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A Volunteer Community Awareness Program for Sach's Creek |
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Sach's Creek Sach's creek has specific local importance because of the fact that it drains off Mt. Stuart and into the Ross River Dam. It is a seasonal water body and a large portion of the creek runs through the reserve, with rocky waterholes providing habitat refuges for native macrophytes and fish. Recently a Creekwatch group was assembled for Sach's creek. The group will monitor the condition of the creek regularly in order to ensure the creek remains persistently healthy. The group is made up of volunteers who visit the creek once a week taking records on the water quality and the fish population. Water quality monitoring is carried out in order to gauge the physical condition of the creek and to note how this changes over time. Information on water temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved Oxygen and turbidity is recorded. Fish surveys are also carried out which give an indication of the biological condition of the creek. Sach's Creek water quality is very important because it runs into the towns drinking water supply. Sach's creekwatch volunters- Matt, Merlyn, Greg, Daniel Sach's creekwatch meets at the park on the second monday of every month.
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Matt and Daniel Conduct Fish Monitoring as Part of Sach’s Creekwatch |
Woodstock State School Macroinvertebrate Monitoring along Sach's Creek in 2006. |
Fish monitoring data base soon.. Sachs Creek Fish Species Native:
Sach's Creek Poster (.pps 267Kb) Semi permanent water holes Oak valley reserve |
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History soon.. Popular swimming hole Bird watching population of oak valley rubbish, pollution, garden waste Greencorp |
Pests/Introduced
species: Other
animals that live in/near sach's creek: Introduced plants/trees: |
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