Townsville Catchments
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Subcatchments
Smaller Catchments within the Townsville Catchment include:
- Stuart Creek
- Ross River
- Ross Creek
- Bohle River
- Black River
- Deep Creek
- Bluewater Creek
- Sleeper Log Creek
- Leichhardt Creek
- Saltwater Creek
- Surveyors Creek
- Rollingstone Creek
- Hencamp Creek
- Skrubby Creek
- Ollera Creek
- Lorna Creek
- Crystal Creek
- Paluma Dam
Topography
Vegetation
Riparian Habitat
The following information is summarized from the ACTFR report: Assessing the condition of riparian vegetation in the Burdekin catchment using satellitte imagery and field surveys by Leo Lymburner and John Dowe. 2006. This report can be accessed from the report section below.
iTRARC analysis of Riparian Habitat idicates that the Townsville catchments have dropped from being in very good (A) condition to relatively poor (C+)condition in 2004. This is the result of clearing of vegetation along the main channel of the streams that drain these catchments combined with floodplain clearing.
Flora
Survey of coastal vegetation in Townsville City Council Reserve at Rowes Bay
Wetlands
No Information!
Water
SedNet Modelling of Water Quality
The following statistics are summarized from the CSIRO report: Improved SedNet Modelling of Grazing Lands in the Burdekin Catchment by Kinsey-Henderson, A., Sherman, B. and Bartley, R. 2007. This report can be accessed from the report section below.
Model results for the Townsville subcatchment are summarized as follows:
- Sub-catchment modelled area: 1,700 sq. km.
- Source contributions: Hillslope = 55%; Gully = 4%; Streambank = 41%
- Area of sub-catchment with <50% ground cover: 62 sq. km or 4% of sub-catchment
- Hillslope sediment supply: 408 kg/ha/yr
- Streambank sediment supply: 306 kg/ha/yr
- Total suspended sediment (flow weighted) supply: 127 kt/yr
- Total suspended sediment supply (flow weighted; normalized to area): 748kg/ha/yr
- Total suspended sediment end-of-subcatchment (flow weighted) yield: 170 kt/yr
- Event Mean Concentration (EMC - flow weighted): 447 mg/L
- Mean Annual Flow: 380,853 ML
In summary, moderate to high mean annual flow (380,853 ML) together with moderate to high levels of total suspended sediments (127 kt/yr) result in low concentrations of sediments and associated nutrients (447 mg/L)in the Townsville Catchments. It is estimated that slightly over half of the sediments entering the waterways derive from hillslope erosion (55%), however a further 41% of sediments are the result of gully erosion providing 408 kg/ha/yr and 306 kg/ha/yr of sediment respectively. The model suggests that only a small proportion of the Townsville subcatchments have less than 50% ground cover.
Water Quality Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring results
- Event-based community water quality monitoring in the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region: 2002-2007. Volume 1
- Event-based community water quality monitoring in the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region: 2002-2007. Volume 2
Environmental Uses and Values
The following summary of environmental uses and values is based on information extracted from the following reports: Social, Economic, Cultural and Environmental Values of Streams and Wetlands in the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region by Greiner, R and Hall, N. 2006 and Burdekin Basin Draft Water Resource Plan by Queensland Dept. of Natural Resources, Mines and Water, 2006, The Greiner and Hall 2006 report may be accessed from the report section below.
Definition of Environmental Values in the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines
Aquatic Ecosystems:
Stock Watering:
Water supply for production of healthy livestock.
Primary Recreation:
Secondary Recreation:
Visual Recreation:
Swimming, recreational fishing, sailing and boating.
Drinking Water:
Suitability of raw drinking water supply.
Cultural and Spirtual:
Custodial use of water resources by Bindal and Wulgurukaha traditional owners.
Landuse
Grazing Land
Land Condition
No data available for land condition in the Townsville Catchments subcatchment.
Ground Cover
No data available for Ground Cover in the Townsville Catchments subcatchment.
Maps
Townsville Catchments
Townsville Catchments Landuse (focus on Townsville Catchments)
- TownsvilleWet.jpg
Townsville Catchments Wetlands
Townsville Catchments Geology
Please feel free to download the maps in the following formats:
- Townsville Catchments Map as *.pdf (requires Acrobat Reader)
- Catchment Layer as *.kmz (requires Google Earth)
Photos
- TownsvilleCatchments1.jpg
- TownsvilleCatchments2.jpg
- TownsvilleCatchments3.jpg
Reports
- Assessing the condition of Riparian Vegetation in the Burdekin catchment for CCI (2.8 Mb)
- Assessing the condition of Wetlands in the Burdekin catchment for CCI (10 Mb)
- Water Quality Issues in the Burdekin Region (3.8Mb)
- Monitoring of sediments and nutrients in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region: 2005-06 wet season (4.3 Mb)
- Event based Water Quality Monitoring in the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region: 2004/05 wet season (3.1 Mb)
- A report into the water quality condition of the Burdekin River and surrounds based on the AIMS end-of-catchment sampling program (13.2 Mb)
- Limnological assessment and benchmarking of key sentinel wetlands in the Burdekin catchment
- Improved SedNet Modelling of Grazing Land in the Burdekin Catchment(812Kb)
- Economic, Cultural and Environmental values of streams and wetlands in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. (23.5Mb)
- Draft High Ecological Value waters assessment for BDT WQIP
- Thuringowa's Wetlands - Review of Status, Protection and Management Needs Prepared by Jim Tait, November 2006
