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2011 Report Card Results
Southern Catchments
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Albert River Catchment and Estuary
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* Data from fewer than 5 sites
Catchment Facts
Total area: 786km
2
Stream network length: 1,691km
Local Councils: Scenic Rim Council, Gold Coast City Council
Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, intensive agriculture, rural residential
Headwaters rise in Lamington National Park and flow through grazing, farming and rural residential areas before joining the Logan River 11.2km upstream from its mouth
Freshwater results
A-
Albert Catchment *
Streams generally in good condition.
However, a decrease in all indicators occurred.
Estuarine results
F
Albert Estuary
Poor water quality with continued high nutrients and turbidity.
Low dissolved oxygen concentration in the lower estuary.
For more information on the Report Card, please visit:
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Other Albert River Catchment links:
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Gold Coast City Council
Logan Albert Rivers Catchment Association
Numinbah Environmental Education Centre
Scenic Rim Council