Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2009 Report Card Results    Catchment Results    Western Catchments   Stanley River Catchment

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Catchment Facts Total area: 1,535km2 Stream network length: 3,281km Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council Dominant land uses: grazing, native bush, managed forests, waterbodies Headwaters rise in the forested Conondale Range Mid reaches have been extensively cleared for beef and dairy cattle grazing Riparian vegetation in very good condition along upper reaches of the Stanley River The Stanley River is impounded by Somerset Dam just above its junction with the Upper Brisbane River at Lake Wivenhoe Freshwater results B+ Stanley Catchment    Streams generally in good condition. Improvements in the Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, Physical/Chemical and Fish indicators. Significant decline in Nutrient Cycling, slight decline in Ecosystem Processes.

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Local Council	Community/Catchment Group	Environmental Education Centre
Moreton Bay Regional Council	Brisbane Valley Kilcoy Landcare Group	Stanley River Environmental Education Centre
Somerset Regional Council		Sunday Creek Environmental Education Centre
Sunshine Coast Regional Council