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Capertee River Subcatchment

15 Appendix 4.2 Subcatchment summaries Capertee River management (I) ow management (I) ow management (I) ow practices in riparian lands (E) (P,W) (E,P) (P) riparian vegetation remnant protect practices in riparian lands (E) (P,W) (E,P) (P) riparian vegetation remnant protect (P) riparian vegetation remnant protect (Planning, Education, Works, Monitoring, Institutional) Monitoring, Works, Education, (Planning, • Management impacts of stock on waterways (W) • adoption of sustainable land management Encourage • and connectivity habitat condition improvement Aquatic • quantity / fl Water • (W) Channel bed or bank stabilisation works • activity Maintain existing community based environment • (W) with indigenous riparian vegetation Revegetation • quantity / fl Water • conservation to Develop management agreements • (W) with indigenous riparian vegetation Revegetation • Management impact of stock on waterways (W) • adoption of sustainable land management Encourage • and connectivity habitat condition improvement Aquatic • quantity / fl Water • (W) Channel bed or bank stabilisation works • activity Maintain existing community based environment National Wollemi section in of reach Downstream Park. • conservation to Develop management agreements Reach mainly in National Park. • conservation to Develop management agreements as it in this reach ed threats cation / extraction cant identifi cant sedimentation from erosion in this reach) erosion sedimentation from Lateral) Heritage World sedimentation of downstream River) – Colo Area is a gorge not used for grazing, unlike the reaches unlike the reaches grazing, not used for is a gorge up and downstream. • (stock) access Damaging • functioning ecosystem Barriers to extraction • Flow Triggers Action • downstream impacts (severe downstream Severe modifi • Flow signifi • No • damage stock – severe access Damaging • functioning ecosystem Barriers to extraction • Flow • banks of unprotected erosion Massive • and incision Bed lowering • bank erosion from Sedimentation of reach Triggers Action • category river (Meandering Rare or threatened • impacts causing (erosion downstream Severe agship species (World agship species (Regent agship species (Regent ed fl ed community cant vegetation program cant environmental cant community based community cant vegetation community cant vegetation program cant environmental cant community based tied to fl tied to Honeyeater) activity (Capertee environment Group) Catchment Valley Heritage Area) (Meandering Lateral) fl tied to Project) Honeyeater activity (Capertee environment Group) Catchment Valley Reach ValuesReach Threats Reach recommendations Reach management • Signifi • Signifi • Good riparian vegetation • condition Good river • Signifi • Identifi • Signifi • Signifi • Signifi Revegetation • Signifi Riparian Land Management Category Assisted Assisted Regeneration Revegetation • category river Rare or threatened Assisted Regeneration (In National Park) Conservation (mainly in National Park) Creek to just to Creek of downstream Angle’ ‘Capertee Glen Davis to junction with in Creek in National gorge Park National Park National Park boundary to Oaky Creek junction. Description Capertee R2 Wollemi From Capertee R3 Oaky From Capertee R4 Capertee Angle Capertee R5 to Glen Davis R1Coco and Headwaters Reach Name Reach Reach Management Recommendations – Capertee River Subcatchment – Capertee River Recommendations Reach Management

16 16 HAWKESBURY NEPEAN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY HAWKESBURY HEALTH STRATEGY Reach Management Recommendations – Capertee River Subcatchment Reach Name Reach Riparian Land Reach Values Reach Threats Reach management recommendations Description Management (Planning, Education, Works, Monitoring, Institutional) Category

Coco R2 From National Conservation • Good riparian vegetation • Damaging access • Develop conservation management agreements to Park boundary to • Wetlands of regional signifi cance • High woody weed invasion –previously protect remnant riparian vegetation (P) junction with Red • Popular recreational fi shing signifi cant invasion of black willows now under • Management of stock impacts on waterways (W) Rock Creek • Popular swimming active control program – ongoing monitoring • Encourage adoption of sustainable land use practices in • River based tourism contributes to and maintenance will be required riparian lands (P,E) regional economy • Removal/replacement of exotic riparian vegetation (W) • Signifi cant community based • Riparian wetland management (P,W) environment restoration activity • Maintain existing community based environment activity • Highly successful partnership – provision of incentives (E,P) between Friends of Colo community • Maintenance of recreational values – recreational water group, NPWS & Environmental Trust quality (M) removing black willows • Flagship species – numbers of signifi cant fauna species associated with this reach and adjacent World Heritage Area

Coco R3 From junction Revegetation • Rare or threatened river category • Damaging access – severe stock damage • Revegetation with indigenous riparian vegetation (W) with Red Rock (Meandering Lateral) • Barriers to ecosystem functioning • Management of stock impact on waterways (W) Creek to Capertee • Signifi cant vegetation community • Flow extraction • Encourage adoption of sustainable land management River junction • Signifi cant environmental program • Massive erosion of unprotected banks practices in riparian lands (E) tied to fl agship species (Regent • Bed lowering and incision • Aquatic habitat condition and connectivity improvement Honeyeater Project) • Sedimentation of reach from bank erosion (P,W) • Signifi cant community based • Water quantity / fl ow management (I) environment activity (Capertee Action Triggers • Channel bed or bank stabilisation works (W) Valley Catchment Group) • Rare or threatened river category (Meandering • Maintain existing community based environment activity Lateral) (E,P) • Severe downstream impacts (erosion causing downstream sedimentation of World Heritage Area – )

Red Rock R2 Partly confi ned Revegetation • Signifi cant vegetation community • Damaging access (stock) • Management of stock impacts on waterways (W) and fl oodout • Rare or threatened river category • Barriers to ecosystem functioning • Encourage adoption of sustainable land management reaches starting (Meandering Lateral) • Flow extraction practices in riparian lands (E) at Red Rodk Flat • Aquatic habitat condition and connectivity improvement down to junction Action Triggers (P,W) with Coco Creek • Rare or threatened river category (Meandering • Water quantity / fl ow management (I) Lateral) • Increase community capacity for environmental restoration (E) • Revegetation with indigenous riparian vegetation (W)

Near Intact reaches within Reserved Lands: Red Rock R1, Capertee R1.

17 Appendix 4.2 Subcatchment summaries Capertee River