Biodiversity Assessment - Avon Wheatbelt

Wetland values

Table: Provisional identification of wetlands of regional significance: their type and special values within each subregion. The reliability of the overall subregional assessment is indicated
Reliability assessment	Wetland name	Wetland type	Special values	Special value notes
Avon Wheatbelt 1 (AW1)
Quantitative and qualitative	Buntine to Marchagee Braided Saline Drainage Line (105.8)	Intermittent saline lakes	Important for maintenance of ecological processes	It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
Quantitative and qualitative	Cowcowing Lake (106.8)	Intermittent saline lakes	Important for maintenance of ecological processes	It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
Quantitative and qualitative	Mollerin Lake System (104.8)	Intermittent saline lakes	Important for maintenance of ecological processes	It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
Avon Wheatbelt 2 (AW2)
Quantitative and qualitative	Mortlock River System (112.8)	Intermittent saline lakes	Contains rare or threatened species/ecosystems	Many rare and potentially rare flora species.
Quantitative and qualitative	Mortlock River System (112.8)	Intermittent saline lakes	Important for maintenance of ecological processes	much of the edging woodlands of Casuarina and York Gum are still relatively intact.

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