Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2009 Report Card Results    Catchment Results    Moreton Bay Catchments   Redlands Creek Catchment, Tingalpa Estuary and Eprapah Creek Estuary

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Catchment Facts Total area: 281km2 Stream network length: 525km Local Councils: Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council, Redland City Council Dominant land uses: urban, native bush, intensive agriculture, market gardens, grazing Tingalpa Reservoir impounds Tingalpa Creek Four WWTPs discharge into the Redlands/Waterloo Bay catchment Rapid urbanisation of the catchment over recent years has led to the conversion of market gardens/agricultural land to residential areas and construction of canal estates Freshwater results F Redlands Catchment   Streams in poor condition. Substantial improvement in the Physical/Chemical indicator, slight improvements in the Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Fish indicators throughout the year. Decline in Nutrient Cycling. Estuarine results C Tingalpa Estuary   Grade is a stable C, despite an increase in turbidity levels, which were higher at all but the uppermost sites. C Eprapah Estuary   Increase in phytoplankton abundance. Decline in dissolved oxygen concentrations. Increase in nitrogen concentrations and continued high phosphorus concentrations.

Other Redlands Creek Catchment links:

Local Councils	Community/Catchment Groups	Environmental Education Centres
Redland City Council	Redlands IndigiScapes Friends Association	Redlands IndigiScapes Centre
Brisbane City Council
Logan City Council