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2010 Index of Stream Condition Scores

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

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The ISC2010_SCORES dataset represents the 2010 Index of Stream Condition (ISC) overall score and subindex scores for each ISC river reach in the state of Victoria. This was the third ISC assessment providing a snapshot of river health for major rivers and streams in Victoria, using data collected over a six-year period from 2004 to 2010. The methods used in 2010 differed to the 1999 and 2004 assessments. Method changes were undertaken to strike a balance between incorporating new scientific advances while maintaining compariability of results with the 1999 and 2004 benchmarks. The ISC 2010 provides scores for five components of stream condition: (i) hydrology (based on change in volume and seasonality of flow from natural conditions); (ii) physical form (based on bank stability, bed erosion or aggradation, influence of artificial barriers, and abundance and origin of coarse woody debris); (iii) streamside zone (based on types of plants; spatial extent, width, and intactness of riparian vegetation; regeneration of overstorey species, and condition of wetlands and billabongs); (iv) water quality (based on an assessment of phosphorus, turbidity, electrical conductivity and pH); and (v) aquatic life (based on number of families of macroinvertebrates). The Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the ISC were mapped by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) in 2010-12 using LIDAR and aerial photography. Other ISC metrics were derived from other sources. Further information available at: https://www.water.vic.gov.au/waterways-and-catchments/rivers-estuaries-and-waterways/monitoring

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Title 2010 Index of Stream Condition Scores
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/96f2ccd3-98e9-4cc0-ac2d-2c337e628d26
Remote Last Updated 03/04/2025
Contact Point
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
test@email.loc
Reference Period 25/10/2019
Geospatial Coverage http://www.ga.gov.au/place-names/PlaceDetails.jsp?submit1=GA7
Data Portal data.gov.au

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This dataset was originally found on Victoria Government "2010 Index of Stream Condition Scores". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/2010-index-of-stream-condition-scores

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