The provision of good baseline river health data is vital for regional planning, as well as measuring progress against statewide and regional targets.

In this section you can learn about how Victoria meets this through:

• The index of stream condition (the first complete and comprehensive study of the environmental condition of rivers anywhere in Australia)
• Statewide Fish monitoring
• The River Health Report Card.

You may also be interested in visiting Yarra Watch which provides recreational water quality information for the Yarra River.

Learn how you can become involved in Waterwatch Victoria waterway monitoring.