Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2011 Report Card Results    Northern Catchments   Northern Catchments

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Catchment Facts Total area: 789km2 Stream network length: 1,481km Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Dominant land uses: pine plantations, forestry, native bush, grazing, agriculture Pumicestone Passage receives inflows from numerous small creeks on the mainland and Bribie Island Pumicestone Passage is within the Moreton Bay Marine Park Tidal flushing of the southern passage from Deception Bay dominates the estuary, with a net northern movement of water through the passage During flood events, catchment runoff dominates water quality within the passage Freshwater results B Pumicestone Catchment*    Streams in poor to fair condition with a decrease in ecosystem processes and low nutrient cycling. Marine results C+ Pumicestone Passage (marine)   Increased turbidity in central and northern areas. Increased sewage nitrogen signal and decrease in seagrass depth.  For more information on the Report Card, please visit: health-e-waterways

  

Other Pumicestone Passage Catchment links:

Local Councils	Community/Catchment Group
Sunshine Coast Regional Council	Pumicestone Region Catchment Co-ordinating Committee
Moreton Bay Regional Council