Overview

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The St George River Estuary is approximately 1km in length with a small catchment of 215.8Ha. It is the only estuary in the Corangamite region which was listed as being in a ‘near-pristine’ condition in an audit of all estuaries in the region in 2003 (Mondon, J., Sherwood, J. and Chandler, F. (2003). Western Victorian Estuaries Classification Project).

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Estuary Values

• a significant fish found in the St George River estuary is the Australian Grayling.
• Riparian Forest Ecological Vegetation Class (Least Concern)
• Wet Forest Ecological Vegetation Class ( Least Concern)
• Cool Temperate Rainforest Ecological Vegetation Class (Endangered)
• camping
• picnics and barbecues
• sightseeing
• swimming
• tracks
• the St George River is part of a catchment that supplies water

Estuary Threats

• acid sulfate soils
• fish barriers
• degraded water quality
• disturbance of acid sulfate soils
• degraded estuarine vegetation

• St George River Estuary Fact Sheet

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