and nutrient and carbon cycling in the Warrego and Darling rivers. Table 8: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Moonie catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering Type of action Expected Expected Contributes to Timing Total action environmental environmental Murray–Darling Commonwealth outcome(s) of outcome(s) of Basin Plan environmental Complex Site River Inundation watering, <1 year watering, Environmental water delivered flows 1–5 years watering plan (ML) Wetland Floodplain objectives Moonie Lower Yes Yes, Yes, Commonwealth Restore a more 8.06(3)(b)(i) March 1415 Moonie inundation inundation is environmental water naturally variable 2014 8.06(6)(a)(b) River is dependent contributed to a flow regime and flows dependent on the extent moderate fresh flow preserve natural and on the of natural to support: cues. fringing extent of flow events. Support aquatic hydrological wetlands natural flow ecosystem connectivity and events. diversity. end-of-system flows to the Barwon River maintain refuges (waterholes) in the main river channel the dispersal of
and nutrient and carbon cycling in the Warrego and Darling rivers. Table 8: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Moonie catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering action Type of action Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, <1 year Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, 1–5 years Contributes to Murray–Darling Basin Plan Environmental watering plan objectives Timing Total Commonwealth environmental water delivered (ML) Complex Site River flows Inundation Wetland Floodplain Moonie Lower Moonie River flows and fringing wetlands Yes Yes, inundation is dependent on the extent of natural flow events. Yes, inundation is dependent on the extent of natural flow events. Commonwealth environmental water contributed to a moderate fresh flow to support: hydrological connectivity and end-of-system flows to the Barwon River maintain refuges (waterholes) in the main river channel the dispersal of Restore a more naturally variable flow regime and preserve natural cues. Support aquatic ecosystem diversity. 8.06(3)(b)(i) 8.06(6)(a)(b) March 2014 1415
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