Publication Date
6-2012
Series Number
383
Abstract
Between 2001 and 2009 the Water Corporation constructed three flood-compensating basins on farmland in the Vasse and Sabina river catchments, upstream of in the city of Busselton. The basins are designed to reduce the risk of flooding in urban areas of Busselton by temporarily storing and then regulating runoff during flood events. This report fulfils the reporting requirements of a contract between the Water Corporation and the Department of Agriculture and Food. Data relating to the local groundwater and surface-water dynamics, salinity, nutrients and pH, plus changes to shallow and deep-soil salinity (from repeat ground-based electromagnetic induction [EM] surveying), was reviewed and analysed.
Number of Pages
120
Keywords
Busselton, surface water, groundwater, soil salinity
Disciplines
Agriculture | Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Bennett, D L, and George, R J. (2012), Observations of localised effects of the Busselton compensating basins on surface water, groundwater and soil salinity. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 383.
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