Appendix A — Key environmental assets Criteria for identifying key environmental assets Criterion Explanation 1. Formally recognised in, and/or is capable This criterion identifies all Ramsar sites in the Basin and any wetland that supports birds listed in any of of supporting species listed in, relevant the international migratory bird agreements to which Australia is a signatory and that are relevant to the international agreements management of the Basin’s water resources. 2. Natural or near-natural, rare or unique This criterion is developed to give effect to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This criterion acknowledges the variable and dynamic nature of the Basin, and includes refugia such as drought refuges and pathways for dispersal and ephemeral breeding, and nursery sites for water- 3. Provides vital habitat dependent plants and animals. This criterion supports the long-term retention of regional biodiversity, and thus contributes to the objective of conserving biodiversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity. This criterion identifies the ecosystems that support species and ecological communities listed under 4. Supports Commonwealth-, state- or territory-listed relevant Commonwealth, state or territory legislation as being threatened. It gives effect to the Convention threatened species and/or ecological communities on Biological Diversity. This criterion provides for the identification of assets supporting large numbers of species, as well as 5. Supports, or is capable of supporting, those assets with high levels of taxonomic diversity. Inclusion of such sites is important in providing for the significant biodiversity long-term viability of the Basin’s biodiversity. This criterion therefore also gives effect to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Table A1 Key environmental assets: Barwon–Darling region Key environmental Criteria Key environmental Criteria asset Latitude Longitude met asset Latitude Longitude met Acres Billabong 31° 9′ 26.894″ S 144° 21′ 4.631″ E 4 Lignum Creek 31° 16′ 29.03″ S 144° 2′ 4.433″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Banarway Creek 29° 17' 1.774″ S 148° 45′ 3.068″ E 4,5 Little Bogan River 30° 3′ 4.938″ S 146° 11′ 17.395″ E 4 Barwon Channel 30° 3′ 59.151″ S 147° 11′ 21.736″ E 4 Little Weir River 28° 57′ 13.002″ S 148° 56′ 12.556″ E 3,4,5 Barwon River 30° 1′ 19.291″ S 147° 59′ 24.681″ E 2,3,4,5 Macquarie River 30° 8′ 17.833″ S 147° 25′ 22.560″ E 4 Black Creek 29°15′ 45.133″ S 148° 44′ 46.299″ E 4,5 Marra Billabong 31° 2′ 43.383″ S 144° 12′ 1.525″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Bogan River 29°57′ 55.722″ S 146° 20′ 24.732″ E 4 Marra Creek 31° 8′ 4.016″ S 147° 26′ 17.853″ E 4 Bokhara River 29° 21′ 11.470″ S 147° 22′ 13.493″ E 4 Meeki Creek 29° 36′ 37.812″ S 148° 31′ 47.980″ E 4 Booligal Creek 31° 51′ 43.432″ S 143° 8′ 15.987″ E 4 Mehi River 29° 34′ 44.130″ S 149° 21′ 24.300″ E 4 Boomi River 28° 53′ 19.195″ S 149° 14′ 11.187″ E 3,4,5 Moonie River 28° 58′ 15.008″ S 148° 44′ 10.315″ E 3,4,5 Boroka Creek 30°1′ 22.22″ S 148° 2′ 45.16″ E 4 Mulga Creek 30° 18′ 46.476″ S 146° 4′ 20.076″ E 4 Briery Anabranch 30° 8′ 54.949″ S 147° 21′ 6.278″ E 4 Namoi River 30° 0′ 19.312″ S 148° 6′ 29.991″ E 4 Briery Water 30° 5′ 31.826″ S 147° 14′ 4.131″ E 4 Nine Mile Creek 30° 55′ 40.171″ S 144° 33′ 31.330″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Canary Lagoon 30° 2′ 51.264″ S 147° 46′ 55.492″ E 4 Paddys Creek 30° 40′ 23.128″ S 144° 57′ 21.626″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Cato Creek 29° 57′ 11.069″ S 146° 57′ 32.520″ E 4 Pagan Creek 29° 59′ 36.712″ S 148° 7′ 30.981″ E 4 Compodore Creek 30° 44′ 41.499″ S 144° 50′ 27.508″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Papepapinbilla Creek 31° 26′ 59.823″ S 143° 56′ 41.743″ E 4 Culgoa River 29° 57′ 14.595″ S 146° 18′ 24.655″ E 4 Paroo River 31° 25′ 58.872″ S 143° 34′ 16.723″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Cultowa Billabong 31° 23′ 14.557″ S 144° 1′ 54.645″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Ross Billabong 30° 11′ 30.346″ S 145° 45′ 34.988″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Darling River 31° 11′ 28.667″ S 144° 5′ 54.162″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Stony Creek 30° 41′ 27.471″ S 144° 59′ 23.899″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Dead Horse Creek 30° 15′ 24.562″ S 145° 36′ 10.603″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Talowla Billabong 30° 25′ 15.071″ S 145° 19′ 57.797″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Dead Mans Creek 29° 45′ 4.923″ S 148° 21′ 39.650″ E 4 Talyawalka Creek 31° 37′ 54.137″ S 143° 34′ 46.251″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Deadmans Creek 30° 16′ 28.247″ S 145° 41′ 45.064″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Tarrion Creek 30° 4′ 2.284″ S 146° 50′ 58.187″ E 4 Deep Creek 31° 59′ 13.259″ S 142° 56′ 19.748″ E 4 Ten Mile Creek 31° 48′ 6.256″ S 143° 14′ 22.889″ E 4 Five Mile Creek 30° 56′ 33.096″ S 144° 29′ 42.241″ E 1,2,3,4,5 The Big Billabong 30° 3′ 52.156″ S 145° 55′ 47.622″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Grawan Creek 29° 37′ 4.234″ S 148° 33′ 25.430″ E 4 The Big Warrambool 29° 35′ 40.331″ S 148° 1′ 32.434″ E 4 Gwydir River 29° 23′ 23.891″ S 148° 49′ 33.033″ E 4,5 Twenty Seven Mile 31° 34′ 8.673″ S 143° 35′ 38.322″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Creek Horse Shoe Lagoon 30° 6′ 32.724″ S 147° 29′ 19.869″ E 4 Wanourie Creek 30° 5′ 35.916″ S 147° 54′ 9.630″ E 4 Horseshoe Lagoon 29° 55′ 16.194″ S 146° 11′ 36.797″ E 4 Warraweena Lagoon 29° 56′ 16.400″ S 146° 12′ 44.007″ E 4 Humes Creek 30° 34′ 44.519″ S 145° 33′ 58.468″ E 1,2,3,5 Whiskey Creek 30° 1′ 34.173″ S 147° 42′ 50.119″ E 4 Kallyanka Creek 31° 33′ 5.026″ S 143° 24′ 17.597″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Womat Creek 30° 7′ 52.054″ S 147° 43′ 8.843″ E 4 Kerrigundi Creek 30° 45′ 4.055″ S 145° 11′ 7.889″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Woytchugga Creek 31° 36′ 6.988″ S 143° 19′ 37.624″ E 4 Kier Lagoon 30° 5′ 26.734″ S 147° 36′ 47.915″ E 4 Yanda Creek 31° 1′ 43.197″ S 145° 46′ 44.642″ E 1,2,3,4,5 Lake Woytchugga 31° 33′ 47.606″ S 143° 18′ 40.240″ E 4 Yarra Creek 30° 2′ 19.846″ S 148° 1′ 32.443″ E 4 Appendix A Key environmental assets 349 Table A2 Key environmental assets: Border Rivers region Key environmental Criteria Key environmental Criteria asset Latitude Longitude met asset Latitude Longitude met Accommodation Commoron Creek 28° 25′ 12.431″ S 150° 34′ 38.376″ E 3,4,5 28° 50′ 0.611″ S 151° 51′ 58.109″ E 2,3,4,5 Creek Coolmunda Dam 28° 27′ 50.419″ S 151° 14′ 9.366″ E 3,4,5 Arrawatta Creek 29° 31′ 18.135″ S 151° 27′ 4.304″ E 5 Crooked Creek 29° 18′ 13.474″ S 151° 17′ 9.457″ E 3,5 Back Creek 29° 54′ 40.841″ S 151° 27′ 31.860″ E 4 Croppa Creek 29° 7′ 4.491″ S 150° 19′ 18.155″ E 4,5 Bald Rock Creek 28° 49′ 39.693″ S 151° 54′ 6.049″ E 2,3,4,5 Crowder Creek 27° 37′ 16.621″ S 150° 35′ 21.554″ E 3,4 Ballandean Creek 28° 57′ 14.289″ S 151° 46′ 44.501″ E 4 Curringudgel Creek 27° 55′ 13.039″ S 150° 23′ 14.106″ E 2,4 Bandicoot Gully 28° 24′ 58.680″ S 151° 37′ 14.128″ E 4 Dead Horse Creek 28° 46′ 12.879″ S 151° 44′ 2.123″ E 2,3,4 Bannockburn Creek 29° 36′ 47.692″ S 151° 1′ 55.519″ E 4 Deepwater River 29° 27′ 17.233″ S 151° 56′ 14.752″ E 3,4 Barwon River 28° 43′ 3.844″ S 149° 17′ 24.657″ E 3,4,5 Dingo Creek 29° 27′ 12.659″ S 151° 12′ 39.218″ E 5 Beardy River 29° 20′ 52.295″ S 151° 35′ 26.360″ E 2,3,4,5 Doctors Creek 28° 47′ 24.717″ S 151° 54′ 55.801″ E 3,4,5 Beardy Waters 29° 51′ 52.334″ S 151° 42′ 28.113″ E 4,5 Doondoona Creek 29° 2′ 24.091″ S 149° 1′ 2.030″ E 4 Beryl Watercourse 28° 29′ 53.115″ S 150° 4′ 3.315″ E 3,4,5 Doondoona River 29° 4′ 51.893″ S 148° 58′ 56.915″ E 4 Bethecurriba Creek 28° 25′ 51.136″ S 150° 38′ 6.370″ E 4 Dumaresq River 28° 44′ 49.583″ S 151° 0′ 55.314″ E 2,3,4,5 Billa Billa Creek 28° 13′ 25.565″ S 150° 13′ 28.955″ E 3,4 Fifteen Mile Creek 28° 34′ 55.584″ S 151° 44′ 12.734″ E 4 Black Swamp Gully 28° 41′ 6.224″ S 151° 50′ 30.949″ E 4 Forest Creek 28° 45′ 48.277″ S 150° 23′ 54.277″ E 4 Blue Nobby Creek 29° 9′ 57.150″ S 150° 37′ 48.339″ E 4 Frank Gully 28° 23′ 4.596″ S 151° 34′ 25.721″ E 4 Bodumba Creek 28° 18′ 11.707″ S 151° 18′ 18.467″ E 4 Frazers Creek 29° 37′ 14.523″ S 151° 12′ 28.278″ E 5 Bombyanna Creek 28° 24′ 5.717″ S 149° 31′ 11.859″ E 3,4,5 Geary Creek 28° 53′ 42.683″ S 149° 5′ 3.724″ E 3,4,5 Booberanna Creek 28° 27′ 3.708″ S 149° 46′ 45.561″ E 3,4,5 Gil Gil Creek 29° 2′ 45.388″ S 149° 34′ 32.048″ E 4 Boobora 28° 37′ 47.912″ S 150° 5′ 11.900″ E 3,4,5 Gnoura Gnoura Watercourse 28° 38′ 25.247″ S 149° 31′ 39.102″ E 3,4,5 Creek Boogara Creek 28° 17′ 29.180″ S 149° 36′ 55.018″ E 3,4,5 Goodlayamma 28° 44′ 52.513″ S 149° 21′ 21.787″ E 4 Boomangera Creek 28° 46′ 27.454″ S 149° 13′ 42.527″ E 3,4,5 Creek Boomi River 28° 53′ 19.195″ S 149° 14′ 11.187″ E 3,4,5 Gooroo Lagoon 28° 38′ 26.058″ S 150° 14′ 56.372″ E 1,3,4,5 Booroondoo Creek 27° 54′ 11.084″ S 150° 30′ 9.088″ E 2,4 Gorge Creek 28° 49′ 57.589″ S 151° 38′ 19.139″ E 2,3,5 Boughyard Creek 29° 17′ 30.936″ S 151° 17′ 33.615″ E 3,5 Gosling Swamp 28° 58′ 26.426″ S 151° 58′ 50.794″ E 3,5 Boundary Creek 27° 45′ 39.707″ S 150° 28′ 58.579″ E 2,3,4 Gradna Creek 28° 34′ 17.842″ S 149° 22′ 37.306″ E 2,3,4,5 Boxyard Creek 28° 12′ 59.751″ S 149° 35′ 1.707″ E 3,4,5 Gradule Creek 28° 33′ 55.947″ S 149° 16′ 5.632″ E 3,4,5 Bracker Creek 28° 30′ 54.141″ S 151° 20′ 4.337″ E 4 Gravelly Creek 28° 58′ 28.838″ S 149° 3′ 35.456″ E 4 Branch Creek 28° 30′ 2.594″ S 151° 34′ 21.765″ E 4 Gulf Creek 29° 8′ 3.237″ S 151° 28′ 36.033″ E 3,5 Breenie Creek 28° 42′ 58.250″ S 149° 26′ 53.321″ E 4 Gurardera Creek 28° 27′ 32.772″ S 149° 19′ 15.452″ E 4 Brigalow Creek 28° 34′ 59.699″ S 150° 35′ 14.837″ E 4,5 Gurrinbry Creek 28° 31′ 2.446″ S 149° 19′ 3.126″ E 3,4,5 Brush Creek 28° 37′ 15.791″ S 151° 1′ 24.074″ E 3,5 Harris Gully 28° 30′ 58.014″ S 151° 49′ 40.112″ E 4 Burrabaranga Creek 28° 20′ 6.052″ S 151° 38′ 46.680″ E 4 Horse Creek 28° 58′ 54.049″ S 151° 43′ 23.900″ E 3,5 Callandoon Branch 28° 31′ 25.947″ S 149° 52′ 45.250″ E 2,3,4,5 Horse Gully 28° 21′ 31.975″ S 151° 34′ 3.130″ E 4 Campbells Creek 28° 50′ 37.154″ S 150° 55′ 2.015″ E 5 Hughey Creek 28° 28′ 57.835″ S 151° 49′ 22.238″ E 4 Canning Creek 28° 10′ 44.366″ S 151° 13′ 27.809″ E 3,4 Hunter