Boulders, aquatic vegetation and abundant habitat provideĪccessible at various places through Crown Land and from the Aerodrome Road which crosses the river 3 km west of Mallacoota. The substrate is mostly soft, unstable sand with deeper gutters in the riffles, associated with woody habitat, and some exposed bedrock. Width is 2-11 m with narrow riffles 25-50 cm deep, and pools to 110 cm. Betka River, MallacootaĪ rock-ramp fishway has been installed at the pump weir.įlows through forest and tea-tree. The estuary section,below the rocks carries good numbers of black bream and estuary perch. Other species are congoli, southern pygmy perch, abundant shorthead lamprey, common galaxias and Australian smelt. Numerous river blackfish, Australian grayling and occasional rainbow trout.
400 g), short-finned eel and long-finned eel, some Australian bass (although much of their habitat has been reduced), Gippsland spiny crayfish, Contains some brown trout to 1.4 kg, (av. Accessible only from the Club Terrace Road.
To stabilize and revegetate banks and control willows and other weeds. Work is being undertaken as part of the River Health Program The lower reaches are heavily silted, with sand being deposited into the pools.
It has extensive runs to 100 cm deep and pools to 2.5 m. Flows through dense forest, with a few small cleared areas, mostly sand substrate.
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