Mid Brisbane River Catchment

Mid-Brisbane-catchment-map
 
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* Data from fewer than 5 sites.
Catchment Facts
  • Total area: 552km2
  • Stream network length: 1,135km
  • Local Councils: Brisbane City Council, Somerset Regional Council, Ipswich City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council
  • Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, managed forests, intensive agriculture, rural residential
  • Catchment extends from the Wivenhoe dam wall to Mt Crosby weir
  • Flow in this part of the river is regulated, depending on releases from Wivenhoe Dam
  • Inputs of nutrients, sediments and other pollutants from Lockyer Creek pose the biggest threat to the Mid Brisbane River
  • Brisbane Forest Park takes up a significant part of the northern and eastern areas of the catchment
  • The Mid Brisbane River features some of the more intact regional riparian corridors in SEQ
Freshwater results
C+Mid Brisbane Catchment*   
  • Stream in fair condition.
  • A decrease in nutrient cycling only partially offset by increases in ecosystem processes, macroinvertebrates and fish indicators.

For more information on the Report Card, please visit:
health-e-waterways

 

Other Mid Brisbane River links:

Local Councils                              Environmental Education Centre
Brisbane City Council Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre
Somerset Regional Council  
Moreton Bay Regional Council