Publication Date
6-2004
Series Number
Miscellaneous Publication 14/2004
Publisher
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
City
Perth
ISSN
1447-4980
Abstract
The South Coast Regional Initiative Planning Team (SCRIPT) has divided the South Coast region of Western Australia into six sub-regions. This publication describes the groundwater trends, risk of shallow watertables, and technical feasibility of salinity management in the agricultural district of the North Stirling Pallinup sub-region.
This sub-region encompasses the Stirling Range National Park, the North Stirling Basin to the north-east of the Park, and the middle and upper catchments of the Pallinup River. Almost 90% (500,000 ha) of the sub-region's alienated land has been cleared for agriculture, and salinity has been identified as an important issue.
Soil-landscape zones are spatial units based on geology and geomorphology (Figure 1). Since most groundwater processes in WA are controlled by the geologic and_ regolith properties, typical landscape profiles within these zones can be used for allocating hydrological attributes such as groundwater characteristics and trends. The hydrological attributes are then used to assess the risk of shallow watertables and technical feasibility of salinity management.
Refer to Further Information for a description of groundwater flow systems, risk analysis and technical feasibility of salinity management.
Number of Pages
6
Keywords
Groundwater, Soil-landscape, Stirling Range National Park, Hydrology, Western Australia
Disciplines
Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Climate | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Ferdowsian, R,
and
Crossing, L.
(2004), Groundwater trends in the North Stirling Pallinup sub-region. Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Perth. Report Miscellaneous Publication 14/2004.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/lr_publishedrpts/58
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