A review of historic western Victorian lake conditions in relation to fish deaths

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A review of historic western Victorian lake conditions in relation to fish deaths

Eel deaths occurred in waterways across Victoria from 2004 to 2006. EPA Victoria worked with responsible agencies to investigate the cause of the deaths. An information gap was identified regarding changes throughout the catchments over time. Much of this knowledge had not been documented formally and was difficult to assess.
Anecdotal evidence and unpublished reports of the history of lakes Modewarre, Bolac and Colac indicate that, over the past 150 years, all lakes in the Western District have shown a distinct pattern of drying out during periods of extended drought. As early as 1846 the lakes showed signs of drying, which would indicate that any fish within those lakes also died due to lack of good quality water.

Publication Number: 1108

Category(s): Water, Water Quality/Water Ecosystem Monitoring

Number of pages: 13 pages

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Release Date: March, 2007

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Eel deaths occurred in waterways across Victoria from 2004 to 2006. EPA Victoria worked with responsible agencies to investigate the cause of the deaths. An information gap was identified regarding changes throughout the catchments over time. Much of this knowledge had not been documented formally and was difficult to assess. Anecdotal evidence and unpublished reports of the history of lakes Modewarre, Bolac and Colac indicate that, over the past 150 years, all lakes in the Western District have shown a distinct pattern of drying out during periods of extended drought. As early as 1846 the lakes showed signs of drying, which would indicate that any fish within those lakes also died due to lack of good quality water.
Publication Number:	1108
Category(s):	Water, Water Quality/Water Ecosystem Monitoring
Number of pages:	13 pages
Price for printed copy (if applicable), including GST	N/A, web-only publication.
Release Date:	March, 2007