Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2009 Report Card Results    Catchment Results    Moreton Bay Catchments   Caboolture River Catchment and Estuary

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Catchment Facts Total area: 468km2 Stream network length: 795km Local Councils: Moreton Bay Regional Council Dominant land uses: native bush, grazing, rural residential, urban, poultry farms, strawberry and pineapple farms Upper catchment includes the undisturbed streams in the D’Aguilar National Park The mid and upper catchment is characterised mostly by agricultural and rural residential areas Two WWTPs discharge into the Caboolture River Freshwater results C+ Caboolture Catchment    Streams generally in fair condition. Improvements in Ecosystem Processes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, however, results for all other indicators declined. Nutrient Cycling yielded a particularly low score for autumn 2009. Estuarine results F Caboolture Estuary    Lower phytoplankton abundance in the upper reaches of the estuary. Slight improvements in dissolved oxygen and biological health rating with lower sewage nitrogen signal detected in the upper reaches of the estuary. Elevated nutrient concentrations at all sites.

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Local Council	Community/Catchment Group	Environmental Education Centres
Moreton Bay Regional Council	Moreton Bay Coast Care	Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre
	Friends of CREEC	Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre (CREEC)