Donnelly River - Tom Road Hut

Basin : Donnelly River

Catchment : Donnelly River

The Tom Road Hut site (site code: DR196DONN2/6081110) has been assessed on several occasions:

  • 5-6 March 2025
  • 25-26 February 2026

The assessment was conducted using standard methods from the South West Index of River Condition. Measures chosen for this assessment included fish and crayfish, aquatic habitat, water quality (dissolved oxygen, temperature, electrical conductivity, and pH logged over 24h, and colour, alkalinity, turbidity and nutrients), fringing vegetation, channel morphology, erosion, connectivity, local land use and flow.

 

Condition summary

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Fish and crayfish

Three fish and one crayfish species were found during the assessments:

  • Bostockia porosa (Nightfish)
  • Galaxias occidentalis (Western minnow)
  • Nannoperca vittata (Western pygmy perch)
  • Cherax cainii (Smooth marron)

Note: only fish and crayfish are targeted by sampling methods, however where other species were caught and/or observed they are included below.

  • Palaemon australis (South-west glass shrimp)

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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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