WATER RESOURCES of WEST CENTRAL ARNHEM LAND ATSIC

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ELEVATION -100 -100 SOUTH SD 52-04 SD 53-01 SD 53-02 Sandstone any part of it is correct or complete and will not be liable for any loss AUSTRALIA SD 53-03 (metres A.H.D.) Sandstone damage or injury suffered by any person as a result of its inaccuracy Hard Sandstone Shale NEW SOUTH 360000mE 380000mE or incompleteness. WALES and Granite BLUE 400000mE PINE CREEK MOUNT EVELYN MOUNT MARUMBA -200 -200 VICTORIA MUD BAY Cuthbert Point SD 52-08 SD 53-05 SD 53-06 SD 53-07 G8220001 TASMANIA Madarrgaidj Bay Hall Point FERGUSSON ROPER -300 -300 KATHERINE URAPUNGA 0 10 20 30 40 50 RIVER RIVER 420000mE SD 53-09 SD 53-10 SD 52-12 SD 53-11 Braithwaite Point 8700000mN 8700000mN Guion Point GROUNDWATER FEATURES GROUNDWATER RESOURCES

Groundwater boundary (main map) 440000mE LOTS OF WATER / LARGE SUPPLY (YIELD) Iliwan Swamp Geological boundary (cross-section only) Widespread aquifer of dolomite rock in the south and sandstone Arrla Geological boundary, inferred (cross-section only) in the north and central region. Bore yields typically above 5 L/s. Bay COBURG WARD High success rate expected. Bore (main map) 460000mE HOMELAND SUPPLY JABIRU WARD Goomadeer Point Hand dug, traditional well (main map) River RN 22222 Local aquifers in fractured sandstone, siltstone and dolomite. Junction Bay Bore with registered number (cross-section only) In the north-east there is a widespread aquifer in sandstone. Bore yields typically range from 0.5 - 5.0 L/s. A moderate Spring success rate expected. 480000mE Rolling Hawkesbury Point Haul Round Island Watertable (cross-section only) SMALL HOMELAND SUPPLY Creek Bay Thin sand aquifers occur above impervious shale in the north. A B Line of cross-section BALARRI Creek GOOMADEER RIVER In the central region groundwater can be found in sands, Maine Island sandstone and fractured zones. Bores yields up to 0.5 L/s are ARAFURA SEA 822 Majari GUBARNBARNGU possible at selected locations. A low success rate is expected. Jungle Indicates saline groundwater, generally underlying saline coastal flats. Creek Cape Stewart LITTLE CHANCE OF WATER Goomadeer Wurugoij 8680000mN 8680000mN These areas are underlain by hard, impervious sandstone, West Entrance Island False Point Creek granite and schist. The area north-east of Mumeka is Nungbalgarri Point underlain by impervious shale. in areas of rugged terrain, Gundun groundwater prospects are limited due to poor access. Norh East Point Skirmish Point Bangarr Bore yields up to 0.5 L/s are possible at selected locations, Ndjudda but a very low success rate is expected. Higher yields may Nadilmuk Darbada be found locally along fractures. Creek Island R8210301 Creek C

Madjakil Creek Crocodile NOTE : Small homeland supplies can be obtained from aquifers Creek Island in sand dunes. Creek IGARRUM Yilan Maliman Gamajbuk Maningrida DR014400 Nabbarla OENPELLI ANNUAL RAINFALL DE014400 Ngandadauda Djabura Nungbalgarri Kunindabba Djunawunya Genidjanga (DR 014042) Ji-marda 2500 Majari Mardjirgal Wurugoij Malmal A-jirra 4 year weighted moving average Berraja River NALABIRRBIRR Gupanga G8210016 Creek Jerrapirra Bat 2000 16 G8230258 Djakalabona Goomadeer GOOMADEER RIVER Island Creek 822

Creek 1500 EAST ALLIGATOR RIVER Gugerri Gorrong-gorrong BLYTH Ji-malawa Mewirnbi Barnamarrakka 8660000mN 821 8660000mN Malwon Creek Djikolboryin Kanora Balpanarra Djigagila 1000 MANGABOR Namugardabu Jawulpa Ji-bena Rainfall (mm) Anirra Damdam Wurdeja Nei-igmut Djugondjurra R8210001 Anamayirra 500 Goomadeer Djulkarr RIVER G8210001 R8210302 Gochan Jiny-jirra 0 Gurrgurr Nangak Djinkarr TABLE HILL 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 36/37 37/38 38/39 39/40 40/41 41/42 42/43 43/44 44/45 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30 30/31 31/32 32/33 33/34 34/35 35/36 45/46 46/47 47/48 48/49 49/50 50/51 51/52 52/53 53/54 54/55 55/56 56/57 57/58 58/59 59/60 60/61 61/62 62/63 63/64 64/65 65/66 66/67 67/68 68/69 69/70 70/71 71/72 72/73 73/74 74/75 75/76 76/77 77/78 78/79 79/80 80/81 81/82 82/83 83/84 84/85 85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02

Namalagobor River Bulagurra R8210300 Kikiyown River Water Year G8230002 Marrkolidjban

Ankabadbirri Mu-gurta MINIMUM ANNUAL Gudjekbin Creek B Liverpool Tomkinson Mamadawerre Creek Mandedjkadjang Kumurrulu 210039 WATER TABLE LEVEL Mandilbarreng MIDJARPIN Gamardi 0 0 Ngorlorwerri Jarramagorndarra RN 8124 Maningrida ut Muralidbar R8210024 G8210024 Creek RN 25177 Manigrida G8210051 Ji-balbal Djimbi GURRUJMUK ei-igm Blyth N Cadell 8640000mN 10 10 8640000mN DR014042 A Gillidjangarr Yarunga G8210226 Gumarrirnbang Note: GAPARRI reek G8240001 DE014042 R8210037 G8210037 C Mann Water level data for the bores was MANBORREBAN not taken from continious data but 20 20 Barridjowkeng spot readings. As such the records Manggabor River Note - 65/66 means the water year October 1965 to only give an indication of minimum Yendenor Mumeka September 1966 annual water level, but at least they R8210308 iver G8210217 R River Walirrgadjarng appear to show the trend. Minimum Water Level 30 30 River Depth from Top of Casing Limit of tidal Creek influence Kakodbabuldi Blyth River at G8240002 Bolkdjam 40 40 Nemirili - recorded minimum river flow Blyth River at G8240002 Liverpool

86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 Buluhkaduru G8210015 - predicted minimum river flow based on correlation with R8210011 Water Year BLYTH RIVER G8240002 GUNBURRAY Yirrkala 5 year moving G8210011 824 average rainfall Djilliwirri Magununung Liverpool River at G8230237 MINIMUM ANNUAL RIVER FLOWS Naningdjilliwirr - recorded minimum river flow 1.50 Gubumi Kurrurldul Rarigaburu 8620000mN Liverpool River at G8230237 8620000mN Yikarrakkal G8230208 - predicted minimum river flow 1.25 R8210094 Dhumbu Creek

based on Oenpelli 4 year River weighted moving average Milmilngkan DJULTJI rainfall 1.00 BALANDJARNG G8230237 Manmoyi Mandjalarkarr R8230237 Gandirriman Creek 0.75 MOKMEK River Cuthbertson Falls BARBORI Gumardir Mankorlod Flow - cumecs 0.50 Dumandjaki G8210100 Imimbar 0.25

River Bamanung GOOMADEER RIVER Gubiniguldi Korlorbidahdah Cadell Dubbun BORDJEDJE Creek 0 822 LIVERPOOL RIVER

823 River River Kolbin River

60/61 61/62 62/63 63/64 64/65 65/66 66/67 67/68 68/69 69/70 70/71 71/72 72/73 73/74 74/75 75/76 76/77 77/78 78/79 79/80 80/81 81/82 82/83 83/84 84/85 85/86 86/87 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 KURRUGUKI Ngaradj Guyuyu Bamalgon Water Year Gamargawan Ganeng Mabbun Mangungangi Malnjangarnak Isolated

Liverpool Bud burik Blyth 8600000mN 8600000mN Havelock Falls Ngalkurldurr MALI MALI Waterholes Mann Dholpu AVERAGE MONTHLY RIVER FLOW (L/s) GOYDER 150,000 Mokori Djenmed Rumulbi Isolated RIVER R8210305 NGARBORUNG Yarbal G8210028 Bemenbemendi 825 R8210010 Devil Devil Pass Ded Katgirri Burrkeh IBIN G8210010 Waterholes Bonidjaku Kalkbo EAST ALLIGATOR RIVER MEERIN MABURDA 100,000 821 Djabidjbagolwiy

Creek G8210008 Nabudmibango Noni Bearbum Liverpool River BUNBARR Flow (L/s) R8210008 Mangundjang 50,000 at G8230237 G8210007 Yamini G8210036 Blyth River

R8210303 at G8240002 Cadell Imimbar Morrhyi Creek Saddlers Gaborno Blum Ermi 0 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG Malgawa Bilawane Babor Month Birba River 8580000mN LIVERPOOL RIVER Creek 8580000mN

823 River OENPELLI AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL (mm) NGORBUL SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER(DR 014042) Nguhbul Na-karndoebalh

River 400 Manlgawo 820 R8200302 Badkoral

Guyuyu

River 300 ARNHEM LAND ABORIGINAL LAND TRUST Liverpool Creek

Blyth Creek 340000mE Djubbunnu 200 R8210304

Mann

Rainfall (mm) Shadforth Saddlers Bu - kodjok 100

0 8560000mN SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG ROPER RIVER River 8560000mN Month 903 Blyth

kilometres 0 2 4 6810 20 30 40 kilometres

R8200046 Black numbered G8200046 lines are 20 000 metre intervals of the Map Grid of Australia (MGA) Zone 53 Wilton BLYTH RIVER Universal Transverse Mercator Projection Isolated 824 Horizontal Datum; Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA) 1994

Waterholes Creek River 480000mE This map was produced on the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA 94) Creek

River

300000mE 320000mE

Mann Mccaw Creek 8540000mN uyuyu 8540000mN G SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER

820 Jimbu EAST ALLIGATOR RIVER 821 Cottee 280000mE River DJORGULK Creek Bunge LIVERPOOL RIVER Creek Dudpujum 823 Wilton Muliplip Jim BINDALAK Mccaw Katherine River W Mann ilton (West River Branch)Marladjmuli Burrumula Creek Gorpulyul Momob

Creek 8520000mN 8520000mN

Mccaw DALY RIVER River 814

ROPER RIVER Creek

R8140021 903 Klikleemarra GOYDER RIVER Galparran 825 Annie I N A N A W G B A

Jimjimrolk MOUNT JEAN JIMJIMRULK

C Golmunur A Y R R I T Djirkin N N G U F OR C O Creek Morbon Creek 8500000mN Bodeidei 8500000mN

RIVER Yirrpum ROAD Gimbat

Djatigu KAKADU GUNJOLA Weemol Dobo Dobo MOUNT MARUMBA Bulman DR014629 Snowdrop Wilton ROPER RIVER DR014640 NATIONAL MARLGOWPMI BIRRDGUK MAINORU 903 Delara Strip YOWAN Bulman Bonijarku MOUNT WEIR Waterhole PARK G9030003 Barrulkmarra RIVER (Midnight Spring) KATHERINE Isolated River KATHERINE Waterholes 8480000mN RIVER ARNHEM Baghetti 8480000mN Mulabor Spring JIKUMUN BLACK MOUNTAIN Creek DEMED ASSOCIATION Jarrlaworpor MOUNT STRETTON Mount Catt BAMIRRAKURLU MOUNT CATT Lindsay Spring Badimirri BIRRIDKU Horse Showell Lindsay DR014634 Isolated Creek Creek ROPER RIVER Horse Waterholes DALY RIVER MANMANBAR 903 Creek Creek Birdie 814 Creek Jasper

Mainoru

W ATSIC Flying ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIGHT ilton ISLANDER COMMISSION WATERHOUSE

MOUNT BRIDGES Emu Creek 8460000mN

Isolated Fox 8460000mN Creek NIJILILUMNU Top Spring Waterholes Creek RIVER Creek River River TINBERNI HILL Fanny LIRRT

Bunburra BARRAPARRWUY Baratjala LANDCARE

280000mE 300000mE 320000mE 340000mE 360000mE 380000mE 400000mE 420000mE 440000mE 460000mE GENERAL FEATURES GENERAL FEATURES (cont) SURFACE WATER FEATURES SURFACE WATER FEATURES (cont) Gamargawon Homeland name Evaporation station number Surface water divide Waterhole For further information contact: DE014400 operated by Bureau of Meteorology BORDJEDJE Country name BLYTH RIVER 824 Drainage basin name & number Swamp or marsh Manager, Water Resources, Natural Systems Division, Conservation and Natural Resources Group, Rainforest (may indicate groundwater discharge) Birba Place name River with a flow of more than 100 L/s Mangrove Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. Road at the end of the Dry season Ph. (08) 8999 3606, Fax. (08) 8999 3666 Stream gauging station - open, closed Subject to inundation Goyder Centre, Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston, CONSERVATION and NATURAL RESOURCES GROUP Vehicle track River with a flow of between 10 and 100 L/s Northern Territory of Australia. GS8260237 Stream gauging station number at the end of the Dry season Cadastral boundary Notes: Rainfall station - open, closed River with permanent waterholes and flows of up to 10 l/s Aboriginal place names have been given with the permission All place names relate to the people, their ancesters, and the National Park boundary of the traditional owners specifically for use on this map. If country. Considerable time and care has been taken to locate Rainfall station number at the end of the Dry season they are to be used elsewhere, it is necessary to gain approval and spell place names. Consultations have been broad but R8260237 operated by Water Resources Division Marine Park boundary River which is dry at the end of the Dry season from the traditional owners, The Northern Land Council can be discrepancies may occur. If there is any concerns please WATER RESOURCES of Rainfall station number Atsic Ward Boundary contacted in this regard. contact the Conservation and Natural Resources Group of the Lake, perennial Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. DR014629 operated by Bureau of Meteorology Landing ground Lake, intermittent WEST CENTRAL ARNHEM LAND Landing ground - disused