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Mooloolah River Catchment and Estuary
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Catchment facts |
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- Total area: 223km2
- Stream network length: 322km
- Local Councils: Caloundra (pop. 87,596), Maroochy (pop. 142,836)
- Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, rural residential, managed forests and urban areas
- Lower estuarine reaches extensively modified for urban development and canal estates
- Ewen Maddock Dam drains into the Mooloolah River
- Riparian vegetation in the upper catchment remains in good condition
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Freshwater results |
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Mooloolah Catchment |
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- Streams are generally in very good condition
- Excellent results for the nutrient cycling indicator
- Consistent results between seasons
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Estuarine results |
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Mooloolah Estuary |
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- Consistently good to excellent water quality throughout the estuary due to strong tidal flushing and no nutrient point source discharges
- Lower freshwater inputs from the catchment resulting in higher salinity levels in the upper reaches compared with 2006
- Highly impacted riparian habitat in the lower reaches, some intact natural habitat remaining in the upper reaches
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