Curdies River Estuary

Overview

Estuary name	Curdies River Estuary
CMA	Corangamite CMA
Description	Curdies Inlet is the estuarine lagoon of the Curdies River at Peterborough in south western Victoria. Curdies River catchment and its major tributaries, Scotts Creek and Cooriemungle Creek, enclose an area cited as 1245 square km.
Estuary Values	significant birds species such as Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) Status: Endangered (IUCN, Adv List) and the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Status: Endangered (Adv List) Mangrove Shrubland Ecological Vegetation Class (Vulnerable) Estuarine Wetland Ecological Vegetation Class (Depleted) Riparian Forest Ecological Vegetation Class (Vulnerable) Swamp Scrub Ecological Vegetation Class (Endangered) game hunting motor boating non motor boating picnics and barbecues recreational fishing sightseeing swimming
Estuary Threats	degraded Estuarine Vegetation degraded Water Quality disturbance of Acid Sulphate Soils artificial estuary openings invasive terrestrial fauna livestock access
Data	Site observations
Status	Active
Monitor group	Curdies River EstuaryWatchers
Boggy Creek fishing jetty

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Sites

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Cu1 Dorey Street floating pontoon Active Physico-Chemical 11-12-2013 - 05-09-2023 Floating pontoon at the end of Dorey Street, Peterborough. The floating pontoon is next to the Curdies River boat ramp. Monitoring is conducted in front of the first wooden pylon on the floating jetty.	Observations 120
Cu2 Boggy Creek Road fishing jetty Active Physico-Chemical 11-12-2013 - 05-09-2023 Fishing jetty downstream of Boggy Creek Rd bridge, Curdievale. Monitoring is conducted in front of the fish ruler.	Observations 108
CuGB Curdies Water Level Gauge Active Gauge Board The gauge board can be found on a pylon of the GOR bridge and can be viewed from the eastern side of the estuary.
CuMC Curdies Mouth Condition Active Mouth Condition 21-02-2014 - 05-09-2023 Behind the no disabled access sign at the top of the beach access track opposite the disabled car parks in the James Irvine memorial car park, Peterborough.	Observations 149
Cup1 Curdies Photopoint 1 Active Photopoint 14-05-2014 - 06-09-2023 Behind the no disabled access sign at the top of the beach access track opposite the disabled car parks in the James Irvine memorial car park, Peterborough.	Photos 528
Cup2 Curdies Photopoint 2 Active Photopoint 14-05-2014 - 06-09-2023 Concrete pylon at the start of the Great Ocean Road Bridge on the western side.	Photos 383

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