Table 1. Summary of watering actions and expected outcomes related to vegetation at Selected Areas in 2014–15. Selected Area Water Flow Commonwealth Expected Monitored Expected outcome2 Observed ecological Influences 2 (Watering delivery component environmental ecological site(s)2 outcomes2 Action dates type1 water volume outcome 1 Reference)1 (start– delivered (GL)1 end)1 Base flow 34.563 In-stream aquatic Sites in Yalkool Maintain health of Higher % cover of % cover of aquatic and Wakool 09/01/15 vegetation River and riparian, floodplain aquatic and riverbank riverbank vegetation (10008-01) condition, River, and wetland native vegetation on correlated with wetted germination, zones 3 and 4 vegetation inundated edge in 2 out benthic area recruitment and communities of 3 zones receiving dispersal Commonwealth environmental water More aquatic and riverbank taxa in all 3 zones receiving Commonwealth environmental water than in 1 zone that did not Goulburn Fresh 67.460 Improve Riverbank Provide Several hydrophytic Hotter and drier (10002-01) 11/11/14 condition and transects at opportunities for native species only conditions than average cover of native Loch Garry, germination and appeared on banks may have limited in-channel McCoys Bridge growth of subject to spring observed responses vegetation; inundation-adapted freshes discourage native species Vegetation cover on terrestrial Distribution of some banks subject to freshes vegetation native species, e.g. Poa declined in relation to encroachment labillardierei, confined duration and frequency to areas not subject to of inundation, i.e. lower Fresh 14.472 Improve Not stated inundation elevations 30/11/14 condition and cover of native in-channel vegetation
Table 1. Summary of watering actions and expected outcomes related to vegetation at Selected Areas in 2014–15. Selected Area (Watering Action Reference)1 Water delivery dates (start– end)1 Flow component type1 Commonwealth environmental water volume delivered (GL)1 Expected ecological outcome 1 Monitored site(s)2 Expected outcome2 Observed ecological outcomes2 Influences 2 (10008-01) Base flow 34.563 In-stream aquatic vegetation condition, germination, recruitment and dispersal Sites in Yalkool River and Wakool River, zones 3 and 4 Maintain health of riparian, floodplain and wetland native vegetation communities Higher % cover of aquatic and riverbank vegetation on inundated edge in 2 out of 3 zones receiving Commonwealth environmental water More aquatic and riverbank taxa in all 3 zones receiving Commonwealth environmental water than in 1 zone that did not % cover of aquatic and riverbank vegetation correlated with wetted benthic area Goulburn (10002-01) Fresh 67.460 Improve condition and cover of native in-channel vegetation; discourage terrestrial vegetation encroachment Riverbank transects at Loch Garry, McCoys Bridge Provide opportunities for germination and growth of inundation-adapted native species Several hydrophytic native species only appeared on banks subject to spring freshes Distribution of some native species, e.g. Poa labillardierei, confined to areas not subject to inundation Hotter and drier conditions than average may have limited observed responses Vegetation cover on banks subject to freshes declined in relation to duration and frequency of inundation, i.e. lower elevations Fresh 14.472 Improve condition and cover of native in-channel vegetation Not stated 11/11/14 30/11/14 09/01/15
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