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2011 Report Card Results
Moreton Bay Catchments
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Caboolture River Catchment and Estuary
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Catchment Facts
Total area: 468km
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Stream network length: 795km
Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, rural residential, urban, poultry farms, strawberry and pineapple farms
Upper catchment includes the undisturbed streams in the D’Aguilar National Park
The mid and upper catchment is characterised mostly by agricultural and rural residential areas
Two WWTPs discharge into the Caboolture River
Freshwater results
C
Caboolture Catchment
Streams generally in fair condition with an increase in nutrient cycling offset by a decrease in ecosystem processes.
Estuarine results
D-
Caboolture Estuary
Continued high nutrient and phytoplankton concentrations.
Increased dissolved oxygen concentration, small decrease in turbidity and increased sewage nitrogen signal.
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Other Caboolture River Catchment links:
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Moreton Bay Coast Care
Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre
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Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre (CREEC)