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Canal estates (brackish)

Canal estates (brackish) – Hydrology

Direction of marine water movement Groundwater and marine water interface Negligible groundwater movement Infiltration and percolation Infiltration and percolation Infiltration and percolation Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Low permeability rock Sand Sand Corymbia spp Corymbia spp Corymbia spp Corymbia spp Melaleuca spp Corymbia spp Corymbia spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Pumping station Canal lock Subterranean GDEs Surface expression GDEs Subterranean GDEs Surface expression GDEs Surface expression GDEs Subterranean GDEs Weir Sand Sand Sand (saturated with marine water) Sand (saturated with groundwater) Basement of the model Low-lying coastal swamps Direction of groundwater movement Infiltration and percolation Coastal sand masses – beach ridges

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Last updated: 22 June 2015

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Queensland Government, Queensland (2015) Canal estates (brackish) – Hydrology, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/groundwater-dependent/canal-estates-brackish/hydrology.html

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