from

floodplain to

hill

Influence from

u/stream or neighbouring mosaic

none none none low within

valley

Flow characteristics pool environment, evidence of very

high flow flood

deposits of cobbles & sands

& LWD, probably

ephemeral

moderate hydraulic diversity

unregulated periods=high

diversity of flow

environments, irrigation

releases=very

uniform

1 channelised flow, with

heterogeneity

provided by reeds, grasses

only

Land-use forestry forestry-not

obvious in test

reach

grazing in

catchment, no

disturbance locally

cropping and

grazing to

rivers edge

Clearing none visible

locally not within reach in catchment, low

in reach extensive and

complete


2

Attributes/Mosaic number & site

1.0 1.0

rank

1.1 1.1

rank

1.2 1.2

rank

1.3 1.3

rank


CAT_ID 32 32 32 32


u/s Long Marsh-pool

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-riffle

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake Blackman






eastern dolerite plateau

Flood plain

characteristics

hummocky

composed of

cobbles & stones,

2ndayr flood channel & LWD,

not much

vegetation near channel=high

episodic energy

hummocky

composed of

cobbles & stones,

2ndayr flood channel & LWD,

not much

vegetation near channel=high

episodic energy

low & heavily

vegetated,

secondary channels

heavily vegetated

flat and gently

grading into

hills

Site characteristics

Consistent with

mosaic? Yes yes Large scale setting

consistent, but

reach characteristics

highly altered due

to reg. flow regime

2 large scale

setting, but

reach highly altered due to

clearing ad

channelisation

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low low low within

valley

Planform shape pool in straight

reach mild sinuous,

planform controlled by

boulders/cobbles

sinuous due to

encroaching vegetation

2 straight-

channelised 1

Number of channels 1 with secondary

flood channels

both banks

1 w/secondary

flood channels 1-historic flood

channels

revegetated

1, no flood

channels 1

Approx channel width 4-8 m 6-8 variable variable 4-8,

depositional pockets up to 10m

3 6-8 m eroded

bank to eroded bank

1

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.49 1.49 high due to

vegetation &

organic deposition-

doesn't show on map

2.0 1.1 1.0

Site type (pool, run,

riffle)

pool in riffle/pool

sequence riffle run, drowned riffle channelised run 1

Long-connectivity high- culvert u/s 3 high- culvert u/s 3 low-u/s weir &

lake 1 trash gates

u/stream and d/stream of

bridge

1

Latitudinal

connectivity high 3 high 3 medium-vegetation

greater barrier than

natural

2 incised, no

riparian

vegetation

1

Vegetation cover-

channel

sparse

macrophytes & algae

3 low occ. instream

shrub, low filamentous algae

3 continuous

macrophytes 2 reeds along

margins, algae, no wd

1

Vegetation cover-

banks

sparse cover of

grasses-mostly

bare rock in

shadow of u/story, larger trees

begin~10 m from

channel

3 Eucalypt

woodlands- sparse

ground cover

3 tea tree shrub very

abundant, fine

organic

accumulation

2 grasses on

slump blocks,

no wd

1


3


1.0 1.0

rank

1.1 1.1

rank

1.2 1.2

rank

1.3 1.3

rank


CAT_ID 32 32 32 32


u/s Long Marsh-pool

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-riffle

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake Blackman






eastern dolerite plateau

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

woodlands on

rocky slopes 3 LB-no floodplain,

RT- shrub

dominated occas.

tall trees, sparse ground cover

3 shrub dominate,

low disturbance 2 grasses and

crops, no wd 1

Vegetation

functionality high at all stages 3 high-contact with

channel at all

stages

3 high 3 mod in channel

at very low

flow, very low

at moderate or high flow

1

Riparian disturbance low-episodic &

natural 3 low-episodic &

natural 3 lower than natural 2 continuous and

extreme 1

Bars/benches present?

Description

no-rocky deposits

define pool, but not bars

3 sequence-

cobbles/boulders provide channel

structure

3 organic bars &

benches 2 slump blocks 1

Bars/benches

stability?

cobbles/boulders

very stable 3 high 3 high stab under

present flow

regime, would alter rapidly with

change in flow

2

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

from

RB=0.2,0.3,0.5,0.

5,0.4,0.2 across pool

3 irregular due to

cobbles/boulders 3 irregular-boulders

& cobbles on bed 3 channelised -

irregular from

root mats

1

Bedform types

present

boulders &

cobbles (poss BR) 3 bedrock sill

outcrop, cobbles,

boulder base

3 boulders, cobbles

covered in

macrophytes

2

Bedform distribution irregular 3 irregular 3 continuous

macrophytes 2

Bedform stability high 3 high 3 very high under

present flow

regime

3

Bed materials-size &

distribution

boulders, cobbles,

gravels under

armouring & in protected pockets

3 LB-B/R from

valley margin,

cobble boulder with fines,

centre=bedrock,

cobbles, boulders, sands, fines,

RB=sand, gravels

over cobble boulder base

3 boulders, cobbles,

organic rich fines

w/in matrix, some pebbles & sands

2 sparse boulders

and cobbles,

pebbles in clay and silt rich

sand with

organic matter

3

Bed materials sorting poor 3 poor 3 poor 3 poor 3

Bed material

rounding

sub angular

dolerite 3 sub-angular 3 sub-angular 3 subangular

dolerite 3

Bed compaction low/med-cobbles

roll when stepped on

3 LB-high, centre-

low RB low to high

3 high-locked in

many places 2 covered by root

mats 1

Bed material-

presence organic fines

low in channel,

higher on rocks along margin and

in shallow margin

3 LB-moderate,

C=low, RB=low 3 very high 2 moderate near

edge where flow low

2


4


1.0 1.0

rank

1.1 1.1

rank

1.2 1.2

rank

1.3 1.3

rank


CAT_ID 32 32 32 32


u/s Long Marsh-

pool

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

riffle

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake Blackman






eastern dolerite

plateau

Bed material stability

& estimate of flow required to move

stable-mod flow

might move pebbles, but need

high flow to get

mod flow in channel due to

low floodplain

3 moderate-can be

dislodged in low velocity

3 high under reg

flow, change of flow will easily

move fines

2 need to remove

reeds, but at moderate flow,

banks erode

2

Bank materials dolerite scree in

organic- rich fine

matrix-both banks

3 LB-rock sills with

cobles topped by

fines, RB=sand gravel over cobble

boulders

3 organic mud over

boulder cobbles,

but fines dominate

2 organic rich

sandy silt with

sparse pebbles and cobble

lenses, no wd

2

Bank slope ~20 both banks 3 low 3 low due to organic

accumulation &

revegetation under regulated flow

regime

2 vertical due to

channelisation 2

Bank shape LB=slope up to

height of~0.6m

then flat

floodplain, RB- sloping up to ~1m

where slope inc.

slightly to hummocky

secondary channel

3 convex 3 convex from FP to

channel margin,

concave from WL

to bed

2 vertical and

straight 1

Bank stability high 3 high 3 high under reg

flow, very

susceptible to change under

changed flow

2 low at moderate

and high flow 1

Disturbance

occurrence

low in pool,

floodplains show

natural episodic disturbance

3 low 3 very low 2 100% 1

LWD % cover low in pool,

concentrated in

flood deposits on

floodplain

3 low in channel,

high in debris

piles on RB &

secondary channels

3 Not carried by

stream, of

floodplain origin

on floodplain only

2 none 1

Responsiveness low 3 low 3 med-high 2 very responsive

to med and

high flows

1

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput in

pool, storage on

floodplain

3 sediment available

on floodplains but

vegetation trapping, channel

throughput of

fines/sands

3 banks & floodplain

accumulating,

channel transporting fines

2 yield in channel

from erosion,

storage and stripping in

floodplain

1


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1.0 1.0

rank

1.1 1.1

rank

1.2 1.2

rank

1.3 1.3

rank


CAT_ID 32 32 32 32


u/s Long Marsh-

pool

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

riffle

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake Blackman






eastern dolerite

plateau

Water management

issues

Stable reach in

excellent condition-

reduction in flows

would reduce disturbance and

inc vegetation on

banks which would reduce

variability,

upstream inc in sed would infill

pools & inc sed on

floodplains

same as for pool

site highly regulated

flow has substantially

changed river

characteristics. Additional changes

in flow pattern

would produce rapid response, but

either more

infilling (less flow), or channel

widening through

erosion of organic. material

incised channel

prone to erosion-inc

baseflow would

inc incision/ erosion,

reduction in

floods, prob little change

pH 7.14 7.14 6.86 8.18

EC 105 105 58 170

Temp 16.8

#indicators marked 27 27 31 28

Total possible score 81 81 93 84

Total score 81 81 67 38

normalise 0-1 1.00 1.00 0.58 0.18

Geom from CFEV 0.85 0.85 0.42 1.00

Mosaic consistent

Character completely

altered by clearing and

channelisation-of no value

with respect to

mosaic

Condition very poor


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2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2

rank

2.3 2.3

rank

2.4 2.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 112 112 1092 629 629

CAT_ID 30 30 33 33 33

River name Apsley River-

pool

Apsley River-

meandering St Pauls-pool South Esk u/s

Storeys Creek-

meandering

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek-

run/pool

Mosaic number 2 2 2 2 2

Mosaic name Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins Central eastern


alluvial basins

Stream order 3 3 5 7 7

Field date 29/09/2006 29/09/2006 29/09/2006 29/09/2006 29/09/2006

Field party LK, CM, IH LK, CM, IH LK, CM, IH LK, CM, IH LK, CM, IH

GPS Easting (field) 603361 603295 580667 567187 565620

GPS Northing 5357011 5356666 5369271 5379277 5378818

RS_ID 5330733 5330727 327561 319305 319271

Reference site? yes yes no no no


compared to site

2.0 pool compared to site

2.1 meandering compared to

site 2.0 pool

Setting within mosaic pool meandering

reach d/s of

pool

long pool d/s end of

meandering

reach

low vel

run/pool env

d/s Storeys

Creek

Valley width Very wide 2-3

km same narrower-

terraces are taller 7 more

confining on

RB, dolerite bedrock on LB

very wide very wide

Degree channel

constriction

Low-

constrained by

terraces

low higher low through

reach,

at d/s end

increases due to

valley wall

(different mosaic)

low, higher

terrace on RB

Relief (channel

setting)

flat w/in

confines of

terraces

low terraces higher low-maybe

increased due to

incision-high

water levels

low

Terraces Yes. 100 m RB,

LB confined by

terrace

same on RB, ~4-5 m

high with

narrow discontinuous

floodplain

yes. RB~100m

from channel,

LB, none, floodplain abuts

valley wall

yes. RB higher

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 10m, 8m 6,6 228m, 226m 202m, 199m 199m, 197m

Valley side slope steep w/ sharp

break in slope

at base

same same steep on large

scale steep on large

scale

Influence from


Low Low channel and

input of large dolerite scree

material

immed d/s in

next reach (mod rainfall

Mathinna)

low-high

influence from entrance of

Storeys Creek

Flow characteristics Low in pool moderate-much

higher than

pool

low flow, almost

broadwater moderate-high

flow on field

day

moderate-high

flow on field

day-higher than ref pool

Land-use RB grazing,

water skiing grazing on RB, grazing grazing,

cropping grazing,

cropping

Clearing Moderate RB,

LB wooded

RB burnt, LB

not cleared

extensive in

catchment, low along reach, but

increases

downstream.

floodplain

extensively cleared

floodplain

extensively cleared


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2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2

rank

2.3 2.3

rank

2.4 2.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 112 112 1092 629 629

CAT_ID 30 30 33 33 33


pool

Apsley River-


Storeys Creek-

meandering

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek-

run/pool



alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern



alluvial basins

Flood plain

characteristics

wide, extending

to valley slope

break

same wide, lower on

RB wide wide,

hummocky due

to deposits of gravels from

Storeys Creek


Consistent with

mosaic? yes-pool 'facies' yes-meandering

'facies' Yes Yes Yes, but highly

modified due to

presence of

Storeys Creek

Influence from


low low high low, increase for

short reach d/s low

Planform shape linear pool meandering-

runs/pools straight 3 meandering straight

Number of channels 1 1 1 3 1 and secondary

flood channel 1

Approx channel width ~30m 5.8m 30-35m 3 20-25m ~20m

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.03 1.31 1.06 1.48 1.04


riffle) pool run pool run more pool than

run, but higher flow

Long-connectivity high high high 3 high at high

flow, willows in

channel reduces

at lower flow

2.5 high 3

Latitudinal

connectivity high high high 3 high 3 high 3

Vegetation cover-

channel

moderate

macrophytes

high-

continuous macrophytes

moderate

macrophytes & limited reeds

3 moderate

macrophytes, emergents

2 none 1

Vegetation cover-

banks

high-fringing

reeds & tussocks

high ground

cover & trees

high-

groundcover, reeds, trees

3 moderate cover,

some exposed & undercut

2 RB disperse

tussocks, RB, more cover

2


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2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2

rank

2.3 2.3

rank

2.4 2.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 112 112 1092 629 629

CAT_ID 30 30 33 33 33


pool

Apsley River-


Storeys Creek-

meandering

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek-

run/pool



alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern



alluvial basins

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

moderate

groundcover

(RB), wooded LB

moderate cleared, gorse

abundant 1.5 cleared, grasses,

gorse 1.5 cleared,

grasses, gorse 1.5

Vegetation

functionality high high high 3 high 3 moderate-high

flow on field

day-higher

than ref pool

2

Riparian disturbance Low low (RB

floodplain

burnt)

low 3 low-medium 2 high 1

Bars/benches

present? Description

No fringing

reeds provide some bar

function

macrophytes

acting as sed traps, runs

defined by

macrophytes

terraces on RB,

lateral cobble bar on RB,

boulders on bed

in channel bars

present based on vegetation; mid-

stream willow

islands not

2 lateral gravel

bars at low flow from

mining

deposits

1

Bars/benches

stability?

reeds high

stability

macrophytes

provide high stability

high 3 high 3 low 1

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

3-5 m uniform

(from Jerri)

heterogeneous

due to

macrophytes,

run~0.2mdeep, local pools 0.7-

0.8m

irregular bottom

due to presence

of boulders

irregular-flow

too high to

measure

thalweg &

lateral bar 1

Bedform types

present Not visible macrophyte

beds, LWD

in channel

boulders flow too high flow too high

Bedform distribution NA continuous

macrophytes in

runs & pools

irregular flow too high flow too high

Bedform stability NA High high high 3 low 1


distribution

Fines, w/

cobbles inferred from

environment

Sands silts &

gravels under macrophytes in

runs, sands &

coarser gravel in pools

fines &

boulders/cobbles 3 fines & gravels 3 gravels +

sands + minor silt

2

Bed materials sorting poor-inferred poorly sorted

within

restricted size

range

poor 3 poor within

limited range 3 poor 2

Bed material

rounding NA angular gravels

derived from ironstone

NA 3 angular

Bed compaction low to high-

inferred

low across runs

under

macrophytes

low-methane

production 3 Compacted

(present high

flow probably

removed surface fines

3 low 2

Bed material-

presence organic fines

high High presence,

low compaction-

healthy muck

high 3 high 3 low 2


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2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2

rank

2.3 2.3

rank

2.4 2.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 112 112 1092 629 629

CAT_ID 30 30 33 33 33


pool

Apsley River-


Storeys Creek-

meandering

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek-

run/pool



alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern



alluvial basins


& estimate of flow

required to move

Mod-high

stability, large

flow required to move bed

Highly stable-

requires flow

sufficient to remove

macrophytes

before bed disturbed

Surface fines

would move

with ease

3 high-strong flow

to move

cohesive fines

3 gravels

probably more

mobile than ref

2

Bank materials fine grained,

high organic

content

fine-grained

o/banks, LWD

occurring as

flood deposits

Fines & boulder

scree in organic

rich alluvium on

LB, alluvium fines & cobbles

on RB

3 fines & organic 3 abundant

sands 2

Bank slope very steep

where

disturbed, defined by reed

where present

outside

bend=16,

inside=8, pool=45

high where

disturbed, ~20

on LB scree slope

3 low to high,

vertical where

scouring

2 vertical where

disturbed, RB

very steep

2

Bank shape vertical on RB,

less steep on

LB terrace

shallow slopes

in runs, steeper

in pools, low

floodplain

terrace (RB)

same as ref,

dolerite scree

higher

vertical where

disturbed, lower

slope where

undisturbed

2 low to steep 2

Bank stability Low where

reeds absent, high otherwise

high-floods

pass over banks high 3 high, prone to

scour where disturbed

2 high 3

Disturbance

occurrence low low low 3 1 major cut 2-

3m in length 2 high due to

lack of

vegetation

1

LWD % cover very low very high in

flood channel

& flood deposits. LWD

in channel

0 3 high in flood

deposits &

channel

3 low 3

Responsiveness low/moderate low low 3 medium 3 high in

channel, lower

on banks and floodplain

2

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput,

minor storage by reed beds

episodic flood

deposits, baseflow

throughput, deposition on

meandering

floodplain

throughput 3 overall storage

& throughput at baseflow

3 throughout in

channel, accum on

floodplain

2


10


2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2

rank

2.3 2.3

rank

2.4 2.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 112 112 1092 629 629

CAT_ID 30 30 33 33 33


pool

Apsley River-


Storeys Creek-

meandering

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek-

run/pool



alluvial basins

Central eastern

alluvial basins

Central eastern



alluvial basins

Water management

issues

Abstraction

would affect

sediment balance, inc.

retention time,

if flow lower, more potential

fro blooms.

Floodplain prone to

gullying

Loss of

macrophyte

cover would decrease

stability of bed

and banks & would radically

change reach

floodplain

condition poor.

Reasonable to high condition

broadwater of

which there are few. Reach may

be less sensitive

to change due to strong influence

of dolerite scree

floodplain

degradation,

potential for increased scour

on banks where

vegetation missing;

willows in

stream are largest dev

from natural

Channel

highly altered

physically and chemically due

to presence of

mining tailings from Storeys

Creek. Lack of

vegetation, completely

different

bedform and materials

pH 6.46 7.73 not taken 6.7 6.7

EC 116 115 not taken 54 55

Temp 13.6 15.4 not taken

#indicators marked 24 23 24

Total possible score 72 69 72

Total score 70.5 59 44.5

normalise 0-1 1.00 1.00 0.97 0.78 0.43

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 1.00 0.98 1.00 1.00

Mosaic Ref Ref Consistent-

strong influence

from neighbouring

mosaic

Consistent-

influence in

cluster from neighbouring

mosaic

Consistent

Character High High high-neigh.

Mosaic incr.

stability

medium/high-

presence of

willows in channel alters

character

low-highly

modified due

to mining inputs-pool

altered to

gravel bed, riparian zone

impacted from

seds (chemical?)

Condition High-clearing

of floodplain & presence of

gorse

High-clearing

of floodplain & presence of

gorse

med/high-

extensive clearing of

floodplain & widespread

gorse

med/high-

extensive clearing of

floodplain, presence of

willows &

gorse/bank erosion

low-channel

filled by gravels,

floodplain buried by

mining seds,

RB over steep


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2.5 2.5

rank

2.6 2.6

rank

36.0 36.0

rank

36.1 36.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 423 423 73 3199

CAT_ID 33 33 33 35

River name South Esk at

Fingal Fingal Rivulet Nile River Brumbys

Creek d/s Weir

pond #2




alluvial basins Northern Midlands

Tertiary basin Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin


Field date 2/12/2006 2/12/2006 1/12/2006 22/11/2006

Field party LK LK LK LK


GPS Northing 5390666 5390496 5389965 5383133

RS_ID 328666 328678 291902 286777

Reference site? no no Best of sites evaluated no


compared to site

2.0 pool compared to site

2.1 meandering incomparable

with anything

Setting within

mosaic

low env pool on

western side of

valley

on western side of

valley, immed

downstream of steeper mosaic,

incised channel

meandering reach

in wide plain broad plain

Valley width 2km? opening with

distance

downstream

very wide very wide-

Eastern tiers to

Western tiers

Degree channel

constriction

Left bank=low,

right bank=moderate

low-channel

incision moderate due to

height of banks low

Relief (channel

setting) Low low-channel

incision low low

Terraces on hills yes probably

floodplain is terrace

no

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0 0.00945 0.00458 0

Valley side slope gradual increase

on right side of

valley, more

abrupt on left side

steep angle on

eastern boundary,

lower on west

hills abutting Ben

Lomond steep where

valley meets

tiers

Influence from


low to mod-

Mathinna ridges upstream

moderate low low - high

influence from upstream

water

diversion

Flow characteristics low velocity

uniform pool no flow, so

discontinuous pools, would be a

run with flow

riffle/run/pool

sequence-high flow diversity

uniform and

highly regulated

discharge from

Poatina Power Station

Land-use grazing and

cropping grazing cropping, grazing grazing, Hydro

'reserve'

Clearing Left bank

floodplain is completely

cleared, right bank

increases slope & is forested

extensive on

floodplain floodplains are

cleared, banks aren't except

locally near

Coolmore

extensive


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2.5 2.5

rank

2.6 2.6

rank

36.0 36.0

rank

36.1 36.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 423 423 73 3199

CAT_ID 33 33 33 35



Creek d/s Weir

pond #2






Midlands

Tertiary basin

Flood plain

characteristics undulating flat and cleared undulating, very

wide broad and flat


Consistent with

mosaic?

Yes, but closer to

valley side yes yes yes

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low moderate-input of

clasts moderate-clast size

indicate proximity

to Tamar slopes

low

Planform shape broad open bend slightly

meandering meander straight reach

d/s broad meander

3

Number of channels 1-no flood

channels evident 1-no evidence of

flood channels 1 with flood

deposits present on

floodplain and

discontinuous secondary flood

channels

1 1

Approx channel

width 50m? 13 m-overwidened

through scour near

bridge, more natural upstream

1 12 m 20+m; LB

reeds &

willows obscures bank

1

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach distance

1.03 1.20 1.53 1.24 3.00


riffle) pool run if flowing 3 riffle/run/pool

sequence run-highly

controlled

flow, no

diversity

1

Long-connectivity a lot of offtakes

upstream, bridge upstream

2 bridges 2 weir d/s 2 u/w=power

station, turkey nest dam,

inflow from

other catchment

1

Latitudinal

connectivity

no barriers, but

floodplain cleared,

although fairly

wide riparian zone

3 incised channel,

cleared floodplain 2 high 3 levee on RB 2

Vegetation cover-

channel

Sparse reeds along

margins, no macrophytes

apparent, but too

deep to see bottom

3 none 2 very high algae in

pools and some in runs, none in riffle

2 none 1

Vegetation cover-

banks

reeds, grasses and

trees (willows) 2 none (agric land)

(partially vegetated in upper

reaches)

1 sparse cover on

vertical banks, otherwise

continuous except

for area where paddock abuts at

Coolmore

3 RB= extensive

erosion with little

vegetation

cover; RB=willows,

reeds

2


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2.5 2.5

rank

2.6 2.6

rank

36.0 36.0

rank

36.1 36.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 423 423 73 3199

CAT_ID 33 33 33 35



Creek d/s Weir

pond #2






Midlands

Tertiary basin

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

Right bank open

forest, LB-cleared with sparse trees

2 cleared pasture 1 low-cleared 1 grasses and

occasional trees

1

Vegetation

functionality

good except for

extreme flow

events

3 very low 1 high in channel and

riparian zone, low

on floodplain

3 very low-but

floods don't

happen

1

Riparian disturbance extensive, but

covered in grasses

and willows

2 highly disturbed 1 low-increases

downstream of

weir

3 very high 1

Bars/benches


no fringing reeds

provide some

bench like features

3 no. No woody

debris either 1 point bars

common-

composed of platy cobbles

3 no

Bars/benches

stability? stable until next

high flow=mobile,

no vegetation

3

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

too deep to

determine uniform U with

cobbles in bed 2 classic thalweg in

meander=1500mm

at opposite bank, 2300mm at

thalweg

3 flow too high

to enter-

appears to be uniform

channel

1

Bedform types

present

too deep to

determine cobbles none-cobbles,

pebbles, gravels

Bedform distribution too deep to

determine

Bedform stability too deep to

determine


distribution

on margins, silt

and minor sands,

organic litter and

muck, no large clasts evident

2 sands, gravels,

cobbles 3 cobbles, pebbles

over gravels,

organic

matter in thalweg

and pools

3 fine grained

cohesive

muds=incised

floodplain material

1

Bed materials

sorting

well within fine

grained 3 poor 3 poor 3 can't assess

Bed material

rounding angular to sub

angular 3 sub rounded,

cobbles generally

platey

3 can't assess

Bed compaction poorly compacted

organic rich muck-

easily disturbed and re- suspended

2 some armouring,

but sands and

gravels not compacted

3 low-minor

armouring in

channel

3 prob. Quite

compacted

from uniform flow

2

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

high 1 low-probably high

in pools 3 riffles-low, runs-

some algae, pools-

abundant algae

2 organic fines

present on

surface of bed

1


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2.5 2.5

rank

2.6 2.6

rank

36.0 36.0

rank

36.1 36.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 423 423 73 3199

CAT_ID 33 33 33 35



Creek d/s Weir

pond #2




alluvial basins Northern

Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin

Bed material

stability

& estimate of flow

required to move

organic muck has

low stability, deeper clay more

difficult to

disturb

1 need high flow to

move cobbles, but same flow would

erode banks

2 channel full would

move most -moderate flow to

move gravel

3 in equil with

present flow, so stable; inc.

in flow would

incise and/or erode banks

2

Bank materials fine grained silts

and sands 3 or rich clay and

silts 3 sandy clay over

cobbles 3 organic rich

clays with

minor silt, no

wd

2

Bank slope near vertical;

hummocky where

previously disturbed

2 45-90 on outside

bends, lower on

inside bends and where slumping

has occurred

1 RB=near vertical

(outside bend);

inside bend ~45 deg, both ~45 in

pools

3 vertical due to

erosion &

vegetation

2

Bank shape Left bank=30deg

above 0.5m

vertical bank face; Right bank is

steeper (outside

bend)

3 over steepened in

areas 1 slightly convex

towards river 3 vertical 2

Bank stability high due to

grasses and vegetation

3 low due to

exposure to scour 1 moderate to high-

scouring of bank, d/s weir increased

bank erosion, lack

of stability from WD

2 low on RB,

higher on LB due to beg

2

Disturbance

occurrence

Recent

disturbances

appear low, but

historic disturbance high

2 highly disturbed 1 low to medium,

high near

Coolmore

2 continuous on

RB, willows in

channel; affect

flow

1

LWD % cover very low-some in

channel and some

small flood

deposits on banks, but very limited

1 none 1 snags common d/s

weir, u/s weir less 2 none on FP;

very low in

channel even

though LB=trees, a

couple of

snags

1

Responsiveness low 3 high due to

scoured, over-steepened, eroded

banks

1 active within

channel, but would require

very high flow to

alter

3 high to change

in flow, moderate to

present flow

due to disturbed

banks

1

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

storage or

throughput 3 throughput or yield 2 throughput,

storage on FP 3 throughput or

yield 1


15


2.5 2.5

rank

2.6 2.6

rank

36.0 36.0

rank

36.1 36.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 423 423 73 3199

CAT_ID 33 33 33 35



Creek d/s Weir

pond #2




alluvial basins Northern

Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin

Water management

issues

Site unlikely to

respond much to change in slow

because it is a

pool. Reductions in water level

(rather than flow)

would probably affect more

Due to low

vegetation cover, any flow will affect

banks;

In pretty good

condition, except for floodplains.

Lower flow would

increase channel narrowing, more

weirs would

steepen banks downstream

Increase in

flow would inc. channel

widening and

deepening, decrease in

flow would

promote channel

narrowing. No

connection between

floodplain and

channel. A very weird site

pH 6.61 no flow 6.71 6.68

EC 90 63 22

Temp 19.6 16.2 13.7




normalise 0-1 0.67 0.40 0.83 0.25

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.14

Mosaic consistent, with

right floodplain

affected by next mosaic

consistent

Character Similar to other

pools, appears

more resilient to

change because of low velocity, and

slow water level

fluctuations

in channel is

good, but the lack

of floodplain

vegetation has undoubtedly

reduced wd in the

channel. The weir appears to have

lead to over

steepening of the banks

Condition moderate-Left floodplain is

highly cleared,

Right bank has wider riparian

zone

moderate to good in channel, low on

floodplain


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36.2 36.2

rank

36.3 36.3

rank

36.4 36.4

rank

36.5 36.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 1195 3130 449 236

CAT_ID 35 35 34 34

River name Macquarie at

Longford tributary of

Macquarie Whitemore Creek Liffey River at

Moreton

Cottage


Mosaic name Northern

Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern Midlands

Tertiary basin Northern Midlands


Midlands

Tertiary basin


Field date 22/11/2006 22/11/2006 1/12/2006 1/12/2006



GPS Northing 5395970 5383864 5400798 5397170

RS_ID 292226 291270 290141 292018

Reference site? no no no no


no large river

avail as reference Nile 73-Nile 73-Nile

Setting within

mosaic very broad valley low undulating

broad plain unconfined reach

in broad plain unconfined

reach in broad

plain

Valley width km - too wide to

visually estimate very wide very wide-km very wide-km

Degree channel

constriction

RB=low,

LB=higher due to higher

bank/terrace

low-only channel

incision low low

Relief (channel

setting) low low low low

Terraces yes no-undulations

appear like erosion

surfaces

no, but incising

into floodplain no, but

incising into

floodplain

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0.0018 0.0029 0.00388 0.00234

Valley side slope steep where valley

meets tiers steep at valley edge Eastern and

Western Tiers Eastern and

Western Tiers

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low low to mod low to mod

Flow characteristics slow run affected

by South Esk flow

(backwater)

no flow-would be

uniform run uniform low

(channelised?)

flow

pool and runs-

some diversity

of flow

Land-use urban, agriculture,

industrial grazing and

cropping crops & grazing cropping and

grazing

Clearing LB=cleared

except for sparse trees, RB, more

vegetation

extensive extensive on

floodplains extensive on

floodplain; left bank has more

riparian

vegetation than right


17


36.2 36.2

rank

36.3 36.3

rank

36.4 36.4

rank

36.5 36.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 1195 3130 449 236

CAT_ID 35 35 34 34




Moreton

Cottage



Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern Midlands


Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin

Flood plain

characteristics

RB=rising to

terrace, LB=flat to levees

silty, undulating,

some gully erosion broad and low

relief flat near river,

undulating with distance

(terraces?)


Consistent with

mosaic? yes yes yes yes

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low moderate-input of

clasts low to mod

Planform shape straight reach meandering 3 very straight

reach- probably

channelised

2 straight reach-

prob

historically channelised

2

Number of channels 1 1 1 incised, no

evidence of

secondary

2 1-no flood

evidence 2 1 no flood

channels 2

Approx channel

width 20-25m 1 6-8m between

eroded banks 2 6 m 3 10m-prob

channelised 2

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.34 3.00 1.09 3.00 1.03 1.04


riffle) run 3 run 3 run with pool near

bridge 2 run 3

Long-connectivity bridge d/s 2 bridge 2 bridge and trash

gates 2 a lot of

offtakes

upstream and off river

storages

2

Latitudinal

connectivity

levees being

constructed 1 incised channel, no

riparian vegetation

so too much connectivity when

flooding

2 cleared floodplain 2 cleared

floodplain and

moderately high banks

2

Vegetation cover-

channel

too deep to

observe, but none

at margins

2 grasses where

completely dry, no

vegetation where scoured

2 macrophytes in

shallows, some

reeds along margins

2 none 3

Vegetation cover-banks

LB=discontinuous grasses and

willows,

RB=continuous willows and

grasses

2 some grasses and tussocks u/stream

bridge,

1 low on bank faces, high on break in

slope

2 low cover on vertical mud

banks, shrubs

on bank crest overhang

lower banks

2


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36.2 36.2

rank

36.3 36.3

rank

36.4 36.4

rank

36.5 36.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 1195 3130 449 236

CAT_ID 35 35 34 34




Moreton

Cottage



Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern Midlands


Midlands

Tertiary basin

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

LB=grasses,

RB=more shrubs 2 tussocks near

banks in some areas, grasses

1 none 1 grasses, crops 2

Vegetation

functionality

moderate in

channel, low out

of channel

2 very low 1 low 1 moderate in

channel-

vegetation not

as thick as natural

2

Riparian disturbance high on LB 2 total 1 high 1 in past

probably more disturbed

2

Bars/benches

present? Description slump blocks slumped banks 1 none-no point bars 2 point bars

along runs

which connect

pools

3

Bars/benches

stability? low-scour of

slump blocks common

1 appear active-

vegetation only on higher

areas

3

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg) too deep undulating, ~1.5

m from bed to

floodplain

2 uniform flat with

mud bottom, 2 m

high banks

2 typical

thalweg, with

2.5 m thalweg

3

Bedform types

present grasses and scour pebbles,

gravels and sands-no

bedforms

Bedform distribution

Bedform stability bed stabilised by

grasses where present

2


distribution

silts, clays, sands

along margins, no

WD

2 clays and silt,

minor pebbles 2 clay, pebbles and

gravels in runs 2 pebbles,

gravels over

indurated clay

material- probably

contact with

underlying floodplains

3

Bed materials sorting well along

margins-all fine

grained

3 moderate 3 poor within pebble

sand range 3 poor within

pebble to sand

range

3

Bed material

rounding sub angular 3 sub rounded to

sub angular 3

Bed compaction too deep-along

margins layer of

very fine silts and muds

unconsolidated

2 very compacted

by stock access

and drying

2 low for clasts, high

for mud 2 pebbles and

gravels poorly

compacted, underlying

muds well

compacted

3

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

moderate along

margins 2 in pools algae and

muck 1 moderate-input of

clasts 2 low in run,

low in pools,

but high organic litter

3


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36.2 36.2

rank

36.3 36.3

rank

36.4 36.4

rank

36.5 36.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 1195 3130 449 236

CAT_ID 35 35 34 34




Moreton

Cottage



Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern Midlands


Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin

Bed material

stability & estimate of flow required to

move

margins on LB not

very stable and easily eroded,

RB=more resistant

2 will erode with 1st

wet due to friable nature. Higher flow

events will also

erode

1 sand and gravel

require less than bank full

3 sand and

pebbles would move at

moderate flow

3

Bank materials silts, sands, no

WD 2 clay and silt with

pebble lenses, salt marks present

3 sandy clay and

mud 3 sandy mud-no

pebbles 3

Bank slope 60-90 on LB

where disturbed, low to vertical on

RB

2 near vertical where

slumped, ~20-30 deg downslope of

slumps

1 near vertical, less

where slump blocks present

2 ~65deg at

thalweg 3

Bank shape straight to slightly

concave towards

river

2 broadly concave 1 over steepened in

areas, slightly

concave

2 concave

towards river-

oversteepened in areas

3

Bank stability high where

vegetation present,

low on LB where

disturbed

2 low-actively

eroding 1 friable faces with

no vegetation

cover-low

2 high due to

compacted

material, prone

to scour/friable

3

Disturbance

occurrence widespread 2 extensive slumping

and erosion 1 high 1 low 3

LWD % cover sparse on RB,

none on LB 1 none 1 low 1 some flood

deposits but overall low

2

Responsiveness moderate to low

overall, locally high on LB

2 high due to lack of

beg on banks and exposed bed

1 rapid to changes

within channel 2 low overall,

but dynamic at all flows-

banks prone to scour at high

flow

2

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput,

storage when

backwater, storage

on FP, stripping during very high

flow

2 yield or throughput

while flow in

channel, storage in

FP in mod flood, stripping during

high flood

1 throughput 3 throughput 2


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36.2 36.2

rank

36.3 36.3

rank

36.4 36.4

rank

36.5 36.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 1195 3130 449 236

CAT_ID 35 35 34 34




Moreton Cottage



Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern Midlands


Midlands Tertiary

basin

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin

Water management

issues

Highly modified

due to upstream

changes to flow, catchment, etc.

Actively eroding

due to lack of

vegetation and channel incision.

Inc in flow leads to

more incision and widening, decrease

in flooding

probably lead to little difference,

except reducing

risk of floodplain stripping

Channel prone to

erosion due to

channelisation, clearing of

floodplain, and

removal of LWD from system

Channel

downcutting into

older mud terraces with

pebbles rolling

over top; erodability of

banks is water

management issue

pH Not taken no flow 6.9 6.26

EC 305 35

Temp 17.2 18.9




normalise 0-1 0.48 0.33 0.52 0.79

GEOM from CFEV 0.14 0.49 0.80 0.96

Mosaic consistent consistent lower

order = slightly

more relief as compared to

mainstem

Macquarie

consistent-

surprised not more

larger clasts in bed considering

proximity of

'Tamar slopes'

consistent-more

distal, lower

cobble/pebble content

Character highly modified

due to irrigation flows, Brumbys,

floodplain

clearing, etc

highly modified

due to clearing of banks and

floodplain

highly modified

through removal of woody debris,

channelisation and

clearing

channel has

incised probably due to

floodplain

clearing, banks prone to scour,

low vegetation

on bank aces- is this really

characteristic of

these rivers?

Condition typical midlands

modified river very poor poor moderate


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40.0 40.0

rank

40.1 40.1

rank

45.0 45.0

rank

45.1 45.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 393 4060 115 61

CAT_ID 34 34 11 11

River name Quamby Brook at

Exton House Meander River

upstream Birralee

Bridge

Welcome Harcus


Mosaic name Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant

surfaces

NW hills,

coastal sands

and remnant surfaces


Field date 9/03/2007 9/03/2007 3/11/2006 3/11/2006



GPS Northing 5400478 5406015 5484729 5479083

RS_ID 289924 304653 121291 115517

Reference site? no possibly-for bedrock

controlled reach yes

Mosaic characteristics/ com parison with reference

no site identified

Setting within

mosaic

meandering reach

in alluvial basin bedrock/boulder

controlled reach straight reach on

broad plain straight reach on

remnant surface

Valley width RB~1.5 km;

LB~0.5km ~250m to hills >3k, but river

active within

valley defined by

low rises (<5m) , ~50m wide

very wide due to

low topography

Degree channel

constriction

low-limited

somewhat by

incision

moderate-hills on

LB, boulders very low, degree

of forest

inundation

continually varies with changes in

water level

low

Relief (channel

setting) low low to moderate-

undulating low low

Terraces no, undulating

hills in valley RB terrace grades

to hill possibly on RB,

discontinuous on

LB, 2-3m rise

no

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0.00225 0.00825 0.00133 0.00325

Valley side slope gradually

increasing to hills gently rising from

floodplain low low/no

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low to moderate-

undulating low low

Flow characteristics low velocity runs

and riffles rapids-

heterogeneous uniform and slow

through straight reach

very low

velocity pool

Land-use grazing grazing

downstream, moderately

forested in area

inspected

forest,

transmission lines nearby, grazing in

catchment

grazing

Clearing extensive on

floodplain, riparian vegetation

not native

high downstream,

but low upstream of bridge

extensive in

catchment, low locally

in catchment

high, but near river very dense

vegetation-

inhibits access upstream of road

bridge


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40.0 40.0

rank

40.1 40.1

rank

45.0 45.0

rank

45.1 45.1

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 393 4060 115 61

CAT_ID 34 34 11 11



upstream Birralee

Bridge

Welcome Harcus



basalt hills and

alluvial basins

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant

surfaces

NW hills,

coastal sands


Flood plain

characteristics

abundant pebbles

in fine matrix, flat

lying

pebbles and a few

cobbles in fine

matrix; undulating

scrubby forest,

very dense where

drainage lines

enter, more open along banks, low

lying, high mud

content

low lying and

extensive dense

shrubs, tea tree,

cutting grass ad flood debris


Consistent with

mosaic?

yes, but incised

and little

connectivity with floodplain

yes yes yes

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low to moderate-

undulating low low

Planform shape broadly

meandering within

an overall straight reach

3 broad bends

through

bedrock/boulder controlled river

section

3 straight section

within meandering

reach

3 broad bend in

straight reach 3

Number of channels 1-no flood

channels 3 1 main which

grades to over

banks-no delineation

between central

channel and flood channels

3 1, secondary flood

channels at base

of terrace/rise on RB

3 1 - multiple

channels

through floodplain

3

Approx channel

width 8-10 m bank full 3 at low flow~20m,

overall, ~80 -100m 3 5 - 7 m 3 5-7 m 3

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reac

h distance

1.42 3.00 1.22 3.00 1.13 3.00 1.19 3.00


riffle) run/riffles/pools 3 rapid 3 low energy run or

pool 3 pool (run in

higher flows) 3

Long-connectivity bridge with trash

racks 2 high bridge

downstream,

extractions

upstream

2.5 weir upstream 2 bridge upstream,

a lot of drains in

area

2

Latitudinal

connectivity

incised channel,

fencing in some reaches

2 boulders on banks,

terrace or valley wall on LB

3 none 3 high 3

Vegetation cover-

channel

none-should be in

pools? 2 algae on rocks in

channel 2.5 macrophytes in

channel, ground

cover/emergents

from bed onto banks

3 reeds/emergents

in pool, low or

no cover

upstream of reeds

2

Vegetation cover-

banks

no grasses or

mosses, trees on

crest of bank

1 thick riparian

vegetation on edge

of channel and

midstream where boulders form

central islands

3 low continuous

ground cover,

with tea tree? on

top of bank

3 open scrub,

grasses on banks

beginning ~1m

back from bank

3


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 393 4060 115 61

CAT_ID 34 34 11 11



upstream Birralee

Bridge

Welcome Harcus



basalt hills and

alluvial basins

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant

surfaces

NW hills,

coastal sands


Vegetation cover-

floodplain grasses 2 forested, cleared

downstream of

bridge

3 tea tree/paper

barks and low

shrubs-fairly open

with high woody debris

3 dense scrub and

cutting grass, no

grasses

3

Vegetation

functionality low 1 high 3 high-would affect

water velocity at

all flows

3 high 3

Riparian disturbance very high 1 in river channel

high but natural 3 low 3 low 3

Bars/benches


small, muddy

point bars with

pebbles

2 no-boulder /

bedrock distributed

throughout

3 no 3 no-mud banks

only 3

Bars/benches

stability?

low due to fine-

grained muck 2

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

irregular-very soft

due to

accumulation of organic muck

2 irregular due to

boulder/bedrock 3 undulating, no

obvious thalweg,

LWD common

3 uniform in

pool(?) too soft

to enter

3

Bedform types

present boulders / bedrock

steps 3 LWD and partial

log jams 3 little LWD in

channel 2

Bedform distribution irregular 3 LWD distributed

continuously 3

Bedform stability very high 3 high-LWD 3 muds high,

overlying muck low

2


distribution

muds with pebbles

and gravels,

organic muck

veneer over surface- gas

bubbles released

during disturbance

2 boulders over

cobbles and

pebbles; gravels

and pebbles in shadow deposits

3 mud and silt 3 med with a few

% sand 3

Bed materials

sorting

poor, but almost

all pebbles or less 2 moderate-almost

all boulders at surface

3 well sorted 3 well sorted 3

Bed material

rounding

angular to

subrounded 3 cobbles rounded to

sub-rounded;

boulders sub

rounded, bedrock sub angular

3 mud and silt 3

Bed compaction very poor-organic

muck layer 1 low in gravels 3 high except for

organic rich think

layer on surface

3 thin layer of

poorly

compacted

organic rich material over

compacted mud

2

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

very high 1 very low, except

for slimy rocks 3 probably higher

than natural 2 moderate to

high- floating

mats

2


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CAT_ID 34 34 11 11



upstream Birralee

Bridge

Welcome Harcus



basalt hills and

alluvial basins

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant

surfaces

NW hills,

coastal sands


Bed material

stability & estimate

of flow required to

move

organic muck will

move easily,

pebbles and

gravels likely to move in flows less

than bank full,

leading to incision

2 very stable-need

very high flow to

move boulders

3 very stable-flow

would decrease by

entering floodplain

prior to disturbing

3 need high flow,

but energy

would decrease

as flow enters floodplain

3

Bank materials friable silts and

clays 3 boulders in fine

matrix at base, with fines

overlying

3 mud, about 0.87 m

high 3 muds (prob less

LWD than natural)

3

Bank slope bank toe~20deg,

bank slope ~60-70

deg

2 irregular, and

increasing in

steps, but not longitudinally

uniform

3 low and low slope

20-30 deg 3 ~60-90 deg 3

Bank shape hummocky, near

vertical 2 irregular 3 straight to convex 3 straight, with

heights of ~50

cm from edge of

channel to floodplain (too

deep and soft to

measure centre)

3

Bank stability low-being held by

trees on crest and a few grasses;

friable and very

susceptible to erosion

1 very high-fines

may scour but underlying

boulders are very

stable-poor agriculture

practices upstream

will guarantee continued supply

of fines

3 high 3 high where

scrub present near waters

edge, moderate

lower on bank where exposed

mud

2

Disturbance

occurrence

very high, but not

natural 1 high due to flood

deposition and

erosion

3 LWD deposition

common, little

erosion evident

3 low 3

LWD % cover a few log jams,

but low overall-almost none on

banks and margins

1 moderate on outer

channel (inner floodplain?), low

in high energy

channel

3 20-30% 3 high on

floodplain and upstream bridge,

low in channel

d/s bridge

2

Responsiveness high due to

exposed banks and incised channel

1 low-fines on

banks first to move

3 channel prob

responsive through movement of

LWD, and fines,

but overall low

3 low 3

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

yield during high

flows storage on floodplain,

although stripping

may occur

2 throughput 3 storage-deposition

of fines in channel and floodplain

3 storage under all

flow regimes except very high

3


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 393 4060 115 61

CAT_ID 34 34 11 11



upstream Birralee

Bridge

Welcome Harcus



basalt hills and

alluvial basins

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins

NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant

surfaces

NW hills, coastal

sands and

remnant surfaces

Water management

issues

Clearing of

floodplain and riparian zone and

stock access have

resulted in very poor quality river;

increase in flow

could increase erosion, reduction

in sediment

delivery from upstream could

increase incision

very robust site

due to bedrock/boulder

dominance of

channel, and presence of

riparian

vegetation. Changes in flow

would alter

vegetation patterns, but

unlikely to affect

bed/banks too much

changes to flow

would alter channel width. Constant

high would widen,

reduction would reduce floodplain

variability and

movement of LWD

banks susceptible

to erosion below vegetation, need

to consider flow

regime of Welcome as well,

as water level

may affect this reach.

pH 6.59 7.18 7.75

EC 162 66 1211

Temp 12.2 16.3 13.4




normalise 0-1 0.47 0.98 0.97 0.86

GEOM from CFEV 0.58 0.97 0.98 0.98

Mosaic consistent consistent consistent, but

altered by bridge

-less wd

Character very poor-changed

due to loss of floodplain

connectivity, loss

of riparian vegetation

good-probably

receives more flow and mud than

natural due to

upstream channelisation and

clearing, but

overall relationship between channel

and floodplain still

good, large LWD component

reach is modified

by upstream bridge, and

possible changes

to Welcome downstream

which would

affect base level. Bridge reduces

LWD in channel,

nearby drains probably reduce

flooding-

floodplain has thicker vegetation

than Welcome

site, maybe due to lack of

inundation (more

bracken & cutting grass)

Condition poor good-see above

comments re mud

and water

pretty good

condition

considering

proximity to bridge-probably

better condition

upstream, but access not very

easy


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 36 669 2163 1003

CAT_ID 11 11 11 11

River name Welcome Red Creek Doctors River Welcome River


Mosaic name NW hills, coastal

sands and remnant surfaces

Northwest

moderate relief karst

NW rolling hills NW rolling hills


Field date 4/11/2006 3/11/2006 3/11/2006 3/11/2006



GPS Northing 5475660 5460881 5464906 5463386

RS_ID 115270 115119 114344 114545

Reference site? no no yes no


Welcome near

mouth Based on CFEV

had thought it

might be ref site,

but it isn't-no ref identified

Setting within

mosaic

straight reach-

highly modified

by channelisation

meandering reach

within hills meander in

partially confined

reach

meander

entering wetland

Valley width very wide remnant

surface ~150 m locally 30-50 m ~75m

Degree channel

constriction

moderate both

banks due to

channelisation of river-higher on LB

due to disposal of

dredge materials

low high on RB due to

~4m high sandy

bank; LB=low, floodplain 1.2 m

above channel

high on LB due

to terrace low to

mod on RB

Relief (channel

setting) low low within valley,

moderate in

region

low low to moderate

Terraces no-dredge spoils

on LB, natural surface ~2.5m

above channel on

RB

Floodplain

defined by steep hills-terraces or

old surface

RB sandy bank

may be remnant surface

valley defined

by Fe- rich terraces

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0.00086 0.00715 0.001808 0.00286

Valley side slope very low 60-80 deg,

moderate steep, >60 deg moderate to

steep

Influence from


low-influence

from earth works low low low

Flow characteristics uniform run, low

diversity of flow environments-little

wd in channel

uniform through

vegetated channel-run with little

diversity in flows

run-riffle sequence

with riffles created by LWD

flow confined to

weed choked incised channel-

low v

Land-use LB=grazing,

RB=forested crazing and

forestry agriculture in

catchment,

protected area surrounding site

grazing

Clearing extensive in

catchment and on

LB, low on RB

LB-cleared

beyond floodplain

and upstream of

site extensively cleared; RB-not

cleared

locally low extensive except

for occasional

large trees on

floodplain and some vegetation

in channel


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 36 669 2163 1003

CAT_ID 11 11 11 11





Northwest



Flood plain

characteristics

Paperbark forest

RB, flat

floodplain, cleared

on LB

organic rich and

covered by

grasses, ground

cover and Restio like reeks, marshy

in areas

discontinuous

floodplain as river

meanders between

valley wall and sand surface, FP

covered with

bracken, small trees with regularly

spaced very lag

trees

cleared-only 20-

50 m in width to

terrace


Consistent with

mosaic? yes yes-similar to

rolling hills with

exposed Fe- rich slopes, but b/r

outcrops along RB valley wall, and

generally steeper

topography

yes yes

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low-but modified

through earth

works

low low low

Planform shape straight reach-

highly modified by channelisation

3 straight section in

meandering reach 3 meander in

partially confined reach

3 broad meander 3

Number of channels 1-no evidence of

recent flooding on

RB floodplain or

LB

2 1 and many

secondary

channels on

floodplain

3 1, flood deposits

on floodplain, but

no channels

3 1 3

Approx channel

width ~7-8m bank full 3 2-3 m 3 2-4 m 3 ~4m 3

Sinuosity


1.37 3.00 1.23 3.00 1.13 3.00 1.44


riffle) run 3 run, but heavy

vegetated to almost pool

2 riffle-run-riffle in

meander bend 3 slow moving run

/ pool due to vegetation in

channel

2

Long-connectivity high-too few-no

log jams or riffles 2 road crossing at

downstream end 2 high 3 bridge upstream 2

Latitudinal

connectivity

dredging has

incised channel so

connected from floodplain

1 high 3 confined on RB by

sandy bank,

floodplain unconfined to

valley wall-high

3 high-constrained

by steep hill on

LB

3

Vegetation cover-

channel

a few muddy

macrophytes along

channel margin

2 emergent, reeds,

extensive cover 1 none 3 grasses,

emergents, algae 1

Vegetation cover-

banks

RB=tea tree and

sparse grasses and mosses,

LB=grasses and

cutting grass

2 extensive cover,

grasses, reeds; a few exposed areas

on banks

2 discontinuous

groundcover, ferns, mosses

3 grasses,

blackberries, a few trees

2


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 36 669 2163 1003

CAT_ID 11 11 11 11





Northwest



Vegetation cover-

floodplain

LB=paperbarks,

thick bracken and

cutting grass,

RB=dozer track with thistles and

grass

1 RB=reeds for

~30m then a few

trees, LB=reeds

and trees

2 bracken, small

trees and a few

very large trees

3 grasses, a few

trees 1

Vegetation

functionality

within channel

flows good on RB,

LB=less resistance to flow from

grasses

2 moderate-would

function at

moderate flows, but low once

reeds flattened

2 high 3 low-wouldn't

slow floods,

doesn't contribute to

channel

1

Riparian disturbance very high on LB 1 moderate-very

narrow riparian

zone on LB

2 low 3 extreme 1

Bars/benches


A few muddy

erosional remnants

(not deposition-laterite layer?), no

wd

1 no-mud banks,

no woody debris 2 point bars of

woody debris

create riffles

3 no

Bars/benches

stability? moderate, would

shift in moderate

flow

3

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

regular and

lacking wd, no thalweg

2 irregular,

controlled by roots

1 irregular due to

woody debris 3 uniform-no

woody debris 1

Bedform types

present

hardpan cobbles,

dozer tracks in

other reaches, no

wd

1 none-no woody

debris present 1 woody debris 3 none 1

Bedform distribution intermittent woody

debris deposits 3 no wd 1

Bedform stability moderate, would

shift in moderate

flow

3


distribution

cobbles of

hardpan, qtz rich sands, gravels,

pebbles below

gravels, organic rich mud layer at

depth

2 sand in narrow

(<0.5m) flowing channel, mud and

organic on either

side

2 fine to medium

sand and organic matter, minor mud

3 mud, sand 3

Bed materials

sorting poor 2 well sorted 3 well sorted 3 well sorted 3

Bed material

rounding

subangular

hardpan cobbles,

angular pebbles and gravels

2

Bed compaction gravels not

compacted 3 high-compacted

by roots 1 not compacted-a

lot of bubbles

released when

stepped on

3 moderate 2

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

low at surface due

to steady flow,

high in organic rich layer at depth

2 very high-strong

S smell when

disturbed

1 high content of

organic debris and

leaf litter, but little organic. muck

3 some present,

but not common

in flow path

2


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 36 669 2163 1003

CAT_ID 11 11 11 11





Northwest



Bed material

stability

& estimate of flow

required to move

gravels would

easily move with

in channel flow

due to high depth of channel

2 stable due to

roots, very large

flow required to

mobilize-need to fill floodplain and

maintain velocity

1 moderate flow

(bank full) would

mobilise

3 high stability

need to remove

grasses before

bed would move

1

Bank materials iron rich,

indurated sands

with qtz sands deposited on

surface, lower on

bank qtz rich sands with organic

matter, LB=sands

and dredge spoils

3 mud, organics and

minor sand 3 fine to med sand

and organic debris 3 sand, silt and

mud 3

Bank slope RB=60-80deg,

undercutting has resulted in over

steepened banks,

2 irregular -flat to

near vertical 3 where muddy bars

present, low slope<20deg;

otherwise near

vertical

3 steep (>60) to

near vertical 3

Bank shape RB=straight to

slightly concave,

LB=hummocky due to earth works

2 vertical to slightly

concave-no

woody debris

2 irregular due to

woody debris,

generally straight

3 slightly convex

due to erosion of

upper bank, no wd

2

Bank stability moderate-prone to

undercutting,

banks subject to

higher flow velocities due to

clearing of

channel

high due to

vegetation 2 moderate to high-

sand on bank

would move under

flow, esp if vegetation

disturbed

3 mod to low-

undercutting

occurring and

erosion on floodplain

1

Disturbance

occurrence

high-undercutting

widespread on RB 1 widespread but

vegetated and stable

3 widespread small

undercutting with vegetation

covering and

stabilising-very dynamic, with

woody debris

stabilising banks and bed

3 undercutting

common 1

LWD % cover very low on banks

and almost none in

channel, RB has

FP has higher cover but

disconnected from

river

1 none-no woody

debris present 1 med to small wd

low overall

coverage<5%,

flood accumulations

present on

floodplain and in channel

3 none 1

Responsiveness banks responsive

due to exposure to

higher flows

1 low-need large

flood to remove

reeds and grasses

2 dynamic within

valley, but stable.

Large trees are

major anchors to planform

3 would respond

quickly after

grasses removed

1

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput-no link

to floodplain 1 storage in channel

and floodplain

except under very

high flow

2 throughput in

channel,

accumulation on

floodplain, erosion of sand bank

during high flows

3 storage during

low flow, yield

during high

1


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) 36 669 2163 1003

CAT_ID 11 11 11 11





Northwest



Water management

issues

Already severely

affected by

alterations to

channel and floodplain-not

sure changing

flows would affect it much

Valley wall (Fe-

rich seds) are

unstable where

floodplain cleared; More sed would

choke channel,

removing flow would inc

vegetation in

channel, removing high flow would

increase

vegetation on floodplain

Reduction in

sediment or woody

debris input would

greatly alter channel and

floodplain, as

would decrease in high flows.

very poor present

condition-change

to base flow

would lead to channel widening

or contraction.

Floodplain at risk for erosion

during floods.

pH 7.6 6.75 6.73 6.53

EC 1426 460 553 470

Temp 15.2 15.5 13.6 13.7




normalise 0-1 0.45 0.54 1.00 0.41

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 0.83 0.95 0.82

Mosaic consistent-beautiful

reach

Character excellent-

relationship

between

floodplain, channel, sand-

surface, valley wall all functioning

Condition very good


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Cluster ID (RC_ID) u/s 821=ref site 821 973 3908

CAT_ID 8 8 11 32

River name Montagu Montagu Welcome Elizabeth u/s

Wolf Craig- riffle

Mosaic number 51 51 61

Mosaic name North western karst

basin & plains North western karst

basin & plains North western karst

basin & plains Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys


Field date 2/11/2006 2/11/2006 3/11/2006 4/10/2006

Field party LK LK LK LK, CM


GPS Northing 5451311 54514569 5464127 5358598

RS_ID 129928 129928 115194 316614

Reference site? yes no no no


Montagu u/stream

of highway Montagu u/stream

of highway, recognising

Welcome site is

more distant from dissected

escarpment

Wolf Craig

Creek & cluster 782

Setting within

mosaic

border with

dissected

escarpments, floodplains confined

by steep slopes

straight reach at

upstream end of

mosaic

straight reach on

broad plain beginning of

gorge section

Valley width can't tell due to

vegetation, but very

steep to east

very wide ~2km from map RB=bedrock, LB

~150 m

Degree channel

constriction

very low-organic &

mud rich banks w/low floodplain

low low-uniform ~0.8m

banks RB=high,

LB=low, highly variable within

reach, increasing

in elbow

Relief (channel

setting) low low low steep due to

bedrock hill

Terraces no-hummocky

organic rich

floodplain

no no 2m high on LB,

~5 m from

channel, none on RB

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min

low-CFEV shows

34m, 52 m for min

& max slope, but

very low in reach

low, 0.015 0.0017 224m, 232m

Valley side slope very steep, but due

to proximity of other mosaic, once

d/s, the valley is

very open

low hills - can't see

due to plantation low gently sloping

hills Steep on RB,

overall catchment = moderate

Influence from


shape, but low wrt

channel, bank & floodplain

morphology

appears low,

although neighbouring

mosaic very close

low minimal

Flow characteristics turbulent riffles,

lower flow rate in

runs, rapid flow even at low water

level

runs and log jams,

no pools and little

variability

heterogeneous-

woody debris

creates small riffles, with runs in-

between

irrigation release

forms major part

of flow, turbulent riffle, high

hydraulic

diversity

Land-use forest plantation &

grazing State forest grazing

Clearing none (probably

regrowth?) extensive low in reach,

extensive upstream

and downstream

low near river,

high in catchment


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CAT_ID 8 8 11 32


Wolf Craig-

riffle


Mosaic name North western

karst basin &

plains

North western karst

basin & plains North western

karst basin &

plains

Southern

Midlands

foothills & valleys

Flood plain

characteristics

low lying, very

rich in woody

debris, vegetated

with ferns, cutting grass & tall thin

trees, very rich in

leaf litter

cleared, grazed,

plantation open paperbark

forest with

cutting-grass like

understorey, low lying and flat

discontinuous

within reach


Consistent with

mosaic?

Mostly consistent

with MO 51,

although valley controlled by

MO44- valley floor is tongue of

51 between valley

of 44.

3 consistent with

MO51 3 yes-may be more

organic rich than

Montagu u/stream highway because

no input from dissected

escarpment

upstream

Yes, modified

due to regulated

flow and lack of large floods

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

more sed input

than farther

downstream, but low influence wrt

low low low

Planform shape meandering 3 straighter than

natural 2 straight reach 3 straight in reach

Number of channels 1 3 1 3 1 with widespread

evidence of flow

on floodplain, but

not in defined channels

3 1, 2ndary flood

channels

Approx channel

width 2-3 m 3 ~1 m, little

variability 2 3-5 m 3 6-10 m

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.16 3 1.16 2 1.09 3.00 1.25


riffle)

riffle-run -pool

over ~50m 3 long run 3 run with small

riffles due to

woody debris

3 riffle in

pool/riffle

sequence

Long-connectivity culvert d/s, none

u/s 2.5 culvert u/s, drains

d/s 2 road bridge d/s 2 high 3

Latitudinal

connectivity high 3 none-no riparian

zone either 2 high 3 high 3

Vegetation cover-

channel none 3 none 3 none 3 sparse

macrophytes &

filamentous algae

2

Vegetation cover-

banks

mosses on banks,

no ground cover,

ferns and cutting

grass and LWD

3 mosses & pasture 2 low % cover-

discontinuous

mosses above

slope break

2 RB=shrub

dominated to 3m

abutting

bedrock, pockets of groundcover,

LB=grasses &

occasional tall trees w/shrub

u/story; more

vegetation than 'natural'

2


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CAT_ID 8 8 11 32

River name Montagu Montagu Welcome Elizabeth u/s Wolf

Craig- riffle



karst basin &

plains

North western karst

basin & plains North western

karst basin &

plains

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

open forest w/

medium to large

trees & abundant LWD

3 plantation forest &

grasses 1 open forest of

paper barks, tall

thin trees with cutting-grass like

understorey

3 LB=same as

banks

Vegetation

functionality

high srt broad

valley shape, but

low wrt channel, bank & floodplain

morphology

3 low, not enough to

slow floods near

river channel

1 moderate to high-

may have less

vegetation than natural-probably

less debris coming

down river due to clearing upstream

2 high-probably

higher than

natural, ie, more vegetation than ref

constrains system

2

Riparian disturbance low (natural) 3 high 1 obvious

disturbance is low 3 low 2

Bars/benches


No. Cobbles

creating riffles 3 no-large log jams,

no bed heterogeneity

1 no-woody debris

fills niche of seds 3 LB=discontinuous

floodplain, but no bars

3

Bars/benches

stability? moderate-woody

debris will move

in moderate flow

3 high 3

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

Irregular, banks

up to ~1m 3 flat bottoms and

scoured 2 channel uniform

at 0.8m 3 irregular due to

boulder/cobble

bed

3

Bedform types

present

cobbles creating

riffles. LWD 3 cobbles and logs 2 woody debris

creating snags 3 dominated by

boulders 3

Bedform distribution irregular 3 woody debris

concentrated in

flood deposits

3 NA

Bedform stability high at low flow,

probably altered by in channel

flows

3 logs very stable 2 moderate-woody

debris not large 3 high 3


distribution

angular to sub

angular cobbles,

pebbles, gravels, sands, minor silt

3 cobbles, gravels,

sands, fine silty &

mud on bed surface

3 organic debris and

muds, sulphur

smell when disturbed

3 boulders, cobbles

over lg pebbles &

gravels. No fines

3

Bed materials sorting poor 3 poor 3 well sorted mud 3 low 3

Bed material

rounding

angular to sub

angular 3 sub angular 3 sub angular 3

Bed compaction cobbles loose,

underlying gravels more compacted

3 low to moderate 3 not compacted-

due to high organic content of

mud

3 moderate/armoure

d 3

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

low 3 organic fines on

bed surface 2 very high, but

mostly organic

debris rather than

organic muck

3 low-high energy

precludes-fines

present in pools

and anastomosing reach u/s

3


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51.0 51.0

rank

51.1 51.1

rank

51.2 51.2

rank

61.0 61.0

rank


CAT_ID 8 8 11 32


Wolf Craig-

riffle



karst basin &

plains

North western

karst basin &

plains

North western karst


Midlands

foothills & valleys

Bed material


of flow required to

move

moderate flow to

move- high flow

enters broad

floodplain and would reduce flow

velocity

3 stable-would

move in very high

flow only

2 organic rich bed

highly mobile 3 high-high flow

to move 3

Bank materials LWD, organic

matter and debris,

clay and silt on over bank

3 mud with less

organic matter

than ref

1 predominantly mud

and organics 3 LB-cobbles in

fine matrix,

RB=bedrock & fines & cobble

flood deposits,

armoured island

3

Bank slope variable-

widespread logs control bank

angles; where

muddy bank exposed,

~25degrees, but

generally steeper

3 near vertical 2 ~60deg and

uniform- almost appears too

uniform-could

suspect channelisation in

past, but no dredge

spoil piles evident

2 LB&RB~20 3

Bank shape variable 3 convex to vertical 2 uniform, straight

banks 3 LB-flat to

terraces, RB, flat

to bedrock

3

Bank stability high 3 moderate-

disturbed due to stock access

2 bank face moderate

due to no vegetation-would

move under high

flow within channel

2 High 3

Disturbance

occurrence

high diversity of

disturbance,

'healthy'

undercutting in a few places with

moss present, mix

of deposition and erosion

3 high-clearing,

stock 1 flood disturbance

widespread on

floodplain, banks

very uniform-no undercutting

3 Low 2

LWD % cover cover high in

limited areas

creating log jams,

overall, swd very widespread,

LWD<5% cover

3 high in log jam

but very low on

banks and

floodplain

1 concentrated in

areas in channel

snags, ~10% on

floodplain

3 <10%-

concentrated in

flood deposits in

secondary channels &

floodplain

2

Responsiveness mobile bed would

respond to

inchannel flows, overall dynamic,

but low

responsiveness

3 banks would

erode easily,

leaving large logs in channel in situ

2 channel and bank

face high

responsiveness due to unconsolidated

material and lack

of vegetation; floodplain low (but

dynamic)

3 low, but

variable;

increased vegetation

relative to

natural would decrease

responsiveness

2

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

storage on

floodplain,

throughput in channel

3 banks eroding,

floodplain storage

at moderate flow, stripping at high

flow

2 channel=storage

under low flow,

yield under moderate, storage

under high;

fp=storage

3 throughput 3


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51.0 51.0

rank

51.1 51.1

rank

51.2 51.2

rank

61.0 61.0

rank


CAT_ID 8 8 11 32


Wolf Craig-

riffle



karst basin &

plains

North western

karst basin &

plains

North western karst


Midlands

foothills & valleys

Water management

issues

Regulation of

flow would

decrease bank

variability, constant flow

would undercut

banks, reduction in high flow

would reduce

movement of bed and woody debris,

all reducing

variability

Already has

management

issues. There is a

high potential for incision/erosion of

banks, and high

flows could scour floodplain. Loss

of relationship

between floodplain and

channel

If flow velocities

increased, would

lead to erosion of

bank, if flood flows decreased,

floodplain starved

of disturbance and new material-

vegetation would

increase. There is something unusual

about this site-

probably modified in the past through

channelisation, or

flow higher than natural due to

clearing in

upstream catchment

highly stable in

gorge, prob inc

vegetation

relative to ref, but not lg

organic

accumulations as occur u/s.

Cobbles &

boulder & bedrock provide

high stability

pH not recorded 6.58 7.08

EC not recorded 842 103

Temp 12.8



Total score 95.5 63 88 68

normalise 0-1 0.99 0.52 0.92 0.86

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 1.00 0.84 0.43

Mosaic actual site in

wrong mosaic-

reflects plain rather than

dissected slope,

need to adjust mosaic boundary

to contours,

contribution of underlying karst is

topography rather

than clasts

similar comment

to 51.0 Close to a ref site,

but the uniformity

of the channel and lack of vegetation

on lower banks

suggests channelisation in

the past, or flow

velocities greater than natural

Consistent,

reflects steep

reaches w/strong b/r control

Character Excellent site

showing relationship

between

floodplain, channel and

woody debris

Very degraded-no

connection between

floodplain and in

channel character, no LWD

good in that

connectivity between floodplain

and channel

maintained- probably more mud

and less wd

coming down river than before

moderate-

probably more vegetation &

less event

disturbance due to reg flow

Condition excellent -good

ref site very poor, cleared,

stock access, no

riparian zone,

floodplain now plantation, no

understorey

good high-limited

gorse, no

extensive

deposits of fine- organics as

present

u/stream;


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rank

61.2 61.2

rank

61.3 61.3

rank

61.4 61.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 3908 1743 1331 1331

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32

River name Wolf Craig Creek

u/s Elizabeth-run tributary of

Currajong Rivulet Tin Dish Creek Tin Dish Creek


Mosaic name Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern Midlands

foothills & valleys Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys


Field date 4/10/2006 13/10/2006 9/11/2006 9/11/2006

Field party LK, CM LK LK LK


GPS Northing 5358181 5326050 5326549 5326176

RS_ID 316616 257064 257194 257194

Reference site? yes no no no


Wolf Craig Creek Wolf Craig Creek,

but this site is constrained on both

banks

wolf Craig

Creek, but not confined on

either side

Setting within

mosaic

run u/s confluence

w/ Elizabeth River partially confined

sinuous reach,

generally equivalent to Wolf

Craig but lower

slope

bedrock confined

gorge broad open plain

between low

hills

Valley width ~75 ~2km? Valley

divides consist of low rolling hills,

artificial divide

due to train tracks and road

~100 m across top

of gorge ~400m from hill

to hill

Degree channel

constriction

RB-high, LB-

moderate-channel

constrained by

boulder/cobble floodplain

material

LB-dolerite scree

slope; RB-dolerite

rich flood plane

and train tracks

high-bedrock &

scree gorge low, except for

incision of

channel

Relief (channel

setting)

high relief, but

lower than

Elizabeth

low within valley,

river valley

defined by hills

moderate to high low, except for

incision of

channel

Terraces no No no no

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 248m, 242, 299m, 304m 0.011 0.011

Valley side slope moderate low within valley,

river valley

defined by hills

moderate to steep-

slope controlled by

jointing in areas

low slope

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low low low

Flow characteristics episodic high

flows, ephemeral naturally

ephemeral, but irrigation releases

heterogeneous-

pools on bedrock outcrops, small

channels between

boulders, cobbles

heterogeneous,

but generally a run

Land-use grazing grazing, train,

highway grazing grazing-direct

access of stock

to channel

Clearing moderate,

probably burnt extensive-no

riparian vegetation or floodplain

vegetation

high in broad plain

upstream, low in gorge

extensive on

floodplain


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61.1 61.1

rank

61.2 61.2

rank

61.3 61.3

rank

61.4 61.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 3908 1743 1331 1331

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32






Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern Midlands


Midlands

foothills &

valleys

Flood plain

characteristics

LB-extending to

dolerite hills] RB-constrained by

RR, LB-hummocky plain

with 2ndary

channels confined by dolerite hill

very narrow, rocky

and sharp change in slope at valley

margin, no

overbank, little defined channel

within floodplain

broad open plain

between low hills


Consistent with

mosaic?

Yes, creek

dominated by

dolerite scree &

floodplain material

Yes, but modified

due to presence of

train

Yes-although a

gorge and confined

on both margins

yes

Influence from

u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

low low low low

Planform shape straight reach meandering,

channelised along

RR, anastomosing when flood

3 meandering,

anastomosing

when mod or high flow

3 meandering,

incised channel 2

Number of channels 1 1 main, 2ndary

flood channels on

L floodplain

3 1 with flow, 1 with

discontinuous

pools, other flood

channels

3 1 primary,

2ndary flood

channels on

floodplain

3

Approx channel

width

1-4m, controlled

by boulders & cobbles

3-5 m 3 ~2m with flow, 12-

15m= valley floor 3 8 m in incision 2

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.23 1.01 3.00 1.29 3.00 1.29 2.00


riffle)

run/riffle if flow,

now small pools

connected by

trickle

run when flowing 3 riffle due to

irregular channel

from cobbles,

boulders, bedrock

3 run 3

Long-connectivity high relief, but

lower than Elizabeth

3 culverts at road

and railway 1 weir u/s at

Brooklands 2 weir

immediately upstream

2

Latitudinal

connectivity high 3 railroad, midlands

highway 1 high, but confined

by valley 3 low due to

erosion of

channel-requires

high flow to enter floodplain

2

Vegetation cover-

channel

occasional reeds

in small pockets 3 algae, grasses 2 algae in pools, high

cover of grasses 3 grasses, algae,

macrophytes,

moderate cover

2

Vegetation cover-

banks

LB-grd cover,

tussocks occas tall

tree, RB, tussocks & open woodlands

2.5 100% except for

localised erosion

exposing dolerite rich floodplain, all

grasses, no trees

2 grasses, tussocks,

few trees, cover

complete except for BR and boulder

outcrops

3 grasses, and

tussocks,

moderate cover

2


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61.1 61.1

rank

61.2 61.2

rank

61.3 61.3

rank

61.4 61.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 3908 1743 1331 1331

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32






Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern Midlands


Midlands

foothills &

valleys

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

LB-grass tussocks,

RB-no floodplain 2.5 grasses 100%

cleared except for occasional tree

1 tussock, grasses on

valley floor 3 grasses, no trees 1

Vegetation

functionality high 2.5 low-wouldn't slow

floods 2 moderate to high,

prob fewer trees

than natural, but

bedrock controls flow characteristics

in flood

3 low 1

Riparian disturbance moderate/episodic

& natural 3 cleared 1 moderate 2 high 1

Bars/benches


cobble boulder act

as benches/bars,

but not discrete

units

3 No no no-only slumped

banks 1

Bars/benches

stability? high 3 N/A

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg) irregular 3 asymmetric, with

one bank steeper; lacks irregularities

of cobbles & wd

2 broad flat floored

valley with small incised channel

3 irregular 2

Bedform types

present cobbles, boulders 3 tussock grasses,

exposed cobbles 2 boulders/cobbles 3 cobbles,

macrophytes 2

Bedform distribution irregular due to

cob/boulders 3 N/A widespread b/r,

boulders, cobbles 3 N/A

Bedform stability high 3 high due to low

slope 3 high 3 moderate-fine

material being

incised

2


distribution

cobbles, boulders,

gravels, fines 3 cobbles, gravels &

fines in small

pool, probably present under

grass

3 cobbles, boulders

and gravels 3 fines with

cobbles 3

Bed materials

sorting poor 3 poor 3 poor 3 poor 3

Bed material

rounding

angular to sub-

rounded 3 sub-angular to sub

rounded 3 angular to sub-

rounded 3 angular to sub

rounded 3

Bed compaction moderate, pools

more armoured 3 moderate 2 low 3 moderate-high

amount of

clayey organics

2

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

slimes on rocks &

in fines in shadow

deposits

3 present in pools 2 low in running

channel, high in

stagnant pools

3 high 1


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61.1 61.1

rank

61.2 61.2

rank

61.3 61.3

rank

61.4 61.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 3908 1743 1331 1331

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32






Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern Midlands


Midlands

foothills &

valleys

Bed material

stability & estimate of flow required to

move

high-requires very

high flow to move bed

3 very stable-need

very large flow to mobilise bed as

flow leaves

channel under moderate flow

3 high-need to fill

valley to mobilise 3 organic slime

easily moved, compacted clay

requires higher

flow

2

Bank materials LB-fine floodplain

deposit over

cobbles with

organic content, RB=dolerite scree

in fine matrix

3 fines & cobbles 3 bedrock and muds

at base grading to

dolerite boulders

and soil

3 muds, soils and

cobbles 3

Bank slope LB=steep 90 at

edge of tussocks,

~30 on cobble margin; RB=30-

40 @ bank,

vertical where boulders present

3 near vertical

where disturbed or

tussocks present, low slope where

vegetated by

grasses

3 irregular and

controlled by

bedrock; where grasses present low

vertical bank

3 steep where

eroded, low

slope where bank has

slumped

1

Bank shape close to vertical 3 vertical to gently

sloping 3 irregular 3 irregular 2

Bank stability high 3 high due to

composition 3 high due to

presence of bedrock and

cobbles

3 low-high

amount of erosion

1

Disturbance

occurrence

low, high natural

variability 3 Some erosion near

road crossing and

slumping due to stock access

2 low-large

disturbance would

occur during high flow events large

enough to move

cobbles only

3 high 1

LWD % cover more on RB,

overall low, minor in channel, little

geomorph

function, stability from dolerite scree

3 0 2 very low in

channel, low on banks and lower

valley

2 very low 1

Responsiveness moderate-potential

for erosion of

floodplain fines;

undercutting downstream at

sharp bend

2.5 moderate-

irrigation releases

have incised

channel along rr embankment

2 low 3 high where not

protected by

cobbles or

macrophytes

1

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput in

channel, storage

on floodplain

3 floodplain storage,

throughput in

channel

2 throughput 3 throughput in

channel, storage

during moderate floods,

floodplain

stripping during very high flows

2


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61.1 61.1

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61.2 61.2

rank

61.3 61.3

rank

61.4 61.4

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 3908 1743 1331 1331

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32





Mosaic name Southern Midlands


Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands foothills

& valleys

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys

Water management

issues

changing

ephemeral flow would alter

condition, ie

establish macrophytes,

erosion of

floodplain fines, erosion at d/s bend

in reach due to inc.

sheetwash from cleared floodplain,

channel incision

Very poor riparian

condition. Would scour under large

floods, increased

or continual baseflow would

alter character.

River is in poor condition due to

clearing, and

irrigation flow. Character of

secondary flood

channel is consistent than

Wolf Craig due to

vegetated channel and lower slope.

A highly resistant

site affected by grazing and

probably clearing.

Overall in good condition. Fines

and grasses on

valley floor would erode (channel

widening) under

constant higher baseflow,

reduction of high

flows would promote greater

vegetation on

lower banks

clearing,

grazing, stock access and low

regulation has

lead to erosion and incision of

channel. In very

poor condition. Regulated base

flow could

increase channel incision and

erosion

pH 7.11 no flow 8.01 8.01

EC 1005 no flow 1942 1942

Temp 12.4 12.4




normalise 0-1 0.96 0.67 0.95 0.44

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 0.36 0.81 0.81

Mosaic consistent with

mosaic and good

example of gorge section

consistent with

mosaic- highly

degraded floodplain

section

Character Probably less

LWD as

compared to natural, but

geomorph largely

controlled by bedrock/boulders

very poor-loss

of riparian and

floodplain vegetation and

regulation of

flow have altered character

of channel and

FP/channel relationship

Condition very poor-

erosion

widespread,

stock access has damaged banks


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62.1 62.1

rank

62.2 62.2

rank

62.3 62.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2854 3236 3824 459

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32

River name Glen Morriston

Rivulet Macquarie River u/s

Mt Morriston Macquarie at

Cassiford Marsh Macquarie d/s

Elizabeth


Mosaic name Southern midlands

Tertiary basin Southern midlands


Tertiary basin Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin


Field date 9/11/2006 9/11/2006 9/11/2006 22/11/2006



GPS Northing 5337868 5331745 5335357 5360407

RS_ID 258988 258051 258962 286152

Reference site? no no no no


Based on CFEV

info, thought this

might be a ref site, but it clearly is not.

No ref identified

for meandering reach in this mosaic

Need to identify

broadwater ref site in

S, midlands Tertiary basin-used

knowledge of

broadwaters in MO2 as ref

No ref site

identified- used

knowledge of meandering

reaches in MO2 as

ref

No ref site

identified

Setting within

mosaic

meandering pool,

riffle, pool

sequence within

open plain

partially confined

broadwater on border

between MO62 and

Southern Midlands foothills and

valleys(MO61)

meandering reach

in broad valley Straight section

in partially

confined reach

within undulating plain

Valley width defined by low

hills, ~1200m ~150m, defined by

bedrock on right

bank and low Fe-rich rise defining left

floodplain

~2km ~200m (steep LB

to low & open

RB)

Degree channel

constriction

low-confined by

channel incision high on RB, low on

LB low moderate on LB,

low on RB and

u/s and d/s of BR reach

Relief (channel

setting)

low-confined by

channel incision high on RB due to

bedrock constriction,

low in valley

low moderate next to

river, low in

valley

Terraces possibly on RB,

may be remnant

low hill rather than

terrace, LB- none

no, but hummocky

floodplain composed

of cobbles, pebbles

and fines

possibly on RB,

but probably

incised channel and

floodplain erosion creating feature

Possibly on RB,

grading into hill.

None on LB

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0.0056 0.00157 0.00164 0.00069

Valley side slope low, with

floodplain grading

gradually onto hill

slope

RB=steep bedrock

outcrop (up to 90

deg, LB=low<30deg

RB=undulating,

LB=moderate

slope with distinct

break at base

LB=moderate,

RB=lower

Influence from


low high from MO61 low low

Flow characteristics variety of flow

regimes- pools,

riffles created by

cobbles

broadwater, low

velocity, deep pool low velocity flow

with little

heterogeneity

low and uniform

through run/pool

Land-use grazing grazing and cropping

in catchment,

grazing on left floodplain

grazing and

cropping with

irrigation

cropping and

grazing

Clearing extensive extensive in

catchment, high on

floodplain, low? on

bedrock outcrop

extensive extensive on RB,

LB more

vegetation in BR

steep area


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62.1 62.1

rank

62.2 62.2

rank

62.3 62.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2854 3236 3824 459

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32


Rivulet Macquarie River

u/s Mt Morriston Macquarie at


Elizabeth






midlands

Tertiary basin

Flood plain

characteristics

flat lying (except

for small rise on

RB), cleared, gully erosion present

hummocky with

secondary

channels, overbank shadow deposits

behind tussocks

common

RB=cropping and

completely cleared,

hummocky due to gullies;

LB=grazing and

completely cleared

undulating with

occasional

outcrops, cleared


Consistent with

mosaic?

yes, but not a ref

site yes, but influence

from MO61

outcrop

yes yes

Influence from


low moderate-confines

RB, but doesn't alter nature of

broadwater

low low

Planform shape meandering pool,

riffle, pool

sequence within open plain

3 straight broadwater

reach 3 meandering reach,

but gully erosion

has lead to anastomosing

reaches

2 straight reach

entering left

hand meander

3

Number of channels 1 main, 2ndary

flood channel on

right bank floodplain

3 1 major, numerous

secondary on LB

floodplain

3 1 main with gullies

on floodplains 2 1, no flood

channels 3

Approx channel

width

6-10 m, difficult to

determine in

riffles because low

slope of bank grades into

floodplain

3 15-20m 3 ~15m bank full 3 ~90m full

channel (top of

LB to RB

floodplain)

3

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reac

h distance

1.13 3.00 1.07 3.00 1.40 3.00 1.15 3.00


riffle)

pool-riffle-pool

sequence 3 broadwater, low

velocity, deep pool 3 meandering run 3 pool 2

Long-connectivity impoundment

upstream, weir

downstream

1 bridge d/s, Tooms

Lake u/s 2 weirs u/stream for

water off take 1 bridge in

section, but

high and probably not

too

constricting, weirs d/s

2

Latitudinal

connectivity none 3 Right bank is

constrained by

bedrock, LB=good

connectivity

3 high-no riparian

vegetation to sop

flow

2 RB-none,

LB=local

bedrock

outcrop but otherwise none

3

Vegetation cover-

channel

pools-reeds,

macrophytes,

emergents, run:

algae in slow moving area,

macrophytes

3 reeds, emergents,

too deep and turbid

to see bed

3 reeds and grassy

clumps where

slumping has

occurred

2 macrophytes

along margins,

algae deeper

2

Vegetation cover-

banks

grasses and

tussocks, low

cover where erosion occurring

2 grasses and reeds

on LB with

occasional shrub, RB=thicker cover

of shrubs small

trees and grasses

2 grasses and a few

tussocks, poor

cover with exposed banks eroding and

slumping

1 emergents at

waters edge,

grasses on LB, tussocks on

RB, willows,

gorse

1


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62.1 62.1

rank

62.2 62.2

rank

62.3 62.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2854 3236 3824 459

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32





Elizabeth






midlands

Tertiary basin

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

grasses, tussocks,

minor gorse, no

trees

2 LB=grasses and

tussocks, few trees 2 grasses only 1 cleared-near

river willows

and gorse, occasional tall

trees

1

Vegetation

functionality

low-wouldn't slow

large flood or

provide organic matter to channel

1 RB=high,

LB=moderate 2 very low 1 mod to high at

low to med

flow, low in high flow

2

Riparian disturbance irrigation 1 present vegetation

low disturbance, but previous

clearing of FP

likely

3 very high 1 very high 1

Bars/benches


not bars, cobble

define riffles, point bars have

been vegetated

creating pools

2 Reeds occupy

niche and define margin

3 slumped blocks

form some benches 1 reeds fill niche 2

Bars/benches

stability? high high 3 low, subject to

erosion by moderate (in

channel) flow

1

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

flat and irregular

in riffles, u shaped

in run and pools, deepest part of

channel to top of

bank~1.5m

3 can't tell-too deep irregular-no

thalweg 2

Bedform types

present

cobbles in riffle,

macrophytes and cobbles in run and

pools

3 macrophytes

along margins, algae deeper

2

Bedform distribution cobbles irregular,

macrophytes in

flow path

3

Bedforms stability high 3 assume high due to

depth 3 stable except at

very high flow 2


distribution

cobbles, organic

much, gravels and

pebbles under cobbles, fine sand

and silt in runs,

pools=cobbles and organic rich fines

3 muds, pebbles,

cobbles 3 organics,

cobbles 3

Bed materials

sorting poor 3 poor 3 poor 3

Bed material

rounding

angular to sub

rounded 3 sub angular to sub

rounded 3 subangular

dolerite 3

Bed compaction armoured in riffle,

but not

compacted, not

compacted in pools or run

3 moderate-a lot of

mud easily

disturbed

2 organic muck

over more

compacted

material

2

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

high outside main

flow path and in

pools

2 assume high due to

green colour of

water, and nature

of setting

2 high, especially

near banks and

slumped material

2 moderate to

high 2


44


62.0

62.0

rank

62.1

62.1

rank

62.2

62.2

rank

62.3

62.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2854 3236 3824 459

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32





Elizabeth






midlands

Tertiary basin

Bed material


of flow required to move

high-would

require bank full

to move

3 need very high

flow to disturb

broadwater- flow would enter

floodplain

3 organic fines

would move with

moderate flow, so would gravels.

Need bank full to

move cobbles

3 high at low and

moderate flow,

low at very high flow

3

Bank materials soil, mud, some

pebbles and small cobbles near base

3 LB=organic rich

silts with cobbles, RB=bedrock

3 cobbles and

pebbles in predominantly

muddy, silty bank,

clasts near base

3 LB=bedrock

and derived soils;

RB=sandy,

organic rich soils

3

Bank slope vertical where

erosion, gradual where slumping

2 near vertical on

both banks 3 near vertical where

erosion, low where slumped

2 RbB=low<20de

g increasing toward

floodplain; LB=30-60

bedrock

3

Bank shape vertical to low

lying 2 near vertical,

minor slumping

on LB

3 convex to vertical 2 near vertical

where reeds

present

2

Bank stability low where

disturbed and

exposed, high where flat lying

and vegetated, no

woody debris

2 high, a few

exposed areas

only

3 low-exposure of

fines due to erosion

would result in transport at even

low flows

2 low 3

Disturbance

occurrence high 2 low 3 extensive 1 low 2

LWD % cover very low-none 1 none 2 a few snags in

flood deposits, almost none in

channel

1 very little 1

Responsiveness exposed banks

high, bed=low,

floodplain low except very high

flows and areas

where gully erosion occurring

1 low-LB and

floodplain more

responsive than RB

3 channel high due to

extensive

disturbance

1 low to medium,

RB more

responsive

2

Sediment yield/ storage/ throughput

throughput or yield in channel

due to erosion,

storage on floodplain

changing to yield

under very high flows

2 storage in broadwater,

storage on

floodplain during high flow,

potential for

floodplain stripping-gully

erosion present

but not widespread

2 channel probably yield during any

moderate flow,

storage on floodplain during

moderate flow,

stripping during very lag flow

2 throughput on storage at low

flow

2


45


62.0 62.0

rank

62.1 62.1

rank

62.2 62.2

rank

62.3 62.3

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2854 3236 3824 459

CAT_ID 32 32 32 32





Elizabeth






midlands

Tertiary basin

Water management

issues

poor condition due

to lack of

vegetation on banks and erosion

in channel.

Erosion related to regulated flow and

lack of vegetation

Good condition

for broadwater,

but broadwater may be result of

downstream flow

alteration. It may not be natural, but

it is in relatively

good condition for a broadwater

Highly disturbed

reach, where

channel and floodplain

dysfunctional.

Additional baseflow would increase

erosion in channel,

reduction of high flows has probably

already occurred

highly modified

due to constant

flow from irrigation.

Releases have

increased bed flora and

changed

channel. In ok condition for an

artificial pool.

Inc in base flow = channel

widening on

RB; reduction in floods=inc

vegetation in

channels and margins

pH 7.6 8.01 obtained at site

2400

EC 1110 133

Temp 14.8 16.9




normalise 0-1 0.70 0.86 0.47 0.64

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 0.45 0.47 0.46

Mosaic consistent consistent, but

influenced by MO61

consistent

Character loss of riparian

and floodplain

vegetation, and reg

of flow has altered channel

probably reach in

best condition in

cluster due to

bedrock on RB, and lack of

intensive grazing

on LB. Upstream and downstream

where bedrock is

absence, clearing is more extensive

Highly

modified

compared to

natural due to irrigation flows,

weirs, clearing.

Condition poor moderate to good

assuming site is

natural broadwater

Not in bad

condition given

highly

unnatural character


46

Attributes/Mosaic

number & site

62.4 62.4

rank

88.0 88.0

rank

88.1 88.1

rank

88.2 88.2

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2400 2523 2523 2231

CAT_ID 32 34 34 35


u/s Isis Liffey d/s Bates Bates Creek Lake River



Tertiary basin Western tiers

basins and fans Western tiers basins

and fans Western tiers

basins and fans


Field date 22/11/2006 1/12/2006 1/12/2006 8/03/2007



GPS Northing 5370513 5385846 5385615 5353143

RS_ID 286081 288529 288460 255893

Reference site? no no no yes-for Dens


No ref site

identified no site identified no site identified

Setting within

mosaic

straight run in

undulating plain in broad valley

undulating plain undulating plain First Den in

catchment

Valley width very wide-several

km ~2.5km near confluence

with Liffey ~250m ~3km

Degree channel

constriction

low except for

channel incision low to moderate-

2m banks only

constriction

constrained by 2m

deep banks low

Relief (channel

setting)

low-hill on

RB~100m from

bank, LB-

floodplain with extensive gully

erosion

low to moderate-

2m banks only

constriction

low low within den,

steep valley

walls

Terraces no-only slumps in

floodplain no no no

Long. Profile/slope

elev max/elev min 0 0.0119 0.0218 0.0017

Valley side slope low gradual on fan,

steeper where fan

meets tiers

gradual on fan,

steeper where fan

meets tiers

steep

Influence from


low moderate from

steep dolerite scree (MO74)

moderate from steep

dolerite scree (MO74)

medium-source

of sediment

Flow characteristics run with uniform

flow, no snags, etc high flow

diversity med flow diversity-

may have been channelised in past

run and pools,

high hydraulic variability due

to woody debris

and macrophytes

Land-use cropping and

grazing grazing grazing grazing

Clearing extensive extensive on

floodplain extensive on

floodplain floodplain is

cleared, but

good riparian

vegetation of trees and

tussocks for

~50+ m either side of channel


47


62.4 62.4

rank

88.0 88.0

rank

88.1 88.1

rank

88.2 88.2

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2400 2523 2523 2231

CAT_ID 32 34 34 35






basins and fans Western tiers basins

and fans Western tiers

basins and fans

Flood plain

characteristics

RB=undulating

with sparse trees,

LB=cleared, flat

with incised dry channel

undulating undulating flat


Consistent with

mosaic? yes yes yes yes-basin/den

setting

Influence from


low moderate-input

from deep dolerite scree upstream

moderate-input

from deep dolerite scree upstream

medium-

sediment source

Planform shape straight reach

entering broad

bend

3 straight reach 3 straight reach-

maybe channelised 2 meandering 3

Number of channels 1-with incised

channel on

floodplain

2 1-no channels on

floodplains or

evidence of flood deposits on

floodplain

2 1 2 1 3

Approx channel

width 6-8 m 3 12m 3 5m 3 10-12 m 3

Sinuosity

(RS_LENGTH/reach

distance

1.07 3.00 1.05 3.00 1.01 3.00 1.89 3.00


riffle) run 3 run/riffle sequence 3 run (if flowing)-

incised 2 runs and pools 3

Long-connectivity pools u/s with

offtake, bridges 2 high-occasional

bridges upstream

and d/stream

3 extractions 2.5 high-

barriers=woody

debris in channel

3

Latitudinal

connectivity

very high-too

open, no riparian

vegetation

2 too high-cleared

floodplain 2 moderate-incised

channel prevents

connectivity with

floodplain

2 high no barriers 3

Vegetation cover-

channel

almost complete

macrophytes 1 none 3 some algae 2 macrophytes in

pools 3

Vegetation cover-

banks grasses and reeds 1 low cover on faces

where cobbles

exposed, sporadic very large trees on

banks crests

3 low on bank faces,

blackberries on

bank crest hanging over face

2 grasses on

margins,

tussocks on banks, reeds on

channel edge

3


48


62.4 62.4

rank

88.0 88.0

rank

88.1 88.1

rank

88.2 88.2

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2400 2523 2523 2231

CAT_ID 32 34 34 35






basins and fans Western tiers


basins and fans

Vegetation cover-

floodplain

tussocks,

occasional tree,

crops

1 low-cleared 1 cleared 1 trees and

tussocks; good

coverage for

>50 m

2.5

Vegetation

functionality very low 1 high for in channel

flows, low for out of channel flow

2 low, higher on LB 2 very high-

woody debris integral

component of

channel

3

Riparian disturbance slumping

widespread, with

grasses growing on slumps, so no

exposed banks but

highly disturbed

2 some stock access,

some areas where

no riparian vegetation

2 high-cleared to

channel in many

places

1 isolated stock

access, and

disturbance on outside bend

2.5


Description no exposed at very

low flow and occ. Pt bar, but not

readily

distinguished from irr

3 no 2 reeds and

grasses fill role 3

Bars/benches

stability? high-need flow to

move cobbles 3 very high 3

Channel shape (3-4

depths + thalweg)

irregular,

controlled by

macrophytes

2 irregular due to lg

cobbles and

boulders

3 uniform U with

cobble bottom 2 irregular due to

woody debris 3

Bedform types

present macrophytes boulders/cobbles, a

few snags 3 cobbles/boulders 3 woody debris 3


Bedforms stability high-need to move

cobbles 3 high-need to move

cobbles 3 high 3


distribution

High organic

content with silts and minor sand,

pebbles and small

cobbles. Too deep to reach

central channel

2 boulders and

cobbles over gravels with low %

sand

3 boulders and

cobbles over gravels with

higher % sand

3 muds, sands,

pebbles, few cobbles,

organic litter

3

Bed materials sorting poor 3 poor 3 poor 3 poor 3

Bed material

rounding

subangular to

rounded 3 angular to sub-

angular 3 subangular-

subrounded 3 sub angular to

sub rounded

dolerite

3

Bed compaction moderate at

margin 2 low 3 slightly armoured,

not compacted 3 poor-fines on

surface are very

soft

3

Bed material-

presence organic

fines

very high-too

open, no riparian

vegetation

1 low-some organic

litter 3 low, but higher

than Liffey 2 moderate to

high, but

appear to be derived form

detritus-healthy

looking and smelling

3


49


62.4 62.4

rank

88.0 88.0

rank

88.1 88.1

rank

88.2 88.2

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2400 2523 2523 2231

CAT_ID 32 34 34 35








basins and fans

Bed material


of flow required to

move

organic fines

moved in

moderate flow-

need to remove macrophytes to

move bed

2 need at least

channel full to

move

3 banks would prob

erode before bed

moves, need high

flow to move cobbles

2 organic fines

and pebbles

move a t bank

full- need to remove

macrophytes in

pools to move underlying

sediment

3

Bank materials silts, sands,

organics, no

woody debris

1 cobbles and

pebbles in silty

matrix

3 fine grained, with

cobbles/pebbles 3 where visible

silty sands-

friable where exposed

3

Bank slope near vertical 2 low where stock

access and disturbed, high

where controlled by river

2 near vertical 2 near vertical

except where disturbed

3

Bank shape near vertical 2 slightly concave

to river 3 slightly concave 3 at margin near

horizontal grasses, sloping

(30-45 decrees

to floodplain with tussocks

on fp.

3

Bank stability moderate-once

grasses flattened

prone to erosion

2 high due to

presence of

cobbles and buttressing by tree

roots

3 medium 2 very high

where good

vegetation is present

3

Disturbance

occurrence

very high stock

access evident 1 naturally high 3 Unnaturally high 2 low-stock

access 3

LWD % cover none 1 high in flood

deposits, some

snags, lower than natural due to

cleared

floodplains

2 very low 1 low % but very

important; up

to 10%, a few log jams

3

Responsiveness moderate to high-

very prone to slumping

1 dynamic within

channel, low overall

3 moderate 2 low-probably

has brief moments of

terror when

meanders get cut off

3

Sediment yield/

storage/ throughput

throughput, yield

at in channel high

flow- storage on

FP during moderate flow,

stripping during

very high flow

throughput 3 throughput or yield

from bank erosion 2 storage in

floodplain,

throughput at

low flow


50


62.4 62.4

rank

88.0 88.0

rank

88.1 88.1

rank

88.2 88.2

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 2400 2523 2523 2231

CAT_ID 32 34 34 35








basins and fans

Water management

issues

Channel prone to

erosion due to

over steepening of

banks from incision. Increased

base flow=channel

widening, decrease

floods=inc

vegetation

channel condition

okay, clearing of

floodplain is

issue. Channel would be prone to

narrowing with

reduced flows. Increased

baseflows might

erode some areas of lower bank, but

discontinuous

very poor condition

due to clearing, and

possibly

channelisation, changes to flow

would widen or

narrow-less robust than Liffey due to

greater disturbance,

and higher incision.

Incision prob

linked to floodplain

clearing

Very important

to maintain

channel and

floodplain; pools relatively

insensitive to

flow changes as long as

continue to

flow and support

macrophytes;

woody debris input form

floodplain

critical;

pH 7.24 7.04 no flow 6.4

EC 408 53 89

Temp 18.3 18.6 14.4



Total score 49 85 67.5 89

normalise 0-1 0.45 0.87 0.63 0.98

GEOM from CFEV 0.44 1.00 1.00 0.39

Mosaic consistent consistent consistent with

den setting

Character very high

quality character

relative to what else exists in

State

Condition very good

condition

except for areas

where stock access


51


88.3 88.3

rank

88.4 88.4

rank

88.5 88.5

rank

Cluster ID (RC_ID) 813 722 670

CAT_ID 35 34 34

River name Westons Rivulet Meander River d/s

Meander Lieths Creek at Road

Crossing


Mosaic name Western tiers basins and

fans Western tiers basins and

fans Western tiers basins

and fans

Stream order 4 6 4

Field date 8/03/2007 8/03/2007 8/03/2007

Field party LK LK LK

GPS Easting (field) 492358 467551 465107

GPS Northing 5377316 5391399 5391832

RS_ID 283669 288041 284529

Reference site? Possibly for proximal fans no no


no site identified for

distal fan setting no site identified for

distal fan setting

Setting within mosaic cutting through alluvial

fan close to head of fan cobble bed river

dissecting alluvial fan meandering creek

dissecting distal fan

Valley width narrow at upstream end,

wide where ck enters

floodplain;

~10 km valley walls, but

only ~4 km from base of

Tiers

~10 km valley walls,

but only ~4 km from

base of Tiers

Degree channel constriction moderate - constricted

by incision low-constrained by

incision only high due to incision

Relief (channel setting) high relief at upstream

end, low relief where ck

enters valley

low-constrained by

incision and low terrace

on LB

low in valley-no

terraces

Terraces no terraces, but another

lobe of fan is evident to north

yes on LB no

Long. Profile/slope elev

max/elev min 0.0364 0.00225 0.00285

Valley side slope sharp with steep slopes sharp break in slope, and

steep slopes sharp break in slope,

and steep slopes

Influence from u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic

very high-dolerite scree

provides sediment high sediment input

from dolerite scree low-no dolerite

cobbles

Flow characteristics riffles with high

variability of flow high degree of hydraulic

variability meandering run /

riffle sequences; pools formed near

bridge

Land-use forestry at upper end of

cluster, beginning of

grazing at lower end

grazing, cropping grazing, cropping

Clearing lower floodplains

extensively cleared extensive on floodplain,

and riparian vegetation in some areas

extensive on

floodplain and riparian vegetation

zone


52


88.3 88.3

rank

88.4 88.4

rank

88.5 88.5

rank


CAT_ID 35 34 34



Crossing





and fans

Flood plain characteristics undulating with fan

lobes broad and flat broad, flat, cleared

and grazed


Consistent with mosaic? yes yes-distal fan/floodplain

setting yes-distal fan, but

finer sediment

setting as compared to Meander

Influence from u/stream or

neighbouring mosaic high high sediment input

from dolerite scree low-sediment has

fallen out upstream

Planform shape straight high energy

reach 3 broadly meandering

channel 3 strongly meandering 3

Number of channels 1 3 1 with flood debris on

overbank 3 1-incised 3

Approx channel width 7-12 m 3 ~30 m bank full; ~10 m

active at low flow; channel has been

modified by placement of rip-rap

2.5 ~5m 3

Sinuosity


1.10 3.00 1.20 3.00 1.20 3.00

Site type (pool, run, riffle) rapids/riffles/run 3 run-riffle 3 run/rifle 3

Long-connectivity extractions evident,

bridge d/s 2.5 bridges upstream and

downstream, extractions 2.5 bridges, extractions 2

Latitudinal connectivity incised channel 3 rip rap deposited on

outside of bend 2.5 incised channel, rip

rap on banks 2

Vegetation cover-channel none 3 none 3 algae on bed 2

Vegetation cover-banks very low on bank faces

with boulders exposed 3 sparse grasses on

margin, increasing with

height above channel,

little vegetation where boulder covered

3 grasses and weeds 2


53


88.3 88.3

rank

88.4 88.4

rank

88.5 88.5

rank


CAT_ID 35 34 34


Meander Lieths Creek at

Road Crossing





and fans

Vegetation cover-floodplain high vegetation where

floodplain is lacking,

floodplain in lower

section is extensively cleared

2 cleared 1 very low 1

Vegetation functionality high in upper reaches,

low in lower reaches 2 low-not much in

channel, and floodplain

cleared, riparian

vegetation strip very narrow

1 high in channel, low

on floodplain 2

Riparian disturbance high 3 high (probably naturally

high) 2 high-what is present

isn't native 1


Description

cobble and boulder point

bars 3 cobble and boulder bars 3 small sand/gravel

point bars in meander bends

3

Bars/benches stability? high 3 high due to size 3 low 2

Channel shape (3-4 depths +

thalweg)

irregular due to boulder

& cobble bed 3 irregular due to presence

of cobbles and boulders 3 U' shaped and flat;

small thalweg in meander bends

2

Bedform types present boulder and cobble

rapids/riffles 3 imbrication 3 gravels, smooth

bottom, no woody

debris

2


Bedforms stability very high 3 high-large flows

required to disturb bed 3


distribution

gravels overlain by

cobbles & boulders 3 cobbles and boulders

overlying gravels and pebbles, very low

sand/silt component

3 sands, gravels in

point bar, silts/sands on bed

3

Bed materials sorting poor 3 poor 3 moderate-all

<pebbles 2

Bed material rounding subangular to sub

rounded 3 mostly sub rounded 3 pebbles sub rounded

to angular 3

Bed compaction poor 3 poor 3 low-high volume of

easily disturbed

fines

2

Bed material- presence

organic fines low 3 low 3 high 2


54


88.3 88.3

rank

88.4 88.4

rank

88.5 88.5

rank


CAT_ID 35 34 34



Crossing





and fans


& estimate of flow required

to move

need very high flow to

move boulders

controlling channel

3 high-large flows

required to disturb bed 3 easily scour sands

and organic muck 2

Bank materials cobbles and boulders in

fine-silty matrix 3 cobbles and pebbles in

fine/silty matrix 3 fine-grained friable

silty sand under grasses

3

Bank slope near vertical, irregular

due to boulders 3 45-50 degrees between

edge of channel and start of floodplain

3 near vertical, less

steep at meander bends

2

Bank shape vertical 3 straight 3 slightly convex 2

Bank stability high until mega-flow 3 high until flow sufficient

to mobilise cobbles-no cover to stabilise

3 higher where weeds

present, low where bank is exposed

2

Disturbance occurrence Entire channel and bank

is result of major

disturbances

3 high-natural and

unnatural causes 2 high 2

LWD % cover very low-no floodplain

input downstream of

break in slope

2 very low-lack of

floodplain input 1 very low 1

Responsiveness low, except in very high

flow events 3 low, but very high once

cobbles begin to move 3 channel bed high

responsiveness

during floods due to incision

1

Sediment yield/ storage/

throughput

throughput, yield in big

flow 3 throughput, yield from

channel during very high

flow, deposition on

floodplain

2 in channel yield

during high flows,

storage when flow

leaves channel

2


55


88.3 88.3

rank

88.4 88.4

rank

88.5 88.5

rank


CAT_ID 35 34 34



Crossing





and fans

Water management issues Most of cluster wouldn't

respond much to flow

changes- possibly some

channel widening; where valley broadens,

removing sed from

damming would result in wide scale erosion

(similar to Meander

scenario)

Floodplain is highly

altered, lack of

vegetation will lead o

high rates of erosion once dam is operating

upstream

river in very poor

geomorph condition

due to clearing of

floodplain and channel incision,

lack of WD. Low

water flows likely to be

affecting water

quality

pH 6.55 6.53

EC 40 42

Temp 15.8 18.6

#indicators marked 31 31 30

Total possible score 93 93 90

Total score 89.5 82.5 65

normalise 0-1 0.94 0.83 0.59

GEOM from CFEV 1.00 1.00 0.75

Mosaic consistent with alluvial

fan setting consistent with distal

alluvial fan/floodplain

setting

consistent with distal

alluvial

fan/floodplain setting, but lacking

cobbles

Character medium to high

character-some changes

due to clearing of

floodplain at downstream end, and

forestry activities at upstream end of cluster

medium-clearing of

floodplain and alteration

to channel

medium to poor-

clearing and

channelising has

altered nature of river

Condition good until floodplain

opens up & clearing is widespread

moderate poor


56

Appendix 2. Riparian Vegetation Condition Assessment field sheet and attribute scores


57

BENCHMARK

SCORING TOTALS

Habitat

absent present abundant

Hollows -1 0 0

Dead standing -1 0 0

Logs (>100mm

dia) -1 0 0 -3

Channel

Present Absent

Fine litter (<10mm

dia) 0 -0.5

Medium litter (10-

300mm dia) 0 -1

Large litter

(>300mm dia) 0 -1

<1m2 1-10m2 10-100m2 >100m2

Debris deposits

volume -1.5 -1 -0.25 0 -4

Disturbance Count

None 1 2 3

Water diversions 0 -0.5 -0.75 -1

Other

Mechanical

disturbance 0 -2.5 -2.75 -3

Road/ford/bridge 0 -0.5 -1 -1

None Yes Abund

Cut stumps 0 -0.5 -1

Grazing evidence 0 -2

None part all

Fencing (where

adjacent to

grazing) -2 -1 0

None scattered continuous

Decline 0 -1.5 -2 -12

Riparian

Vegetation (R1)

ex FAG

38-50m 37-20m 10-19m <10m

Width 0 -2.5 -5 -8

>500 200-500 100-200 <100

Length R1 0 -2.5 -5 -8

Cover % >70 30-70 10-30 <10

Tree and shrub

cover for forest

woodland scrubs 0 0.1 -4 -10

Graminoids and

herb cover 0 -2 -3 -4

Graminoids and

herb cover for

non forest 0 -2 -7 -14


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>20 species 10-20 <10

Native diversity 0 -3 -6

Absent Present

Regeneration

(native woody

species) -4 0

No Yes

Riparian is FAG 0 -40 -40

Aquatic Absent Present

Nutrification

evidence

(turbidity/algae) 0 -2 -2

Stream Bank

Margin Absent Present

Slumping 0 -3 -3

Proportion

native/intro

communities

(R# + B#) None <10% 10.0-20.0 20-50

50-

75

>7

5

Proportion

Introduced

woody vegetation

communities 0 -1 -3 -4 -5 -6

Proportion Non-

woody non-

native 0 -2 -6 -8 -10

-

12

No Yes

Altered (if not

either of above) 0 -2 -16

Weeds riparian

strip 0 <10 10.0-30.0 30-70 >70

Woody weed

cover 0 -2 -5 -10 -15

Herbaceous &

graminoid weed

cover (excl

buffer) 0 -1 -3 -4 -5 -20

SCORE -100


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Appendix 3. Summary of CFEV and field fluvial geomorphic condition scores for river clusters

Field scores for each categories shown in Table 5 are presented, with the relative contribution of each category to the final field condition indicated

as a percentage.

Mosaic number.

Site number

River cluster (RC_ID)

Catchment (CAT_ID) River name Mosaic name

CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)

Materials (0-1) (30%)

Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

1.0 782 32

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

pool

Central & eastern

dolerite plateau 0.847 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

1.1 782 32

Macquarie River

u/s Long Marsh-

riffle

Central & eastern


1.2 120 32

Elizabeth River d/s

Lake Leake

Central & eastern


1.3 1106 32 Blackman River

Central & eastern


2.2 1092 33 St Pauls River pool

Central eastern

alluvial basins 0.984 1.000 1.000 0.813 1.000 0.969

2.3 629 33

South Esk u/s

Storeys Creek-

Central eastern

alluvial basins 0.999 1.000 0.751 0.565 0.689 0.784

2.4 629 33

South Esk d/s

Storeys Creek

Central eastern

alluvial basins 1.000 0.565 0.751 0.316 0.316 0.430

2.5 423 33

South Esk at

Fingal

Central eastern

alluvial basins 0.998 0.502 0.751 0.627 0.917 0.668


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Mosaic number.

Site number



CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)


Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

2.6 423 33 Fingal Rivulet

Central eastern

alluvial basins 1.000 0.779 0.502 0.005 0.192 0.403

36.0 73 33 Nile River

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 1.000 0.889 0.751 0.627 0.858 0.834

36.1 3199 35

Brumbys Creek d/s

Weir pond #2

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 0.141 0.218 0.254 0.129 0.353 0.244

36.2 1195 35

Macquarie at

Longford

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 0.141 0.502 0.254 0.502 0.502 0.482

36.3 3130 35

Tributary of

Macquarie

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 0.495 0.378 0.502 0.005 0.388 0.331

36.4 449 34 Whitemore Creek

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 0.800 0.724 0.502 0.129 0.552 0.521

36.5 236 34

Liffey River at

Moreton Cottage

Northern

Midlands

Tertiary basin 0.955 0.889 0.502 0.627 0.819 0.787

40.0 393 34

Quamby Brook at

Exton House

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins 0.576 0.447 0.502 0.129 0.627 0.468


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Mosaic number.

Site number



CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)


Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

40.1 4060 34

Meander River

upstream Birralee

Bridge

Northern rolling

basalt hills and

alluvial basins 0.967 1.000 0.876 1.000 0.981 0.984

45.0 115 11 Welcome

NW hills, coastal

sands and

remnant surfaces 0.980 0.945 0.751 1.000 1.000 0.968

45.1 61 11 Harcus

NW hills, coastal

sands and


45.2 36 11 Welcome

NW hills, coastal

sands and


46.0 669 11 Red Creek

Northwest

moderate relief

karst 0.830 0.378 0.751 0.627 0.683 0.538

47.0 2163 11 Doctors River NW rolling hills 0.946 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

47.1 1003 11 Welcome River NW rolling hills 0.820 0.502 0.751 0.129 0.502 0.410

51.0

u/s

821=ref

site 8 Montagu

North western

karst basin &

plains 1.000 1.000 0.876 1.000 1.000 0.992

51.1 821 8 Montagu

North western

karst basin &

plains 1.000 0.613 0.502 0.129 0.585 0.519


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Mosaic number.

Site number



CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)


Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

51.2 973 11 Welcome

North western

karst basin &

plains 0.844 1.000 0.751 0.751 0.929 0.920

61.0 3908 32

Elizabeth River u/s

Wolf Craig-riffle

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys 0.425 1.000 1.000 0.668 0.876 0.900

61.1 3908 32

Wolf Craig Creek

u/s Elizabeth run

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.813 0.972 0.963

61.2 1743 32

Tributary of

Currajong Rivulet

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys 0.362 0.779 0.005 0.378 0.910 0.674

61.3 1331 32 Tin Dish Creek

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys 0.806 0.945 0.751 1.000 1.000 0.950

61.4 1331 32 Tin Dish Creek

Southern

Midlands

foothills &

valleys 0.806 0.613 0.502 0.129 0.420 0.436


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Mosaic number.

Site number



CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)


Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

62.0 2854 32

Glen Morriston

Rivulet

Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin 0.999 0.779 0.502 0.378 0.770 0.695

62.1 3236 32

Macquarie River

u/s Mt Morriston

Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin 0.445 0.701 0.751 0.627 1.000 0.861

62.2 3824 32

Macquarie at

Cassiford Marsh

Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin 0.468 0.724 0.254 0.005 0.502 0.467

62.3 459 32

Macquarie d/s

Elizabeth

Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin 0.461 0.724 0.751 0.254 0.751 0.635

62.4 2400 32

Macquarie River

u/s Isis

Southern

midlands Tertiary

basin 0.444 0.440 0.502 0.005 0.602 0.445

88.0 2523 34 Liffey d/s Bates

Western tiers

basins and fans 1.000 0.945 0.751 0.627 0.923 0.872

88.1 2523 34 Bates Creek

Western tiers

basins and fans 1.000 0.724 0.627 0.378 0.668 0.627

88.2 2231 35 Lake River

Western tiers

basins and fans 0.388 1.000 1.000 0.938 1.000 0.983

88.3 813 35 Westons Rivulet

Western tiers

basins and fans 1.000 0.945 0.876 0.751 1.000 0.944


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Mosaic number.

Site number



CFEV Geom

condition (0-1)


Local Hydrology

(0-1) (7%)

Local Vegetation

(0-1) (13%)

Channel & banks

(0-1) (50%)

Field Condition

(0-1)

88.4 722 34

Meander River d/s

Meander

Western tiers

basins and fans 1.000 0.834 0.751 0.378 0.981 0.831

88.5 670 34

Lieths Creek at

Road Crossing

Western tiers

basins and fans 0.747 0.613 0.502 0.378 0.710 0.585


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Appendix 4. CFEV Riparian vegetation condition scores compared to field % native and the field CV

CFEV clusters and sections listed in the rank order of the CFEV condition score.


River section (RS_ID)

Catchment (CAT_ID) Catchment Name Waterway Name

CFEV (% native)

Field (% native)

Field Condition Value

1195 0015 35 Brumbys Lake Macquarie River 0 23 49.499

236 0013 34 Meander Liffey River 0 5 29.999


3130 0000 35 Brumbys Lake Unnamed Creek 0 1 45.9999

449 0025 34 Meander Whitemore Creek 0 2 36.499

449 0035 34 Meander Whitemore Creek 0 2 33.4

3199 0007 35 Brumbys Lake Brumbys Creek 0 27 57.4999

1195 0021 35 Brumbys Lake Macquarie River 6 14 13.4999


821 0028 8 Montagu Montagu River 23 43 51.499

629 0001 33 South Esk South Esk River 27 24 52.499

2854 0008 32 Macquarie Glen Morriston Rivulet 29 100 61.9999


3824 0011 32 Macquarie Macquarie River 33 51 57.4

629 0000 33 South Esk South Esk River 34 59 40.499

629 0007 33 South Esk Storeys Creek 34 56 45.399


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CFEV (% native)

Field (% native)



821 0038 8 Montagu Montagu River 38 36 52.899

4060 0006 34 Meander Meander River 42 62 53.999

1092 0033 33 South Esk St Pauls River 46 85 61.25





730 0002 33 South Esk Nile 54 64 54.249






730 0000 33 South Esk Nile 83 68 70.499


1743 0012 32 Macquarie Unnamed Creek 86 74 45.5

1743 0017 32 Macquarie Unnamed Creek 96 76 49.999

2854 0016 32 Macquarie

Tributary of Glen

Morriston Rivulet 97 0 8.9999


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CFEV (% native)

Field (% native)


813 0030 35 Brumbys Lake Westons Rivulet 98 98 77.999



973 0001 11 Welcome Welcome River 99 100 75.9

2163 0019 11 Welcome Doctors Creek 100 100 81.65





120 0001 32 Macquarie Elizabeth 100 100 68

120 0006 32 Macquarie Elizabeth 100 100 73.65

120 0012 32 Macquarie Elizabeth 100 100 76.499

2163 0018 11 Welcome Doctors Creek 100 100 87.499

2231 0015 35 Brumbys Lake Lake River 100 100 81.899

2231 0023 35 Brumbys Lake Lake River 100 100 65.249


813 0021 35 Brumbys Lake Westons Rivulet 100 100 88.498



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Appendix 5. Wetland survey form

SURVEY SITE

Site No: Date:

Locality:

Recorder/s:

Land Owner:

Contact details:

AMG (of survey point) Easting Northing

Method (e.g 1:25,000 map, GPS etc)

Accuracy (m) Datum

Start time: Finish Time:

Photo record numbers

Macroinvertebrate sample collected? Yes / No Who by?_____________________________________________

How?______________ _____________Habitat sampled?___________________________________________________

Fish sampling conducted? Yes / No Who by?_________________How?___________________________________

Fish species recorded_________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Frogs

Frog species observed, (by sound or visual?)

Comments:

Burrowing crayfish

Crayfish burrows present Crayfish burrows absent

Comments:


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WITHIN WETLAND VEGETATION

TASVEG Mapping Unit

TASVEG Mapping Unit TASVEG code

%

Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest NAF

Restionaceae rushland (not alpine) MRR

Lowland sedgy heathland SHL

Wet heathland SHW

Leptospermum lanigerum-Melaleuca squarrosa swamp forest NLM

Melaleuca ericifolia swamp forest NME

Melaleuca squarrosa scrub SMR

Leptospermum scrub SLW

Freshwater aquatic herbland AHF

Saline aquatic herbland AHS

Lacustrine herbland AHL

Freshwater aquatic sedgeland and rushland ASF

Lowland Poa labillardierei grassland GPL

Agricultural land FAG

Weed infestation FWU

Open E.. rodwayi over sedgeland

Open E.. ovata over sedgeland

Other TASVEG mapping units

Comments


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WETLAND MACROPHYTES

Dominant Macrophyte Species

Species % cover of entire

wetland

Location

Comments

Other Macrophyte Species

Species % cover of entire

wetland

Location

Comments

WETLAND WATER STATUS

% of entire wetland area where surface water evident:

Conductivity :

Temperature:

Turbidity :

Comments


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WETLAND RIPARIAN VEGETATION

TASVEG Mapping Unit

TASVEG Mapping Unit TASVEG code

%

Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest NAF

Restionaceae rushland (not alpine) MRR

Lowland sedgy heathland SHL

Wet heathland SHW

Leptospermum lanigerum-Melaleuca squarrosa swamp forest NLM

Melaleuca ericifolia swamp forest NME

Melaleuca squarrosa scrub SMR

Leptospermum scrub SLW

Freshwater aquatic herbland AHF

Saline aquatic herbland AHS

Lacustrine herbland AHL

Freshwater aquatic sedgeland and rushland ASF

Lowland Poa labillardierei grassland GPL

Agricultural land FAG

Weed infestation FWU

Other TASVEG mapping units

Comments


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WETLAND CONDITION (Mark appropriate class)

Wetland vegetation

Classification Unit Classification Features

Class

% Native % Exotic or

cleared % Other Natural

Within Wetland native vegetation

Score proportion of native vegetation, exotic vegetation (or fallow land) or natural features (e.g. water, rocks, etc) within wetland.

Wetland riparian vegetation

Score proportion of native vegetation, exotic vegetation (or fallow land) or natural features (e.g. water, rocks, etc) with wetland buffer zone (100 m).

Comments on condition “

MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Key Management Issues Priority Number

(1 highest, 2 etc)

Within Riparian Zone

Within Wetland:

Catchment:


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CONTACT DETAILS

Water Resources Division


GPO Box 44 Hobart Tas 7001 Telephone: (03) 6233 6328 Facsimile: (03) 6233 8749

Email: [email protected]