Alistair King: Macintyre River
Bottle not submitted
Reference no: BNS6
About the water
Collected at: Macintyre River, Goondiwindi, Queensland
-28.5488, 150.2506
Collected by: Alistair King
Through involvement in Landcare and the Queensland Murray Darling Committee's Sub Catchment Planning work.
Water quality:
| Turbidity: | 25NTUs |
| pH: | 7.8 |
| Salinity: | Electrical Conductivity (microseimens/cm) 360 |
Fresh in the river due to release of water from dam(s) upstream. Numerous waterbirds (fishing?)
ACT Waterwatch says:
The fresh from a dam release may have mobilized sediments and caused the slightly elevated turbidity.
About the site
Representative site for river catchment condition and trend monitoring.
What's going on:
Some improved riparian management and agricultural land management in the catchment through Landholder initiatives supported by Landcare and the Queensland Murray Darling Committee with State and Federal Government funding.
Monitoring as a representative site for river catchment condition and trend monitoring.