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Catchment constrictions

Catchment constrictions – Geology

Permeable rocks Alluvia overview Negligible groundwater movement Direction of surface water movement outside of a channel Fractured rocks Eucalyptus spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Eucalyptus spp Fish Mixing of groundwater and surface water Surface expression GDE Negligible groundwater movement Catchment throat Surface expression GDE Wetland Corymbia spp Corymbia spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Melaleuca spp Eucalyptus spp Infiltration and percolation Infiltration and percolation Evapotranspiration Eucalyptus spp Negligible groundwater movement Direction of grounwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Subterranean GDE Terrestrial GDE Fish Surface expression GDE Direction of surface water movement outside of a channel Direction of surface water movement outside of a channel Direction of surface water movement outside of a channel Direction of surface water movement outside of a channel Direction of surface water movement in the channel Infiltration and percolation Low permeability rock (unsaturated) Moderate to high permeability rock (saturated) Alluia (saturated) Alluvia (unsaturated) Alluvia Moderate to high permeability rock (unsaturated)

Negligible groundwater movement Low permeability rock (unsaturated) Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Negligible groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Low permeability rock (unsaturated) Moderate to high permeability rock (saturated) Moderate to high permeability rock (saturated) Alluvia

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Last updated: 22 March 2013

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Queensland Government, Queensland (2013) Catchment constrictions – Geology, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/groundwater-dependent/catchment-constrictions/geomorphology.html

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