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GWQ1203 - Burdekin Basin Groundwater Location Map Watercourse Cainozoic Deposits Overlying the GAB Zones 144°0'0"E 145°0'0"E 146°0'0"E 147°0'0"E 148°0'0"E 149°0'0"E Tully 18°0'0"S This map must not be used for marine navigation. 18°0'0"S Comprehensive and updated navigation WARNING information should be obtained from published Mitchell hydrographic charts. Murray DRAFT Hinchinbrook Island Herbert r ve Ri ekin urd B Ingham ! er iv D R ry Gilbert ry Ri D v er r e iv 19°0'0"S Scattered Remnants Northern R 19°0'0"S g Burdekin Headwaters in n n R u Black Townsville ! er r iv e R v rke i la R C r ta S Ross Broken River Ayr ! er ver Riv i ry lt R Haughton go Basa e r Don and Bogie Coastal Area G h t r u ve o i ton R S h ug Ha Bowen ! 20°0'0"S 20°0'0"S r Charters Towers e v ! i Don R B n o o g i D e Riv er Bur dek in R ive r Whitsunday Island Proserpine B owe Proserpine Flinders n ! er R Riv iver e sp a R amp C o Don River l l s to n R iv C e a r North West Suttor Catchment pe R r iv ve e i r R r o t t u S r e Broken v R i iv S e R e r llh L e e i O'Connell p im t t a l R e C iv er B o w e B u r d ekin n B u r d ekin R 21°0'0"S i 21°0'0"S v e BB a a s s in in r B ro Mackay ke ! n River Pioneer Plane Sarina ! Eastern Weathered Su ttor R Cainozoic Remnants Belyandor River iv e er iv R o d n lya e B r e v i R o d Moranbah n ! a ly 22°0'0"S e 22°0'0"S l R B ae iver ich Carm r ive R Diamantina s r o n n o C Styx Belyando River Saline Tertiary Sediments Dysart ! Is a a c R iv B Clermont Middlemount er e ! ! l y an do Riv e r er iv Cooper Creek R ie nz Aramac e ! k c a M 23°0'0"S 23°0'0"S Capella ! Fitzroy r Longreach ve ! Ri ie z n r e e Emerald k iv! c Barcaldine R a ! a M go Blackwater o ! N ! Central Moderately Saline Weathered Remnants 24°0'0"S C 24°0'0"S o m e t R iv e r Isisford ! Blackall ! C er laude R iv Warrego River 144°0'0"E 145°0'0"E 146°0'0"E 147°0'0"E 148°0'0"E 149°0'0"E Legend Key to Environmental Values GWQ1203 - Burdekin Basin Groundwater Location Map Watercourse Cainozoic deposits overlying the GAB zones Basin boundary Part of Basin 120 Sub-basin boundary Aquatic Irrigation EcosystemsFarm SupplyStock WaterAquacultureHuman Consumer Cainozoic deposits overlying the GAB zones Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 No aquifers of this type Central Queensland Map Series Primary Secondary RecreationVisual Recreation DrinkingRecreationIndustrial WaterCultural Use & Spiritual Values Central Moderately Saline Weathered Remnants This plan forms part of the Burdekin Basin Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives scheduling document, CAIRNS ! Don and Bogie Coastal Area prepared pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009. Eastern Weathered Cainozoic Remnants This plan is for discussion purposes only. Not government policy. TOWNSVILLE ! North West Suttor Catchment MACKAY ! Saline Tertiary Sediments Scattered Remnants Northern Burdekin Notes: Headwaters 1. The AWQG recommends that the highest level of protection should be provided to underground aquatic ecosystems, given their high conservation value. Where ROCKHAMPTON ! groundwaters are in good condition the intent is to maintain existing water quality (20th, Prepared on: 6 November 2018 50th and 80th percentiles). Disclaimer BUNDABERG ! Whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Department of Environment and Science makes no representations or warranties about its accuracy, ´ reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all 0 15 30 60 90 120 expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs Kilometres which you may incur as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any Queensland BRISBANE ! way and for any reason. Scale: 1:1,160,000 @ A1 Includes data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia, GBRMPA) 2018. 0 50 Projection: Mercator © State of Queensland, 2018 Kilometres Horizontal Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).
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