Mid Brisbane River Catchment

Mid-Brisbane-catchment-map
 
Catchment Facts
  • Total area: 552km2
  • Stream network length: 1,135km
  • Local Councils: Brisbane City Council, Somerset Regional Council, Ipswich City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council
  • Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, managed forests, intensive agriculture, rural residential
  • Catchment extends from the Wivenhoe dam wall to Mt Crosby weir
  • Flow in this part of the river is regulated, depending on releases from Wivenhoe Dam
  • Inputs of nutrients, sediments and other pollutants from Lockyer Creek pose the biggest threat to the Mid Brisbane River
  • Brisbane Forest Park takes up a significant part of the northern and eastern areas of the catchment
  • The Mid Brisbane River features some of the more intact regional riparian corridors in SEQ
Freshwater results
BMid Brisbane Catchment   
  • Streams generally in fair condition.
  • Significant declines in Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Processes.
  • Significant improvement in the Fish indicator.

Other Mid Brisbane River links:

Local Councils                              Environmental Education Centre
Brisbane City Council Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre
Somerset Regional Council  
Moreton Bay Regional Council  

 

For more information on the Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program Report Card, please log on to:
http://www.health-e-waterways.org/reportcard