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Estuary Assessment 2000: Basin: Mitchell River (Qld)

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Basin: Mitchell River (Qld)

What is the condition of estuaries in Mitchell River (Qld)?

Within this drainage basin there are 5 estuaries. These are listed in the table below, together with the assessment of their condition and the process-based classification.

Click on an estuary name in the table below to go to detailed information about each estuary.

Name Of Estuary	Condition	Class	Sub-class
Mitchell River	Largely Unmodified	River Dominated	Tide-Dominated Delta
Topsy Creek	Near Pristine	River Dominated	Wave-Dominated Delta
Horse Creek	Near Pristine	Tide Dominated	Tidal Flat/Creek
Nassau River	Largely Unmodified	River Dominated	Wave-Dominated Delta
Salt Arm Creek	Near Pristine	Wave Dominated	Strandplain

Further information

For further information about the Australia-wide assessment, please contact: National Land and Water Resources Audit Phone: 02 6263 6035 Email: info@nlwra.gov.au

CRC Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management

Link to the Map Maker to make a map using this information.

The estuary assessment data contained in the Map Maker contains information on estuary locations that was updated after the Estuary Assessment 2000, as obtained from the OzEstuaries online GIS.

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