Queensland Murray Darling Committee: Dumaresq River, Hydnes Bridge
Bottle not submitted
Reference no: BNS18
About the water
Collected at: Dumaresq River, Hynes Bridge, [Riverton], Queensland
-29.0441, 151.4954
Collected by: Queensland Murray Darling Committee (QMDC)
Through involvement in Landcare and the Queensland Murray Darling Committee's Sub Catchment Planning work.
Water quality:
| Turbidity: | 17NTUs |
| pH: | 7.7 |
| Salinity: | Electrical Conductivity (microseimens/cm) 297 |
Carp present. Fine brown sediment on river bed, possibly from Mole River?. Cyperus eragrostis 'Umbrella Sedge' present.
ACT Waterwatch says:
Is the turbidity coming from the Mole River or not? Monitoring above and below a stream's confluence can help local sources of erosion that cause raised 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.