Last December Coco Creek in Capertee Valley came down in flood. Here is a picture of the raging torrent of water.
Sometimes in drought the creek is completely dry. Wombats have their burrows along the banks. Small fish and frogs live in the water and I once saw an eel. There are a few snakes, tortoises and echidnas around. Wallabies come to drink here.
Did you know that eels only live in running streams that connect to the ocean? Coco Creek runs into the Capertee River, which eventually connects to the Hawkesbury River, and then the ocean.
Do you know what baby eels are called?
I wasn't sure what a baby eel was called so I looked it up. Apparently it is called an Elver :)
ReplyDeletea baby eel is called an elver.
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