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Logue Brook - Logue Brook Dam Road

Basin : Harvey River

Catchment : Harvey River

The condition of the Logue Brook Dam Road  site (site code: LOGUE02/6131319), in the upper catchment of Logue Brook, has been assessed on several occasions:

  • 14 -15 February 2011
  • 14 -15 March 2011
  • 11 -12 April
  • 9-10 May 2011

The assessment was conducted using standard methods from the South West Index of River Condition. Primarily measures chosen for this assessment included, fish and crayfish, aquatic habitat, water quality (dissolved oxygen, temperature, electrical conductivity, and pH) logged every 10 mins between 14 February and 10 May 2011), fringing vegetation, channel morphology, erosion, connectivity, local land use and flow.

 

 

Condition summary

The site was assessed as part an assessment of ecological health and environmental water provisions in the Logue Brook – view report here.

Fish and crayfish

Four fish and one crayfish species were found at this site during the assessments:

  • Nannoperca vittata (Western pygmy perch)
  • Gambusia holbrooki (Eastern gambusia) – non-native
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout) – non-native
  • Salmo trutta (Brown trout) – non-native
  • Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gilgie)

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Species found in subcatchment

This includes all species found within the subcatchment of the assessment site, from this and previous studies in the area. The photos are linked to more information about each species, including maps of where they are expected across the south-west.

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