Publication Date
1-1-1999
Series Number
189
Abstract
It is the clearing of native vegetation and replacement with lower water-use annual crops and pastures that is responsible for the developing salinity problem. Traditional farming practices have led to increased recharge to the groundwater systems resulting in increased storage and/or greater areas or rates of discharge. Groundwater monitoring has revealed variable rates of rise throughout the Fence Road catchment, from static to 0.6 metres per year, in a period of average to below average rainfall.
Number of Pages
119
Keywords
Saline water, Fence Road Catchment (WA), Groundwater, Salinity, Western Australia, Dumbleyung (WA Shire), Groundwater recharge, Blackwood River Catchment (WA)
Disciplines
Agriculture | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Whitfield, B. (1999), Salinity and hydrology of the Fence Road Catchment : a focus catchment of the Blackwood basin. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 189.
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