Table . Summary of watering actions monitored for Stream Metabolism. Selected Commonwealth Area Flow Water delivery dates environmental Expected ecological Monitored (Watering component Observed ecological outcomes2 Influences2 (start – end)1 water volume outcome1 site(s)2 Action type1 delivered (GL)1 Reference)1 12/08/14 – 09/01/15 Base flow 34.563 None Yallakool Metabolic rates comparable with Constrained by very low Creek many other streams concentrations of bioavailable (10008-01) nutrients and organic carbon Goulburn 25/08/14 – 25/09/14 Base flow 12.986 Disrupt biofilms, Moss Rd, No major changes in stream Flows retained within channel. (10002-01) move fine sediment, Darcy’s metabolism as a result of flows Consequently, introduction of entrain organic Creek, sufficient nutrients/organic Goulburn 10/11/14 – 17/11/14 Base flow 1.315 matter in stream to Loch Garry, carbon to stimulate primary (10002-01) support ecosystem McCoys production is unlikely function Bridge Goulburn 14/10/14 – 11/11/14 Fresh flow 67.46 (10002-01) Goulburn 20/11/14 – 30/11/14 Fresh flow 14.472 (10002-01) Goulburn 01/12/14 – 28/02/15 Base flow 18.291 (10002-01) Goulburn 01/03/15 – 15/03/15 Base flow 21.103 (10002-01) 13/04/15 – 12/06/15 Goulburn 16/03/15 – 12/04/15 Fresh flow 13.321 (10002-01) Goulburn 13/06/15 – 30/06/15 Fresh flow 65.444 (10002-01)
Table . Summary of watering actions monitored for Stream Metabolism. 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 (10008-01) 12/08/14 – 09/01/15 Base flow 34.563 None Yallakool Creek Metabolic rates comparable with many other streams Constrained by very low concentrations of bioavailable nutrients and organic carbon Goulburn (10002-01) 25/08/14 – 25/09/14 Base flow 12.986 Disrupt biofilms, move fine sediment, entrain organic matter in stream to support ecosystem function Moss Rd, Darcy’s Creek, Loch Garry, McCoys Bridge No major changes in stream metabolism as a result of flows Flows retained within channel. Consequently, introduction of sufficient nutrients/organic carbon to stimulate primary production is unlikely Goulburn (10002-01) 10/11/14 – 17/11/14 Base flow 1.315 Goulburn (10002-01) 14/10/14 – 11/11/14 Fresh flow 67.46 Goulburn (10002-01) 20/11/14 – 30/11/14 Fresh flow 14.472 Goulburn (10002-01) 01/12/14 – 28/02/15 Base flow 18.291 Goulburn (10002-01) 01/03/15 – 15/03/15 13/04/15 – 12/06/15 Base flow 21.103 Goulburn (10002-01) 16/03/15 – 12/04/15 Fresh flow 13.321 Goulburn (10002-01) 13/06/15 – 30/06/15 Fresh flow 65.444
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