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Healthy Waterways Strategy Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Go to Table of Contents Healthy Waterways Strategy Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Go to Table of Contents Developed to support Yarra Catchment Collaboration PRELIMINARY Page 1 of 61 For more information about this project please call the Healthy Waterways Strategy team on 131 722. For an interpreter Visit us Like us Follow us Please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 13 14 50 https://yoursay.melbournewater.com.au/healthy-waterways facebook.com/melbournewater @MelbourneWater Table of Contents Table of Contents Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Go to Cover Sheet Go to Cover Sheet Section & Sheet Titles Section & Sheet Titles Page Page 1. Target Summaries 1. Target Summaries 3 3 1.1. Catchment Summary 1.1. Catchment Summary 4 4 a. Yarra Catchment a. Yarra Catchment 5 5 1.2. Waterways Management Unit Summaries 1.2. Waterways Management Unit Summaries 6 6 a. Brushy Creek a. Brushy Creek 7 7 b. Gardiners Creek b. Gardiners Creek 8 8 c. Little Yarra River and Hoddles Creek c. Little Yarra River and Hoddles Creek 9 9 d. Merri Creek (Urban) d. Merri Creek (Urban) 10 10 e. Diamond Creek (Rural) e. Diamond Creek (Rural) 11 11 f. Diamond Creek (Source) f. Diamond Creek (Source) 12 12 g. Merri Creek (Rural and Forested) g. Merri Creek (Rural and Forested) 13 13 h. Yarra River Upper (Rural) h. Yarra River Upper (Rural) 14 14 i. Yarra River Upper (Source) i. Yarra River Upper (Source) 15 15 j. Koonung Creek j. Koonung Creek 16 16 k. Woori Yallock Creek k. Woori Yallock Creek 17 17 l. Mullum Mullum Creek l. Mullum Mullum Creek 18 18 m. Olinda Creek m. Olinda Creek 19 19 n. Plenty River (Source) n. Plenty River (Source) 20 20 o. Steels and Pauls Creek (Rural) o. Steels and Pauls Creek (Rural) 21 21 p. Steels and Pauls Creek (Source) p. Steels and Pauls Creek (Source) 22 22 q. Stringybark Creek q. Stringybark Creek 23 23 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table ofr. Contents Watsons Creek Table ofr. Contents Watsons Creek 24 24 Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Yarra Catchment Preliminary Targets Yarra Catchments. Watts River Preliminary (Rural) Targets Yarra Catchments. Watts River Preliminary (Rural) Targets 25 25 Go to Cover Sheet Go to Cover Sheet Go to Cover t.Sheet Watts River (Source) Go to Cover t.Sheet Watts River (Source) 26 26 u. Darebin Creek u. Darebin Creek 27 27 v. Plenty River Lower v. Plenty River Lower 28 28 w. Plenty River Upper w. Plenty River Upper Section & Sheet Titles Section & Sheet Titles Section & Sheet Page Titles Section & Sheet Page Titles Page29 Page29 x. Yarra River Middle x. Yarra River Middle 30 30 y. Yarra River Lower y. Yarra River Lower 31 31 1. Target Summaries 1. Target Summaries 1. Target1.3. Wetland Summaries Summaries3 1. Target1.3. Wetland Summaries Summaries3 323 323 a. Retarding Basins with biodiversity values a. Retarding Basins with biodiversity values 1.1. Catchment Summary 1.1. Catchment Summary 1.1. Catchment4 Summary 1.1. Catchment4 Summary 334 334 b. Annulus Billabong, Yarra Flats b. Annulus Billabong, Yarra Flats 34 34 a. Yarra Catchment a. Yarra Catchment a. Yarra Catchment5 a. Yarra Catchment5 5 5 c. Banyule Flats Billabong c. Banyule Flats Billabong 35 35 1.2. Waterways Management Unit Summaries 1.2. Waterways Management Unit Summaries 1.2. Waterways6 Management Unit Summaries 1.2. Waterways6 Management Unit Summaries 6 6 d. Bolin Bolin Billabong d. Bolin Bolin Billabong 36 36 a. Brushy Creek a. Brushy Creek a. Brushy 7Creek a. Brushy 7Creek 7 7 e. Burke Road Billabong e. Burke Road Billabong 37 37 b. Gardiners Creek b. Gardiners Creek b. Gardiners8 Creek b. Gardiners8 Creek 8 8 f. Cockatoo Swamp f. Cockatoo Swamp 38 38 c. Little Yarra River and Hoddles Creek c. Little Yarra River and Hoddles Creek c. Little Yarra9 River and Hoddles Creek c. Little Yarra9 River and Hoddles Creek 9 9 g. Domain Chandon Billabongs g. Domain Chandon Billabongs 39 39 d. Merri Creek (Urban) d. Merri Creek (Urban) d. Merri Creek10 (Urban) d. Merri Creek10 (Urban) 10 10 h. Donnybrook Road Lake h. Donnybrook Road Lake 40 40 e. Diamond Creek (Rural) e. Diamond Creek (Rural) e. Diamond11 Creek (Rural) e. Diamond11 Creek (Rural) 11 11 i. Stormwater wetlands i. Stormwater wetlands 41 41 f. Diamond Creek (Source) f. Diamond Creek (Source) f. Diamond12 Creek (Source) f. Diamond12 Creek (Source) 12 12 j. Growling Grass Frog reserve wetlands j. Growling Grass Frog reserve wetlands 42 42 g. Merri Creek (Rural and Forested) g. Merri Creek (Rural and Forested) g. Merri Creek13 (Rural and Forested) g. Merri Creek13 (Rural and Forested) 13 13 k. Hays Paddock Billabong k. Hays Paddock Billabong 43 43 h. Yarra River Upper (Rural) h. Yarra River Upper (Rural) h. Yarra River14 Upper (Rural) h. Yarra River14 Upper (Rural) 14 14 l. Hearnes Swamp l. Hearnes Swamp 44 44 i. Yarra River Upper (Source) i. Yarra River Upper (Source) i. Yarra River15 Upper (Source) i. Yarra River15 Upper (Source) 15 15 m. Kalkallo Creek Wetland m. Kalkallo Creek Wetland 45 45 j. Koonung Creek j. Koonung Creek j. Koonung16 Creek j. Koonung16 Creek 16 16 n. Lillydale Lake n. Lillydale Lake 46 46 k. Woori Yallock Creek k. Woori Yallock Creek k. Woori 17Yallock Creek k. Woori 17Yallock Creek 17 17 o. Ringwood Lake o. Ringwood Lake 47 47 l. Mullum Mullum Creek l. Mullum Mullum Creek l. Mullum18 Mullum Creek l. Mullum18 Mullum Creek 18 18 p. Spadonis Billabong p. Spadonis Billabong 48 48 m. Olinda Creek m. Olinda Creek m. Olinda 19Creek m. Olinda 19Creek 19 19 q. Westgate Park q. Westgate Park 49 49 n. Plenty River (Source) n. Plenty River (Source) n. Plenty 20River (Source) n. Plenty 20River (Source) 20 20 r. Willsmere Billabong r. Willsmere Billabong 50 50 o. Steels and Pauls Creek (Rural) o. Steels and Pauls Creek (Rural) o. Steels and21 Pauls Creek (Rural) o. Steels and21 Pauls Creek (Rural) 21 21 s. Yarra Bridge Stream Side Reserve s. Yarra Bridge Stream Side Reserve 51 51 p. Steels and Pauls Creek (Source) p. Steels and Pauls Creek (Source) p. Steels and22 Pauls Creek (Source) p. Steels and22 Pauls Creek (Source) 22 22 t. Yering Backswamp, Yarra River t. Yering Backswamp, Yarra River 52 52 q. Stringybark Creek q. Stringybark Creek q. Stringybark23 Creek q. Stringybark23 Creek 23 23 1.4. Estuary Summaries 1.4. Estuary Summaries 53 53 r. Watsons Creek r. Watsons Creek r. Watsons24 Creek r. Watsons24 Creek 24 24 a. Yarra River a. Yarra River 54 54 s. Watts River (Rural) s. Watts River (Rural) s. Watts River25 (Rural) s. Watts River25 (Rural) 25 25 t. Watts River (Source) t. Watts River (Source) 2. Metricst. Watts River26 (Source) 2. Metricst. Watts River26 (Source) 5526 5526 u. Darebin Creek u. Darebin Creek u. Darebin27 Creek u. Darebin27 Creek 27 27 a. Key Value Metrics a. Key Value Metrics 56 56 v. Plenty River Lower v. Plenty River Lower v. Plenty 28River Lower v. Plenty 28River Lower 28 28 b. Waterway Condition metrics b. Waterway Condition metrics 57 57 w. Plenty River Upper w. Plenty River Upper w. Plenty 29River Upper w. Plenty 29River Upper 29 29 c. Wetland Value metrics c. Wetland Value metrics 58 58 x. Yarra River Middle x. Yarra River Middle x. Yarra River30 Middle x. Yarra River30 Middle 30 30 d. Wetland Condition metrics d. Wetland Condition metrics 59 59 y. Yarra River Lower y. Yarra River Lower y. Yarra River31 Lower y. Yarra River31 Lower 31 31 e. Estuary Value metrics e. Estuary Value metrics 60 60 1.3. Wetland Summaries 1.3. Wetland Summaries 1.3. Wetland Summaries 1.3. Wetland Summaries f. Estuary32 Condition metrics f. Estuary32 Condition metrics 3261 3261 a. Retarding Basins with biodiversity values a. Retarding Basins with biodiversity values a. Retarding33 Basins with biodiversity values a. Retarding33 Basins with biodiversity values 33 33 b. Annulus Billabong, Yarra Flats b. Annulus Billabong, Yarra Flats b. Annulus34 Billabong, Yarra Flats b. Annulus34 Billabong, Yarra Flats 34 34 c. Banyule Flats Billabong c. Banyule Flats Billabong c. Banyule35 Flats Billabong c. Banyule35 Flats Billabong 35 35 d. Bolin Bolin Billabong d. Bolin Bolin Billabong d. Bolin Bolin36 BillabongPRELIMINARYd. Bolin Bolin36 Billabong 36 36 e. Burke Road Billabong e. Burke Road Billabong e. Burke Road37 Billabong e. Burke Road37 Billabong 37 37 f. Cockatoo Swamp f. Cockatoo Swamp f. Cockatoo38 Swamp f. Cockatoo38 Swamp 38 38 g. Domain Chandon Billabongs g. Domain Chandon Billabongs g. Domain39 Chandon Billabongs g. Domain39 Chandon Billabongs 39 39 h. Donnybrook Road Lake h. Donnybrook Road Lake h. Donnybrook40 Road Lake h. Donnybrook40 Road Lake 40 40 i. Stormwater wetlands i. Stormwater wetlands i. Stormwater41 wetlands i. Stormwater41 wetlands 41 41 j. Growling Grass Frog reserve wetlands j. Growling Grass Frog reserve wetlands j. Growling42 Grass Frog reserve wetlands j. Growling42 Grass Frog reserve wetlands 42 42 k. Hays Paddock Billabong k. Hays Paddock Billabong k. Hays Paddock43 Billabong k. Hays Paddock43 Billabong 43 43 l. Hearnes Swamp l. Hearnes Swamp l. Hearnes44 Swamp l. Hearnes44 Swamp 44 44 m. Kalkallo Creek Wetland m. Kalkallo Creek Wetland m. Kalkallo45 Creek Wetland Page m.2 of Kalkallo 61 45 Creek Wetland 45 45 n. Lillydale Lake n. Lillydale Lake n. Lillydale46 Lake n. Lillydale46 Lake 46 46 o. Ringwood Lake For moreo. Ringwood information Lake about this project please callo. Ringwood the47 Healthy Lake Waterways Strategy teamo. Ringwoodon 13147 Lake 722. 47 47 p. Spadonis Billabong p. Spadonis Billabong p. Spadonis48 Billabong p. Spadonis48 Billabong 48 48 q. Westgate Park q. WestgateFor an Park interpreter q.
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