Willyun Creek - Basil Road
Basin : Albany Coast
Catchment : Willyun Creek
The condition of the Basil Road site (site code: WIC-01), in the lower catchment of the Willyun Creek, was assessed between 24 and 25 November 2008, over a 100-m length of stream. At this time no previous assessments of river ecology had been reported.
The assessment was conducted using standard methods from the South West Index of River Condition. Measures chosen for this assessment included fish and crayfish, macroinvertebrates, aquatic habitat, water quality (dissolved oxygen, temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, colour, alkalinity, turbidity and nutrients), fringing vegetation, channel morphology, erosion, connectivity, local land use and flow.
Condition summary
The site was assessed as part of a national assessment of river condition – view report here.
An online condition summary for this site has not been prepared. Please contact the Departments River Science team for site information, and see below for links to information on some of the species found at the site, and some images taken in November 2008.
Fish and crayfish
Only one crayfish species was found at this site in November 2008. Click on the image below to learn more.
Note: only fish and crayfish are targeted by sampling methods, however where other species were caught and/or observed they are included below.
