Table 3. Summary of 2015–16 watering actions targeting stream metabolism and generic ecosystem functioning at unmonitored sites. Commonwealth Valley name environmental (Water Action Flow component type Location Expected ecological outcomes water delivered Reference) (ML) Lachlan 03/08/15 24 059 Fresh Lachlan Great Contribute to ecosystem functions. – – 15/10/15 Cumbung Swamp (10039) Moonie 28/08/15 201 QLD Moonie Lower Contribute to natural flow events to support key – – 02/09/15 Moonie River and ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats. (111-27) fringing wetlands Border Rivers 26/07/15 409 Fresh QLD Border Rivers Contribute to nutrient and sediment cycling (from – – 07/08/15 Dumaresq–Macintyre inundation of channel areas, some anabranch (111-26) River and fringing channel and near-stream wetlands).Other fish and wetlands hydrological objectives. Border Rivers 26/08/15 235 Fresh QLD Border Rivers Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of – Dumaresq–Macintyre upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and (111-26) River and fringing near-stream wetlands). wetlands fish and hydrological objectives. Border Rivers 07/11/15 244 Fresh QLD Border Rivers Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of – Dumaresq–Macintyre upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and (111-26) and fringing near-stream wetlands). wetlands Other fish and hydrological objectives. Border Rivers 02/02/16 137 QLD Border Rivers Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of – Dumaresq–Macintyre upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and (111-26) River and fringing near-stream wetlands). wetlands Other fish and hydrological objectives. Murrumbidgee 17/11/15 10 000 Wetland inundation Murrumbidgee Yanga Support ecosystem functions. – – 11/01/16 (via the most direct path to Tarwillie Swamp to National Park waterbird (10035-09) minimise incidental inundation of vegetation that support has achieved its required flooding regime in recent years)
Table 3. Summary of 2015–16 watering actions targeting stream metabolism and generic ecosystem functioning at unmonitored sites. Valley name (Water Action Reference) Commonwealth environmental water delivered (ML) Flow component type Location Expected ecological outcomes Lachlan (10039) 03/08/15 – 15/10/15 24 059 Fresh Lachlan – Great Cumbung Swamp Contribute to ecosystem functions. Moonie (111-27) 28/08/15 – 02/09/15 201 QLD Moonie – Lower Moonie River and fringing wetlands Contribute to natural flow events to support key ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats. Border Rivers (111-26) 26/07/15 – 07/08/15 409 Fresh QLD Border Rivers – Dumaresq–Macintyre River and fringing wetlands Contribute to nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream wetlands).Other fish and hydrological objectives. Border Rivers (111-26) 26/08/15 235 Fresh QLD Border Rivers – Dumaresq–Macintyre River and fringing wetlands Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream wetlands). fish and hydrological objectives. Border Rivers (111-26) 07/11/15 244 Fresh QLD Border Rivers – Dumaresq–Macintyre and fringing wetlands Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream wetlands). Other fish and hydrological objectives. Border Rivers (111-26) 02/02/16 137 QLD Border Rivers – Dumaresq–Macintyre River and fringing wetlands Nutrient and sediment cycling (from inundation of upper channel areas, some anabranch channel and near-stream wetlands). Other fish and hydrological objectives. Murrumbidgee (10035-09) 17/11/15 – 11/01/16 10 000 Wetland inundation (via the most direct path to Tarwillie Swamp to minimise incidental inundation of vegetation that has achieved its required flooding regime in recent years) Murrumbidgee – Yanga National Park waterbird support Support ecosystem functions.
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