An assessment of the impact of Ophthalmia Dam on the floodplains of the Fortescue River on Ethel Creek and Roy Hill Stations

Authors

A L. PayneFollow
A A. Mitchell

Publication Date

1-8-1999

Series Number

124

Abstract

The area surveyed covered all of the floodplains of the Fortescue River, and Jigalong, Jimblebar and Carramulla Creeks which fall within Ethel Creek and Roy Hill stations. Two serious, distinct and largely unrelated environmental problems are evident on the area surveyed. The first problem is longstanding, severe landscape degradation in the form of almost complete loss of perennial vegetative cover and soil erosion (mainly scalding) due to historical overgrazing.

Number of Pages

66

Keywords

Fortescue River (WA), Eucalyptus, Western Australia, Erosion, Mortality, Dams, Environmental factors, Soil degradation, Ophthalmia Dam (WA), Roy Hill Station (WA), Ethel Creek Station (WA), Environmental impact

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment

Recommended Citation

Payne, A L, and Mitchell, A A. (1999), An assessment of the impact of Ophthalmia Dam on the floodplains of the Fortescue River on Ethel Creek and Roy Hill Stations. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 124.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/rmtr/110

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