Publication Date

1-10-2004

Series Number

290

Abstract

This report provides an assessment of two large deep drainage schemes within the lower reaches of the Bodallin and Elachbutting Catchments nearby Merredin in Western Australia, wherein groups of isolated wetland basins have been utilised for evaporative saline drainage water disposal. In both cases, the storage capacity of the basins has been exceeded, leading to flooding and death of the surrounding native vegetation.

Number of Pages

49

Keywords

Merredin region (WA), Saline water, Elachbutting Catchment (WA), Drainage, Catchment hydrology, Wetlands, Western Australia, Eastern wheatbelt region (WA), Bodallin Catchment (WA), Groundwater

Disciplines

Agriculture | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

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