Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2009 Report Card Results    Catchment Results    Southern Catchments   Albert River Catchment and Estuary

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Catchment Facts Total area: 786km2 Stream network length: 1,691km Local Councils: Scenic Rim Council, Gold Coast City Council Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, intensive agriculture, rural residential Headwaters rise in Lamington National Park and flow through grazing, farming and rural residential areas before joining the Logan River 11.2km upstream from its mouth Freshwater results B- Albert Catchment *   Streams generally in excellent condition. Substantial improvements in the Physical/Chemical, Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Processes indicators, slight improvement in Aquatic Macroinvertebrates. Slight decline in the Fish indicator during spring 2008. Estuarine results F Albert Estuary   No change in grade despite reduced phytoplankton abundance and increase in dissolved oxygen concentrations. Continued high nutrients and turbidity levels. * Data from fewer than 5 sites

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Local Councils	Community/Catchment Groups	Environmental Education Centres
Gold Coast City Council	Logan Albert Rivers Catchment Association	Numinbah Environmental Education Centre
Scenic Rim Council