Appendix A. Other watering actions associated with water quality The following table lists those watering actions that explicitly targeted water quality outcomes (as distinct from stream metabolism) or for which water quality was a target of monitoring. Selected Area Water Flow Commonwealth Expected ecological Monitored Observed ecological outcomes2 Influences2 (Watering Action delivery dates component environmental water outcome1 site(s)2 Reference)1 (start – end)1 type1 volume delivered (GL)1 Campaspe – 09/10/14 – Fresh flow 5.7914 Flush and mix river Not monitored Not monitored Reaches 2 and 4 22/10/14 pools for improved (10003-01) water quality Edward–Wakool 12/08/14 Base flow 34.563 No water quality Yallakool Creek Assisted in the maintenance of (10008-01) expected outcome dissolved oxygen concentrations defined. Other water quality parameters not affected Edward–Wakool 15/09/15 – Fresh flow; base 2.000 Improve water Tuppal Creek Not monitored Not monitored (10008-03) 23/11/15 flow quality Edward–Wakool 15/03/15 – Fresh flow; base 0.05 Improve water Tuppal Creek Not monitored Not monitored (10008-05) 27/04/15 flow quality Goulburn 20/11/14 Fresh flow 14.472 Maintain water Moss Rd, (10002-01) quality Darcy’s Creek, Loch Garry, 01/12/14 Base flow 18.291 Maintain water McCoys Bridge quality Gwydir 17/09/14 Fresh flow 30.000 Maintain water Pallamalla on Water quality parameters within Due primarily to (00016-01) quality Gwydir River normal ranges dilution effects Reduced average pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen (DO). DO linked with low chlorophyll-a (algae) concentrations
Appendix A. Other watering actions associated with water quality The following table lists those watering actions that explicitly targeted water quality outcomes (as distinct from stream metabolism) or for which water quality was a target of monitoring. Selected Area (Watering Action Reference)1 Water delivery dates (start – end)1 Flow component type1 Commonwealth environmental water volume delivered (GL)1 Expected ecological outcome1 Monitored site(s)2 Observed ecological outcomes2 Influences2 Campaspe – Reaches 2 and 4 (10003-01) 09/10/14 – 22/10/14 Fresh flow 5.7914 Flush and mix river pools for improved water quality Not monitored Not monitored Edward–Wakool (10008-01) 12/08/14 Base flow 34.563 No water quality expected outcome defined. Yallakool Creek Assisted in the maintenance of dissolved oxygen concentrations Other water quality parameters not affected Edward–Wakool (10008-03) 15/09/15 – 23/11/15 Fresh flow; base flow 2.000 Improve water quality Tuppal Creek Not monitored Not monitored Edward–Wakool (10008-05) 15/03/15 – 27/04/15 Fresh flow; base flow 0.05 Improve water quality Tuppal Creek Not monitored Not monitored Goulburn (10002-01) 20/11/14 Fresh flow 14.472 Maintain water quality Moss Rd, Darcy’s Creek, Loch Garry, McCoys Bridge 01/12/14 Base flow 18.291 Maintain water quality Gwydir (00016-01) 17/09/14 Fresh flow 30.000 Maintain water quality Pallamalla on Gwydir River Water quality parameters within normal ranges Reduced average pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen (DO). DO linked with low chlorophyll-a (algae) concentrations Due primarily to dilution effects