Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program    2011 Report Card Results    Southern Catchments   Southern Catchments

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Tallebudgera Catchment Facts Total area: 110km2 Stream network length: 219km Local Councils: Gold Coast City Council Dominant land uses: native bush, suburban, grazing, intensive agriculture Headwaters rise in the relatively pristine areas of the McPherson Ranges near the Qld-NSW border Mid reaches flow through rural residential areas Lower reaches not as urbanised as the catchments of Coomera and Nerang rivers Mouth of Tallebudgera Creek stabilised by a rock wall Riparian vegetation intact throughout much of the catchment Currumbin Catchment Facts Total area: 48km2 Stream network length: 126km Local Councils: Gold Coast (pop. 472,279) Dominant land uses: native bush, urban, grazing, intensive agriculture Headwaters rise in the relatively pristine areas of the McPherson Ranges near the Qld-NSW border Mid reaches flow through rural residential areas Lower reaches not as urbanised as the catchments of Coomera and Nerang rivers Mouth of Currumbin Creek almost completely blocked by a sandbar Riparian vegetation intact throughout much of the catchment Freshwater results B Tallebudgera/Currumbin Catchment*   Streams generally in good condition with small increases in most indicators. Estuarine results B Tallebudgera Estuary    Generally good water quality except for high phosphorous and low dissolved oxygen concentrations in the upper estuary. B- Currumbin Estuary    Increased nutrient concentrations and turbidity, and a decrease in biological health. For more information on the Report Card, please visit: health-e-waterways

Other Tallebudgera/ Currumbin Catchment links:

Local Council	Community/Catchment Groups	Environmental Education Centres
Gold Coast City Council	Gold Coast Catchment Association	Tallebudgera Outdoor Education School
	Tallebudgera Catchment Management