Indicator: Streambank rehabilitation

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What the results tell us for Tumut

See also:
| Riparian vegetation | Streambank disturbance | Livestock access to streams |

Six Bidgee Banks projects have been approved in Tumut Shire between May 2000 and October 2000. As part of these projects, 3.5km of waterways have been fenced and 13.2 hectares of riparian zone protected. Two of the projects are likely to involve some earthworks activities.

About the data

Data for streambank rehabilitation are collected and maintained by the Bidgee Banks Project, NSW DLWC, and Greening Australia ACT and SE NSW.

Description: What does 'streambank rehabilitation' measure?

Which data are collected?

• length of streambank rehabilitated by each type of treatment

Why do we report this indicator?

Streambanks have an important influence on water quality and streamflow. Streambanks can be damaged by a range of factors such as agricultural activities, channel modification, recreational use, and removal of vegetation. The length of streambank rehabilitated is of interest to State of the Environment reporting because it is an indicator of the community's response to improving the overall health of streams.

Streambanks can be rehabilitated in many ways. Examples of strategies that have been used are:

• excluding livestock
• revegetation
• pest animal and plant control (especially carp and willows)
• controlling access by recreational activities (eg four-wheel drive vehicles).

The strategies used, and length of channel rehabilitated by each strategy, should be listed in the results for this indicator.