Table . Summary of watering actions targeting Stream Metabolism expected outcomes at unmonitored sites. Commonwealth Selected Area Actual water delivery Flow environmental (Watering Action dates component Locations Expected ecological outcomes water delivered Reference) (start – end) type (GL) Campaspe 09/10/2014 – 22/10/2014 5.7914 Fresh flow Campaspe river system Flush organics from bank and benches to reduce the risk of (10003-01) (Reaches 2, 3 and 4) blackwater events in summer including floodplain Macquarie 13/10/2014 – 12/12/2014 10 Base flow; Macquarie river system Allow for sediment transport, nutrient and carbon cycling (10015-01) fresh flow; including floodplain wetland inundation Murray x 0.2995 Wetland Bullock Swamp Provide freshwater inflows to reduce salinity levels and improve condition and diversity of wetland vegetation, improving ecological function Gwydir 03/10/2014 – 29/10/2014 3.656 x Carole Creek Support in-stream ecological function and nutrient cycling contributing to health of in-stream habitat and maintaining water quality Gwydir 02/10/2014 – 27/10/2014 13.316 x Mehi River Support in-stream ecological function and nutrient cycling contributing to health of in-stream habitat and maintaining water quality Ovens (10004-01) 04/04/15 – 05/04/15 0.05 Base flow Ovens river system Improve primary production through disruption of biofilms including floodplain 30/04/15 – 30/04/15 0.02 QLD Border 29/01/15 – 05/02/15 0.332 Fresh Dumaresq–Macintyre Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of upper Rivers River and fringing channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream 06/04/2015 0.231 wetlands wetlands) (00111-18) NSW 11/01/15 – 17/01/15 1.2564 Fresh Barwon–Darling River Nutrient and sediment cycling from inundation of lower and fringing wetlands level benches 30/05/15 – 31/05/15 0.108 (Mungindi to Menindee) 0.39636 Late Feb & May 2015
Table . Summary of watering actions targeting Stream Metabolism expected outcomes at unmonitored sites. Selected Area (Watering Action Reference) Actual water delivery dates (start – end) Commonwealth environmental water delivered (GL) Flow component type Locations Expected ecological outcomes Campaspe (10003-01) 09/10/2014 – 22/10/2014 5.7914 Fresh flow Campaspe river system (Reaches 2, 3 and 4) including floodplain Flush organics from bank and benches to reduce the risk of blackwater events in summer Macquarie (10015-01) 13/10/2014 – 12/12/2014 10 Base flow; fresh flow; wetland inundation Macquarie river system including floodplain Allow for sediment transport, nutrient and carbon cycling Murray x 0.2995 Wetland Bullock Swamp Provide freshwater inflows to reduce salinity levels and improve condition and diversity of wetland vegetation, improving ecological function Gwydir 03/10/2014 – 29/10/2014 3.656 x Carole Creek Support in-stream ecological function and nutrient cycling contributing to health of in-stream habitat and maintaining water quality Gwydir 02/10/2014 – 27/10/2014 13.316 x Mehi River Support in-stream ecological function and nutrient cycling contributing to health of in-stream habitat and maintaining water quality Ovens (10004-01) 04/04/15 – 05/04/15 30/04/15 – 30/04/15 0.05 0.02 Base flow Ovens river system including floodplain Improve primary production through disruption of biofilms QLD Border Rivers (00111-18) 29/01/15 – 05/02/15 06/04/2015 0.332 0.231 Fresh Dumaresq–Macintyre River and fringing wetlands Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream wetlands) NSW 11/01/15 – 17/01/15 30/05/15 – 31/05/15 Late Feb & May 2015 1.2564 0.108 0.39636 Fresh Barwon–Darling River and fringing wetlands (Mungindi to Menindee) Nutrient and sediment cycling from inundation of lower level benches
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