Water level and Provide Hydrologic Medium to Lower Lachlan IMEF and timing, connectivity for connectivity high flows. wetland sites community magnitude and floodplain the transport of through the monitoring. flow frequency. sediments, inundation of nutrients and floodplain Inundation area energy. Provide wetlands will (mapping). for the achieve energy movement of exchange and aquatic biota. allow movement of aquatic biota. Provide Physicochemical Appropriate flow Under all flow Existing Dependent on NoW, State Channels appropriate responses to management will conditions. riverine NoW season and Water water and flows to environmental assist in water quality inundation. quality sampling; inundated maintain or flows. maintaining sites. Existing IMEF wetlands improve water and/or improving IMEF wetland quality. water quality. sites. Provide Appropriate Under all flow Existing IMEF Pre and post IMEF and Floodplain The condition and appropriate flooding regimes conditions. sites and key inundation. community wetlands extent of wetland flooding to will assist in water-delivery monitoring. vegetation maintain and/or maintaining or targets. communities. enhance improving wetland and vegetation (e.g. permanent
floodplain Provide connectivity for the transport of sediments, nutrients and energy. Provide for the movement of aquatic biota. Hydrologic connectivity through the inundation of floodplain wetlands will achieve energy exchange and allow movement of aquatic biota. Medium to high flows. Water level and timing, magnitude and flow frequency. Inundation area (mapping). Lower Lachlan wetland sites IMEF and community monitoring. Channels and inundated wetlands Provide appropriate flows to maintain or improve water quality. Appropriate flow management will assist in maintaining and/or improving water quality. Under all flow conditions. Physicochemical responses to environmental flows. Existing riverine NoW water quality sites. Existing IMEF wetland sites. Dependent on season and inundation. NoW, State Water water quality sampling; IMEF Floodplain wetlands Provide appropriate flooding to maintain and/or enhance and permanent Appropriate flooding regimes will assist in maintaining or improving wetland vegetation (e.g. Under all flow conditions. The condition and extent of wetland vegetation communities. Existing IMEF sites and key water-delivery targets. Pre and post inundation. IMEF and community monitoring.
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