Salinity - Impacts & Costs - Queensland
Queensland
Dryland Salinity Impacts : Queensland overview
Although Queensland has an extensive groundwater monitoring network for management of groundwater extraction, the network was not designed for monitoring the shallower groundwater systems that are associated with dryland salinity processes. Hence there are very limited groundwater condition and trend monitoring data to assess and predict dryland salinity processes and impacts.
| Assets | 2050 |
|---|---|
| Agricultural land (ha) | 2 600 000 |
| Remnant vegetation (ha) | 92 000 |
| Length of stream (km) | 1800 |
| Roads (km) | 12 000 |
| Rail (km) | 1500 |
| Ramsar wetlands (number) | 2 |
| Ramsar wetlands (ha) | 635 |
| Important wetlands (number) | 43 |
| Important wetlands (ha) | 25 600 |
What, and how much, agricultural land occurs in areas at high risk from dryland salinity?
Further information will be provided after next Atlas update (May/June 2001).
What biological resources occur in areas of high dryland salinity risk?
Further information will be provided after next Atlas update (May/June 2001).
What water resources occur in areas of high dryland salinity risk?
Further information will be provided after next Atlas update (May/June 2001).
What infrastructure occurs in areas of high dryland salinity risk?
Further information will be provided after next Atlas update (May/June 2001).
Further information
- Queensland Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000 report
- Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000 report
- National Technical Overview Report of the State-based dryland salinity assessments
- Australian Groundwater Flow Systems Report
- Queensland Department of Natural Resources
- National Dryland Salinity Program
- National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
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