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Upper Ovens Environmental FLOWS Assessment
Upper Ovens Environmental FLOWS Assessment * FLOW RECOMMENDATIONS Final 14 December 2006 Upper Ovens Environmental FLOWS Assessment FLOW RECOMMENDATIONS Final 14 December 2006 Sinclair Knight Merz ABN 37 001 024 095 590 Orrong Road, Armadale 3143 PO Box 2500 Malvern VIC 3144 Australia Tel: +61 3 9248 3100 Fax: +61 3 9248 3400 Web: www.skmconsulting.com COPYRIGHT: The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Sinclair Knight Merz constitutes an infringement of copyright. Error! Unknown document property name. Error! Unknown document property name. FLOW RECOMMENDATIONS Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Structure of report 1 2. Method 2 2.1 Site selection and field assessment 2 2.2 Environmental flow objectives 4 2.3 Hydraulic modelling 4 2.4 Cross section surveys 5 2.5 Deriving flow data 5 2.5.1 Natural and current flows 6 2.6 Calibration 6 2.7 Using the models to develop flow recommendations 7 2.8 Hydraulic output 7 2.9 Hydrology 8 2.10 Developing flow recommendations 10 2.11 Seasonal flows 11 2.12 Ramp rates 12 3. Environmental Flow Recommendations 14 3.1 Reach 1 – Ovens River upstream of Morses Creek 15 3.1.1 Current condition 15 3.1.2 Flow recommendations 15 3.1.3 Comparison of current flows against the recommended flow regime 32 3.2 Reach 2 – Ovens River between Morses Creek and the Buckland River 34 3.2.1 Current condition 34 3.2.2 Flow recommendations 34 3.2.3 Comparison of current flows -
Alpine Shire Rural Land Strategy
Alpine Shire Council Rural Land Strategy – FINAL April 2015 3. Alpine Shire Rural Land Strategy Adopted 7 April 2015 Alpine Shire Council Rural Land Strategy – Final April 2015 1 Contents 1 Contents ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Maps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1 PART 1: RURAL LAND IN ALPINE SHIRE .......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 State policy context ............................................................................................................................... 6 1.1.1 State Planning Policy Framework (SPPF): ................................................................................ 6 1.2 Regional policy context ......................................................................................................................... 9 1.2.1 Hume Regional Growth Plan.................................................................................................... 9 1.2.2 Upper Ovens Valley Scenario Analysis .................................................................................. -
Ovens Fire Complex - Public Land and Road Closures - Updated 9Th Dec 2019
Ovens Fire Complex - Public Land and Road Closures - Updated 9th Dec 2019 H u g h e s N k L in a ! e n M e Meadow Creek ile T Kangaroo Creek rk rk Ovens River T H C o f Hurdle Creek ! E fm ! S ! d a d R n R ! ! k Buffalo River ! t e R e ! s r C u ! a d r l Mount B ffal ! P r o Rd e e ! ttife d E n t Mt McLeod r s R or F r C k ! rk boo ng d T ar o o ts C L le Spo Rd c t Pratts Lan M n e t u h M s e h C - i ! d Black Range Creek E e Lake Buffalo n a k L B r Mt Em s u T n u L T k a a k r f e ke k f e e Bu Mt Emu a r ffa C D lo l D y - o ck Whi o Ro tf z ield R Rd e Buckland River d iv r T e B his R ! t r r l P o ! e d T R r w o o r d ! ! H f i e rte r u n !! m a rs a T ! d T ! rk W p r !! h k ! T The Horn r T D k r k uc k ! B at ! l i ! a T ! ! ! r ! ! c k ! ! k D Ran e ge k v Tr i ! ls ! ie Sp ! old ur C ! T G r r C k Rose River ! e Morses Creek a e ! k r s ! R o ! d n ! M T e Rd ! d ! R r ! o a ! o k se l All Buffalo River camp sites are open. -
Genetic Diversity of Willows in Southeastern Australia
Genetic diversity of willows in southeastern Australia Tara Hopley Supervisors: Andrew Young, Curt Brubaker and Bill Foley Biodiversity and Sustainable Production CSIRO Plant Industry Pilot study 1. Quantify level of genetic differentiation among catchments 2. Determine the power of molecular fingerprinting to track seed movement across the landscape 3. Assess relative importance of vegetative versus seed reproduction 4. Quantify the spatial scale of seed dispersal 5. Revisit the appropriate landscape scale for effective willow eradication and invasion risk assessment East Gippsland study area Sampling • 50 mature trees in four Buffalo R putative source catchments Morses Ck • 30 mature trees and 38 seedlings in one target Ovens R catchment (Dargo River ) Buckland R Fingerprinting • Individuals genotyped with two marker systems (SSRs and AFLPs) Dargo R Structure analysis (Pritchard et al. 2000) Buffalo R Morses Ck • Bayesian probability Buffalo River M orses Creek 1 2 3 1 4 2 modelling 3 5 4 Ovens R 5 • Model I: no a priori Ovens River 1 2 3 4 information 5 Buckland River – adults fall into five 1 2 3 4 genetic groups 5 – general alignment with populations Buckland R Dargo River Adults Dargo R Structure analysis (Pritchard et al. 2000) Buffalo R Morses Ck • Bayesian probability Buffalo River M orses Creek 1 2 3 1 4 2 modelling 3 5 4 Ovens R 5 • Model I: no a priori Ovens River 1 2 3 4 information 5 Buckland River – adults fall into five 1 2 3 4 genetic groups 5 – general alignment with populations Buckland R – Dargo seedlings mixed assignments Dargo River Seedlings – >70% not local origin seedlings – Ovens R and Morses Ck (>50km) Dargo R Seed or pollen? Buffalo Buckland Morses Ovens Dargo Dargo River River Creek River River River Adults Seedlings • Model II: a priori population assignments • Apparent pollen and seed movement across catchments is evident Conclusions of pilot study • AFLPs work well as genetic markers in Salix cinerea for measuring gene flow. -
Trail Name + Length by State
TRAIL NAME + LENGTH BY STATE STATE ROAD_NAME LENGTH_IN_KILOMETERS NEW SOUTH WALES GALAH 0.66 NEW SOUTH WALES WALLAGOOT LAKE 3.47 NEW SOUTH WALES KEITH 1.20 NEW SOUTH WALES TROLLEY 1.67 NEW SOUTH WALES RED LETTERBOX 0.17 NEW SOUTH WALES MERRICA RIVER 2.15 NEW SOUTH WALES MIDDLE 40.63 NEW SOUTH WALES NAGHI 1.18 NEW SOUTH WALES RANGE 2.42 NEW SOUTH WALES JACKS CREEK AC 0.24 NEW SOUTH WALES BILLS PARK RING 0.41 NEW SOUTH WALES WHITE ROCK 4.13 NEW SOUTH WALES STONY 2.71 NEW SOUTH WALES BINYA FOREST 12.85 NEW SOUTH WALES KANGARUTHA 8.55 NEW SOUTH WALES OOLAMBEYAN 7.10 NEW SOUTH WALES WHITTON STOCK ROUTE 1.86 NORTHERN TERRITORY WAITE RIVER HOMESTEAD 8.32 NORTHERN TERRITORY KING 0.53 NORTHERN TERRITORY HAASTS BLUFF TRACK 13.98 NORTHERN TERRITORY WA BORDER ACCESS 40.39 NORTHERN TERRITORY SEVEN EMU‐PUNGALINA 52.59 NORTHERN TERRITORY SANTA TERESA 251.49 NORTHERN TERRITORY MT DARE 105.37 NORTHERN TERRITORY BLACKGIN BORE‐MT SANFORD 38.54 NORTHERN TERRITORY ROPER 287.71 NORTHERN TERRITORY BORROLOOLA‐SPRING 63.90 NORTHERN TERRITORY REES 0.57 NORTHERN TERRITORY BOROLOOLA‐SEVEN EMU 32.02 NORTHERN TERRITORY URAPUNGA 1.91 NORTHERN TERRITORY VRDHUMBERT 49.95 NORTHERN TERRITORY ROBINSON RIVER ACCESS 46.92 NORTHERN TERRITORY AIRPORT 0.64 NORTHERN TERRITORY BUNTINE 5.63 NORTHERN TERRITORY HAY RIVER 335.62 NORTHERN TERRITORY ROPER HWY‐NATHAN RIVER 134.20 NORTHERN TERRITORY MAC CLARK PARK 7.97 NORTHERN TERRITORY PHILLIPSON STOCK ROUTE 55.84 NORTHERN TERRITORY FURNER 0.54 NORTHERN TERRITORY PORT ROPER 40.13 NORTHERN TERRITORY NDHALA GORGE 3.49 NORTHERN TERRITORY -
Chapter 6. It's Time for a New Forest Fire Policy
The Facts Behind the Fire Picture: Paul Harris, “The Age” www.theage.com.au A Scientific and Technical Review of the Circumstances Surrounding the 2003 Victorian Bushfire Crisis Compiled by Barrie Dexter and Athol Hodgson A Publication of Forest Fire Victoria ©2005 Forest Fire Vic Inc (All Rights Reserved) DISCLAIMER The views expressed in this review are those of Forest Fire Victoria and do not necessarily reflect those of any individuals or organisations with whom individual members of Forest Fire Victoria are associated. Every care has been taken in the preparation of the review but all rights are reserved to correct any errors or omissions. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Donald Macleod for his encouragement and incisive comments; Pat O’Shaughnessy for his contribution on the effects of the fire on water yield; Bernie Evans for helpful background on the fires; Bryan Harper of the Murray Darling Basin Commission and John Cornall-Reilly of the Bureau of Meteorology for data on inflows to Dartmouth Dam and rainfall records for Dartmouth Dam catchment; Lois & Michelle for word- processing/formatting; and last but not least, Anon. Forest Fire Victoria 36 Evan Street Parkdale Vic 3195 Published by Forest Fire Victoria Inc http://home.vicnet.net.au/~frstfire/ ISBN 0 9803149 0 9 Ringbound ISBN 978 0 9803149 0 8 RB ISBN 0 9803149 1 7 CD-ROM ISBN 978 0 9803149 1 5 CD-ROM ISBN 0 9803149 2 5 WEB ISBN 978 0 9803149 2 2 WEB 2nd Edition, June 2005. The Facts Behind the Fire PREFACE The tactical response to the outbreak of fires in the Victorian alpine area in January 2003 committed the first cardinal sin in firefighting, namely, failed to make an initial attack with sufficient force. -
Study of Old-Growth Forest in Victoria's North East
Study of Old-growth Forest in Victoria’s North East Department of Natural Resources and Environment Victoria Forests Service Technical Reports 98-1 June 1998 Copyright © Department of Natural Resources and Environment 1998 Published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment PO Box 500, East Melbourne Victoria 3002, Australia http://www.nre.vic.gov.au This publication is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner. The National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in- Publication entry: Study of Old-growth Forest in Victoria’s North East. Bibliography. ISSN 1443-1106 ISBN 0 7311 4440 6 1.Forest Management - Victoria, Northeastern. 2.Forests and forestry - Victoria, Northeastern. 3.Old-growth forests - Victoria, Northeastern. I. Victoria. Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment. (Series: Forests Service Technical Report ; 98 -1). 634.909945 General Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss, or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Cover design and layout: Wamen Press Cover photographs: 1. Montane/ Sub-alpine Woodland near Mt Howitt - Geoff Lucas, 2. Alpine Complex - from Tims Spur, - Geoff Lucas Printing by Wamen Press i FOREWORD During the early 1990’s the then Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (CNR) and the Australian Heritage Commission (AHC) reached joint agreement on a series of studies to evaluate National Estate values in Victoria’s North East. -
Water Management Plan
Upper Ovens River Water Supply Protection Area Water Management Plan August 2011 Goulburn-Murray Water 40 Casey St, Tatura PO Box 165 Tatura Victoria 3616 Telephone 1800 013 357 www.g-mwater.com.au Disclaimer: This publication may be of assistance to you but Goulburn-Murray Water and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Upper Ovens River Water Supply Protection Area Upper Ovens River Water Supply Protection Area Water Management Plan August 2011 i Water Management Plan Upper Ovens River Water Supply Protection Area TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF PRESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................................................................... iv PLAN APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... vi DEFINITIONS AND TERMS ................................................................................................................... viii 1 THE PROTECTION AREA ........................................................................................................................ -
COAG National Bushfire Inquiry
Appendix D Fire history in Australia This appendix summarises the available information on major bushfire events in each state and territory as far back as records allow. There are many inconsistencies and gaps in the available information because there are no nationally agreed criteria for defining a ‘significant fire year’ or a ‘major fire event’. The available information shows the following: • Major fire events are a periodic feature in all states and territories. • The areas of land that are affected by fire continue to be significant. • There have been 59 recorded bushfire events where there has been loss of life, with a positive trend being the significant decline in the loss of life from bushfires in the last 20 years. • There have been 24 fire events resulting in major stock losses (defined as more than 1000 head). • There have been 21 fire events resulting in large-scale loss of houses (defined as more than 50 houses). Table D.1 Fire history in Australia, by state and territory No. of Area of fire Date deaths (ha) Losses Location(s) Northern Territory 1968–1969 40 000 000 Killarney – Top Springs 1969–1970 45 000 000 Dry River – Victoria River fire 1974–1975 45 000 000 Barkly Tableland, Victoria River district, near Newcastle Waters 2002 38 000 000 Queensland 1917 3 Large fires near Hughenden, followed by a fire on Warenda Station 1918 October 2 >100 000 sheep Fires spread over a huge area from Charleville to Blackall, Barcaldine, Hughenden 1918 October 5 Saltern Creek 1926 Forests, farms, sugar South-east corner of Queensland -
The Ovens River, Australia I
Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 12, 5427–5463, 2015 www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/12/5427/2015/ doi:10.5194/hessd-12-5427-2015 © Author(s) 2015. CC Attribution 3.0 License. This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in HESS if available. Transit times from rainfall to baseflow in headwater catchments estimated using tritium: the Ovens River, Australia I. Cartwright1 and U. Morgenstern2 1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia 2GNS Science, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand Received: 29 April 2015 – Accepted: 20 May 2015 – Published: 11 June 2015 Correspondence to: I. Cartwright ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 5427 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract Headwater streams contribute a significant proportion of the total flow to many river systems, especially during summer low-flow periods. However, despite their impor- tance, the time taken for water to travel through headwater catchments and into the 3 5 streams (the transit time) is poorly constrained. Here, H activities of stream water are used to define transit times of water contributing to streams from the upper reaches of the Ovens River in southeast Australia at varying flow conditions. 3H activities of the stream water varied from 1.63 to 2.45 TU, which are below the average 3H activ- ity of modern local rainfall ( 3 TU). The highest 3H activities were recorded following ∼ 3 10 higher winter flows and the lowest H activities were recorded at summer low-flow conditions. -
Inside This Edition the Presidents Report
Inside this Edition The Presidents Report ................................................................................................... Page 2 Calendar – Coming Events ............................................................................................. Page 3 Members Night – 13th December .................................................................................. Page 3 Committee – Officers and Delegates 2017-18 ............................................................... Page 4 Gerri Bolt / Tri Clubs Trophies 2017 ............................................................................... Page 5 4WD Trip .................................................................................................................Pages 6-10 Tassie Trip 1 ........................................................................................................... Pages 11-15 Flies / Fly Tying ............................................................................................................ Page 16 General Meeting Minutes...................................................................................... Pages 17-19 Member Photos........................................................................................................... Page 20 Accommodation Offers ............................................................................................... Page 21 Membership Nomination Form ................................................................................... Page 22 Volume 50 December 2017 No 11 -
Wellington Shire Rural Zones Review Final Report Volume 1
Wellington Shire Rural Zones Review Final Report Volume 1 Wellington Shire Council 27 January 2009 Document No.: Final Report Prepared for Wellington Shire Council Prepared by Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd Level 9, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia T +61 3 9653 1234 F +61 3 9654 7117 www.maunsell.com ABN 20 093 846 925 In association with EnPlan Partners 27 January 2009 60041216 © Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd 2009 The information contained in this document produced by Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd is solely for the use of the Client identified on the cover sheet for the purpose for which it has been prepared and Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd undertakes no duty to or accepts any responsibility to any third party who may rely upon this document. All rights reserved. No section or element of this document may be removed from this document, reproduced, electronically stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd. Wellington Shire Rural Zones Review Final Report P:\60041216 Wellington Rural Zones Review\6_Draft_docs\6.1_Reports\Report\Final Report\Wellington Report Volume 1 - Final.doc Revision 0 27 January 2009 Quality Information Document Final Report Ref 60041216 Date 27 January 2009 Prepared by Viesha Berzkalns & Graeme David (EnPlan) Reviewed by Lisa Ryan & Michael Dunn Revision History Authorised Revision Revision Details Date Name/Position Signature 0 27/01/2009 Final Report Lisa Ryan Associate Director – Environmental Management and Planning Wellington Shire Rural Zones Review Final