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In this section you will find detailed information, including national overviews and state and regional level assessments, from the 2000-2002 National Land and Water Resources Audit theme assessments.
Water resources - Overview - Queensland
Basin & Surface Water Management Area: Proserpine River
Introduction
The Proserpine SWMA has a catchment area of 2500 sq km. It is located between Bowen and Mackay in North Queensland. The Proserpine River rises in the Clarke Range some 35 km west of the town of Proserpine at an elevation of 700 m above sea level. The region experiences a tropical climate and has wide seasonal and annual variations in rainfall Mean annual rainfall (1920 to 1969) varies between 1200 mm and 2400 mm across the catchment. Most of the catchment is used for grazing and is covered by open forest. The forest is more scattered in the lower and flatter areas and is dense rainforest in the mountainous regions.
The major storage is Peter Faust Dam (500000 ML).
Vital Statistics:
| Area: | 2,535 Km2 |
|---|---|
| Total storage volume: | 491,400 |
| Total surface water use: | 21,384 ML/yr |
| Development category: | HIGH DEVELOPMENT |
| Mean annual run-off: | 1,036,000 ML/yr |
A four-class classification system was developed to provide a simple method to communicate the status of the use and allocation of Australia's water resources in relation to sustainable water management.
It is important to recognise that adequately quantifying a sustainable flow regime or sustainable yield and consequent operating rules is a complex matter. State, Territory and scientific agencies continue to develop and apply methods and measures for determining sustainable flow regimes and sustainable yields.
This categorisation provides a general guide only. Please refer to the State and Territory Overview and Technical reports for detail on the analysis methods used.
| Category | Development status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | <30% | Low development | |
| 2 | 30 - 70% | Moderate development | |
| 3 | 70 - 100% | Highly developed | |
| 4 | 100% | Overdeveloped |
* Water use as a percentage of sustainable flow regime (surface water) and sustainable yield (groundwater)
PLEASE NOTE:
Sustainable Yield:
No sustainable yield studies are available for this SWMA.
PLEASE NOTE:
Categorisation:
No sustainable yield studies are available for this SWMA.
This SWMA has a high level of development.
How saline are the surface water resources in the Proserpine River surface water management area?
No data were available about the salinity of surface water resources in the Basin / SWMA for the Australian Water Resources Assessment 2000.
Major water storages
Table: Major water storage areas:
| Storage name: | Capacity (ML) |
|---|---|
| Peter Faust Dam | 491,400 |
| Total | 491,400 |
Further Information
- View the Queensland Water Resources Assessment 2000 Report
- View the Queensland Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report
- Link to data available for download on the:
- Surface Water Management Areas
- Data from the 1985 Review of Australia's Water Resources and Water Use
- Link to the Map Maker to make a map using this information.
- For more information about water and other natural resource issues link to www.nrm.qld.gov.au.
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