Oolloo Springs Project
This is a three year project due for completion in November 2011. Charles Darwin University and CSIRO Land and Water are partners in the project. The objectives of the work are to:
- Undertake research to fill key knowledge gaps concerning the water balance components of the system.
- Identify areas where development is likely to proceed and provide monitoring infrastructure to support future management needs.
- Identify adaptive management practices that are compatible with the maintenance of spring dependent communities with healthy endemic populations.
- Develop a robust workable system to identify, measure and manage the risks to springs and dependent ecosystems caused by the allocation of water and land use changes in the region.
Several components of the project have been completed and can be downloaded here.They include:
- A Geographic Information System showing aspects of the Oolloo aquifer and surrounding features. It includes springs, aquifers, geology, recharge zones,boreholes, water quality and other layers. It is in Google Earth format so users need to have Google Earth installed on their computers .Click here to download the Oolloo Springs Google Earth file (614kb).Once it is downloaded to your hard drive, open it with Google Earth.
- Oolloo Aquifer Map is a hydrogeological map that displays information about the aquifer and the recharge and discharge processes associated with it. Click here to download the map in pdf format.
- A photographic tour showing springs, rapids, geology and other features related to the project. It is in Google Earth format so users need to have Google Earth installed on their computers .Click here to download the Photo Tour Google Earth file (13kb).Once it is downloaded to your hard drive, open it with Google Earth.
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This project is funded by the National Water Commission through the Australian Government’s $250 million Raising National Water Standards program.