Elster Creek and Elwood Canal
Very Poor
This is a highly modified creek with an urban catchment and a constructed outlet to Port Phillip Bay at Elwood. The canal drains a previously extensive wetland area adjacent to the bay. Extreme urban stormwater pressure, development of the floodplain and modifications for flood protection all have, or have had, a major impact on waterway health.
As this creek system is highly modified, it has not been formally rated and the condition rating is only an estimate.
Improvement works: Last year, a major catchment litter reduction program was launched to protect the beaches near the outlet at Elwood Canal.
Elwood Canal is the subject of a stormwater quality research project.