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Catchment Facts Total area: 498km2 Stream network length: 928km Local Councils: Gold Coast City Council, Scenic Rim Council Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, intensive agriculture, rural residential, urban Headwaters rise in Lamington and Springbrook National Parks The Hinze Dam impounds the Nerang River 36km upstream from its mouth Mid reaches flow through rural areas Lower reaches extensively transformed into canal developments, with restricted flushing within the canals Freshwater results B+ Nerang Catchment    Streams generally in good condition Improvements in Ecosystem Processes. Declines in all other ecological indicators, especially Nutrient Cycling in spring 2008, resulting in a decrease in grade. Estuarine results B Nerang Estuary    Good water quality. No change in grade. Lower phytoplankton abundance.

Other Nerang River Catchment links:

Local Councils	Community/Catchment Groups	Environmental Education Centres
Gold Coast City Council	Gold Coast and Hinterland Environmental Council	Jacobs Well Environmental Education Centre
Scenic Rim Regional Council	Gold Coast Catchment Association	Numinbah Environmental Education Centre
	Nerang River Care Group