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Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province

Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province – Photos

Perennial streams

Wet season (Jan-Mar) Average temperature (20°) Temperature varies along a NE-SW gradient Evaporation exceeds rainfall Humic stained water Phosphorus limiting water Nitrogen limiting water Undercut banks present Low turbidity Acidic water Low water temperature High ratio of sodium and chloride Low relief ratio Acidic soils Nitrogen limiting soils Phosphorus limiting soils Large woody debris cover (low) Infiltration exceeds rainfall Groundwater fed system Emergent macrophyte growth forms dominant Sand Cemented "coffee rock" Perched aquifer Regional aquifer Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, Sedges and reeds Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, Sedges and reeds

Chain-of-pond streams

Wet season (Jan-Mar) Average temperature (20°) Temperature varies along a NE-SW gradient Low relief ratio Evaporation exceeds rainfall Humic stained water Hydrologically connected Hydrologically connected Hydrologically disconnected Hydrologically disconnected Phosphorus limiting water Nitrogen limiting water Acidic water High ratio of sodium and chloride Low water temperature Emergent macrophyte growth forms dominant Low turbidity Below ground flow Large woody debris cover (low) Infiltration exceeds rainfall Acidic soils Nitrogen limiting soils Phosphorus limiting soils Sand Grasses Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, Sedges and reeds

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A chain of ponds stream cooroonpah creek north stradbroke island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Black Swan Creek Tuan State Forest Maroochy Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Brown Lake North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Characteristic wallum riparian vegetation Palm Lagoon at Eighteen Mile Swamp North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Flinders Swamp Outflow North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Humic stained waters are common in Wallum Biogeographic Province Campenbah Creek North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Sandy substrate at Flinders Beach Creek North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Low turbidity is common in wallum riverine systems Yellow Patch Moreton Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Sandy substrate characteristic of wallum riverine systems Flinders Beach Creek North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
The carnivorous sundew Drosera Binata found in the Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
The carnivorous sundew Drosera Spatulata found in the Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
The characteristic low relief of Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province Ibis Lagoon North Stradbroke Island Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
Undercut banks present at Snapper Creek Cooloola Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA
The humic stained water common in the Wallum Biogeographic Province Photo by Water Planning Ecology Group, DSITIA

Last updated: 22 March 2013

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wallum Freshwater Biogeographic Province – Photos, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/riverine/freshwater-biogeo/wallum/photos.html

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