Hydrology - Johnson Swamp not dry for five or more Wet dry cycles as follows (Jensz 2011 and Johnson Swamp consecutive years. Not wet for two or unpublished data provided by NC CMA): more consecutive years. 2005/6 wet – 2006/7 2009/10 dry – – 2010/11 wet – 2011/12 wet – 2012/13 dry – 2013/14 dry – 2014/15 dry – 2015/16 - wet LAC is met. Hydrology - Hird Hird Swamp not dry for five or more Wet dry cycles as follows (Jensz 2011 and Swamp consecutive years. Not wet for two or unpublished data provided by NC CMA): more consecutive years. 2005/6 dry – 2006/7 wet – 2007/8 2009/10 dry – – 2010/11 wet – 2011/12 –wet 2012/13 2015/16 dry (four years) – LAC is met. Salinity Greater than 4000 EC when more than Data for past 3 years (2011 2014) indicates (): – 75% full, at any of the following wetlands: Kangaroo Lake < 1000 EC Kangaroo Lake; Racecourse Lake; Little Lake Bael Bael < 4000 EC, when wet, higher when Lake Charm; Reedy Lake; Middle Lake; dry Third Lake: Cemetery Swamp; Lake Bael Lake Cullen = 11650 in 2007 Bael; Avoca Marshes; Back/ Town Swamp; Johnson Swamp; Hird Swamp. No other data available Insufficient data to assess LAC Salinity The lake does not fall into the hypersaline Insufficient data to assess LAC – category (exceed 85,000 EC) when Lake Cullen >=75% full (by depth). Waterbirds - The 10-year rolling average for annual The ten-year rolling average 2005 to 2015 remained abundance maximum waterbirds is not < 10,000 above 10,000 (see Figure 8) above). LAC is met.
Hydrology - Johnson Swamp Johnson Swamp not dry for five or more consecutive years. Not wet for two or more consecutive years. Wet dry cycles as follows (Jensz 2011 and unpublished data provided by NC CMA): 2005/6 – wet 2006/7 – 2009/10 – dry 2010/11 – wet 2011/12 – wet 2012/13 – dry 2013/14 – dry 2014/15 – dry 2015/16 - wet LAC is met. Hydrology - Hird Swamp Hird Swamp not dry for five or more consecutive years. Not wet for two or more consecutive years. Wet dry cycles as follows (Jensz 2011 and unpublished data provided by NC CMA): 2005/6 – dry 2006/7 – wet 2007/8 – 2009/10 – dry 2010/11 – wet 2011/12 –wet 2012/13 – 2015/16 dry (four years) LAC is met. Salinity Greater than 4000 EC when more than 75% full, at any of the following wetlands: Kangaroo Lake; Racecourse Lake; Little Lake Charm; Reedy Lake; Middle Lake; Third Lake: Cemetery Swamp; Lake Bael Bael; Avoca Marshes; Back/ Town Swamp; Johnson Swamp; Hird Swamp. Data for past 3 years (2011 – 2014) indicates (): Kangaroo Lake < 1000 EC Lake Bael Bael < 4000 EC, when wet, higher when dry Lake Cullen = 11650 in 2007 No other data available Insufficient data to assess LAC Salinity – Lake Cullen The lake does not fall into the hypersaline category (exceed 85,000 EC) when >=75% full (by depth). Insufficient data to assess LAC Waterbirds - abundance The 10-year rolling average for annual maximum waterbirds is not < 10,000 The ten-year rolling average 2005 to 2015 remained above 10,000 (see Figure 8) above). LAC is met.