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Mid Brisbane River Catchment
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Catchment Facts |
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- Total area: 552km2
- Stream network length: 1,135km
- Local Councils: Brisbane (pop. 956,129), Esk (pop. 15,165), Ipswich (pop. 140,181), Pine Rivers (pop. 141,141)
- 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
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Freshwater results |
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Mid Brisbane Catchment |
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- Site generally in good condition
- Scores for ecosystem processes and fish indicators consistently lower than those for other indicators, particularly in autumn
- Nutrient cycling indicator returned the highest possible score in both seasons
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