Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2009 Report Card Results    Catchment Results    Northern Catchments   Pumicestone Passage Catchment and Estuary

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Catchment Facts Total area: 789km2 Stream network length: 1,481km Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Dominant land uses: pine plantations, forestry, native bush, grazing, agriculture Pumicestone Passage receives inflows from numerous small creeks on the mainland and Bribie Island Pumicestone Passage is within the Moreton Bay Marine Park Tidal flushing of the southern passage from Deception Bay dominates the estuary, with a net northern movement of water through the passage During flood events, catchment runoff dominates water quality within the passage Freshwater results B+ Pumicestone Catchment    Streams generally in good condition. Decline in the Fish indicator and a small decline in Aquatic Macroinvertebrates. Slight improvement in the Physical/Chemical indicator. Marine results C Pumicestone Passage (marine)   Improvement in grade. Minor increases in all indicators.

  

Other Pumicestone Passage Catchment links:

Local Councils	Community/Catchment Group
Sunshine Coast Regional Council	Pumicestone Region Catchment Co-ordinating Committee
Moreton Bay Regional Council