Stanley River Catchment

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Catchment Facts
  • Total area: 1,535km2
  • Stream network length: 3,281km
  • Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council
  • Dominant land uses: grazing, native bush, managed forests, waterbodies
  • Headwaters rise in the forested Conondale Range
  • Mid reaches have been extensively cleared for beef and dairy cattle grazing
  • Riparian vegetation in very good condition along upper reaches of the Stanley River
  • The Stanley River is impounded by Somerset Dam just above its junction with the Upper Brisbane River at Lake Wivenhoe
Freshwater results
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  • Streams generally in good condition.
  • A decrease in ecosystem processes and fish indicators offset by an increase in nutrient cycling.

For more information on the Report Card, please visit:
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Other Stanley River Catchment links:
 

Local Council  Community/Catchment Group Environmental Education Centre  
Moreton Bay Regional Council Brisbane Valley Kilcoy Landcare Group  Stanley River Environmental Education Centre
Somerset Regional Council Sunday Creek Environmental Education Centre
Sunshine Coast Regional Council