Curdies River Estuary
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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.
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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
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Boggy Creek fishing jetty
Recent Events
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Sites
Cu1 |
Dorey Street floating pontoonActive Physico-Chemical 11-12-2013 - 04-02-2025Floating 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 135 |
Cu2 |
Boggy Creek Road fishing jettyActive Physico-Chemical 11-12-2013 - 04-02-2025Fishing jetty downstream of Boggy Creek Rd bridge, Curdievale. Monitoring is conducted in front of the fish ruler. Observations 123 |
CuGB |
Curdies Water Level GaugeActive Gauge BoardThe 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 ConditionActive Mouth Condition 21-02-2014 - 04-02-2025Behind 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 165 |
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Curdies Photopoint 1Active Photopoint 14-05-2014 - 04-02-2025Behind 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 581 |
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Curdies Photopoint 2Active Photopoint 14-05-2014 - 05-02-2025Concrete pylon at the start of the Great Ocean Road Bridge on the western side. Photos 426 |
Estuary Snapshots
Full estuary snapshots below use dates where samples at every active monitoring site were recorded.
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Mouth Condition Snapshots
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