Bega River Estuary - Data Review

Much of the information within this report has been sourced from the Healthy Rivers Commission (HRC), which conducted a comprehensive inquiry into the Bega River System (HRC 2000). A Statement of Intent (SOI) was released by the NSW State Government in 2002, which recommends that an Estuary Management Plan (EMP) be prepared. This data review is a precursor to an EMP and its associated estuary studies.

Contents

• Introduction / Review of Existing Data
  Catchment Information

• Estuarine Information
  General
  Estuarine Geomorphology
  Estuarine Bed Sediments
  Estuarine Hydrodynamics
  Coastal Hydrodynamics

• Water Quality
  Surface Water Quality
  Groundwater Quality

• Estuarine Ecology
  Flora
  Fauna
  Wetlands
  Social Aspects

• Identified Issues
  Development Pressure
  Water Quality
  Sedimentation/Siltation from Upstream Sources
  Marine Sedimentation and Entrance Conditions
  Flooding
  Wetlands
  Bank Stability
  Water Flows
  Aboriginal Cultural involvement with BRE
  Aquatic Birds
  Recreational use / Water Sking
  Acid Sulphate Soils
  Weeds / Pests

• Prioritisation of Specific Identified Issues
  Recommended Studies/Data Gaps

• References

• Appendix
  A - Key Data/Reports for the BRE
  B - Aerial Photos
  C - Available GIS Coverages
  D - List of People Contacted
  E - Location Map of the Bega River Estuary
  F - Soils of the Bega River Estuary
  G - Locations of Relevant Stream Gauges within the Bega River Catchment
  H - Entrance and Damaged Hancocks Bridge after 1971 Flood
  I - Bega River Catchment Landuses
  J - Bega River Estuary Crown Land Tenure
  K - Tidal Barrage Draft Operating Rules
  L - BVSC 1999/2000 Sampling Program
  M - Extent of Riparian Vegetation Along BRE
  N - Estuarine Inventory Study and Flora Study of Black Ada Swamp
  O - Fauna Study of TRE Area
  P - Fish Barriers and Fisheries Statistics for the BRE
  Q - Results of Shallow Water Survery of Bega River Estuary
  R - SEPP 14 Wetlands of the BRE
  S - Acid Sulfate Soil Risk Map for BRE
  T - DLWC Bega River Estuary Water Quality Data - September 2002