Inland Waters Theme Report

Australia State of the Environment Report 2001 (Theme Report)
Prepared by: Jonas Ball, Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Limited, Authors
Published by CSIRO on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2001
ISBN 0 643 06750 7

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Figure 2 - Drainage regions in Australia
Figure 3 - Surface water development status
Figure 4 - Groundwater management units in Australia
Figure 5 - Groundwater provinces in Australia
Figure 6 - Sustainable yield of groundwater provinces
Figure 7 - Groundwater development status
Figure 10 - Areas with a high risk of dryland salinity by 2050 due to shallow groundwater tables
Figure 11 - Catchments where instream salinity is currently an issue
Figure 15 - Catchments where turbidity is considered an environmental issue
Figure 16 - River systems where phosphorus levels exceed state or territory guidelines for the protection of ecosystems
Figure 20 - Catchments where pH is considered an issue
Figure 22 - Distribution of bores across Australia, with nitrate levels greater than 10 mg/L
Figure 26 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in New South Wales
Figure 27 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in Victoria
Figure 28 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in Queensland
Figure 29 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in Western Australia
Figure 30 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in the Northern Territory
Figure 31 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in Tasmania
Figure 32 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in South Australia
Figure 33 - Summary of AusRivAS bioassessment results for all river sites surveyed in the Australian Capital Territory
Figure 35 - Distribution of Ramsar sites throughout Australia

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