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Petrie Formation along the shoreline of Moreton Bay

Petrie Formation along the shoreline of Moreton Bay – Geology

Subterranean GDEs Acacia spp Evaportranspiration Evaportranspiration Corymbia spp Acacia spp Corymbia spp Eleocharis spp Cladium spp Cladium spp Cladium spp Cladium spp Fish Direction of groundwater movement Fresh groundwater and saline marine water interface Fresh groundwater and saline marine water interface Direction of marine water movement Direction of groundwater movement Hydrology Direction of groundwater movement Negligible water movement Direction of groundwater movement Hydrology Infiltration and percolation Negligible water movement Surface expression GDEs (near shore marine systems) Terrestrial GDEs Surface expression GDEs (estuarine systems) Surface expression GDEs Terrestrial GDEs Terrestrial GDEs Infiltration and percolation Dugong Geology Groundwater table Acacia spp Eucalypt spp Cladium spp Corymbia spp Evaportranspiration Corymbia spp Eucalypt spp Acacia spp Melaleuca and Eucalyptus spp Corymbia and Eucalyptus spp Mangrove spp Seagrass Basement Basement Sandstone saturated with fresh groundwater Sandstone saturated with saline marine water Basalt saturated with fresh groundwater Basalt saturated ith saline marine water Basalt unsaturated Basalt unsaturated Sandstone Cloud and rainfall

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Last updated: 22 March 2013

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Queensland Government, Queensland (2013) Petrie Formation along the shoreline of Moreton Bay – Geology, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/groundwater-dependent/petrie-formation-along-the-shoreline-of-moreton-bay/geomorphology.html

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