West River: the sampling site was on a pool 700 metres upstream from the South Coast Highway. The Ruppia sp. around edges were smothered with dark green filamentous algae. It appears to have high nutrients and if these were addressed, it could be a lovely pool, given the aquatic vegetation present.
WES02 looking upstream. 5th October 2006
WES02 looking downstream. The dark surface in the upper middle of the picture is floating mats of filamentous algae smothering the Ruppia sp. 5th October 2006