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Alligator Rivers region regional surface water quality monitoring : November 1978 - April 1981

Details:

Title

Alligator Rivers region regional surface water quality monitoring : November 1978 - April 1981

Other title

Alligator Rivers Region - Regional Surface Water Quality Monitoring, Volumes 1,2,3 (Plus draft)

Creator

Northern Territory. Department of Transport and Works. Water Division, Environmental Section

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Report ; 49/1983

Date

1983-04-01

Notes

At head of title: Water Division, Dept. of Transport &​ Works, Northern Territory. "April 1983".

Language

English

Subject

Water quality -- Northern Territory -- Alligator Rivers Region; Hydrology -- Northern Territory -- Alligator Rivers Region

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government

Place of publication

Darwin

Series

Report ; 49/1983

Format

3 volumes. ; 30 cm

File type

application/pdf

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672725 [Alligator Rivers region regional surface water quality monitoring : November 1978 - April 1981 - WRD83049_v_1.pdf]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672727 [Alligator Rivers region regional surface water quality monitoring : November 1978 - April 1981 - WRD83049_v_2.pdf]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672729 [Alligator Rivers region regional surface water quality monitoring : November 1978 - April 1981 - WRD83049_v_3.pdf]

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/229664

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672725

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672729; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672727

Page content

Technical Report WRD83049 Viewed at 14:07:10 on 29/07/2010 Page 12 of 440. I I I I t I I t I I I I I I I I I I I ll. TABLE 5. 2 - SAMPLING POINT Rl'ITIONi\LE AND CO~Il,IENTS R. S. P. RATION!'I..LE AND CO.O!r<lENTS 242 BOh~RBIRD WATERHOLE:- This is located near the source of Magela Creek, and is situated upon the escarpment. This is used as the major control point for the Hagela Creek. It is however an aboriginal sacred site and fairly inaccessible. It is a permanent waterhole. This site was first sampled by WD ES in NO't)"ember, 1978 as recornrnended by the 1978 Jabiru Workshop. It was sampled regularly by llRB from June, 1971 to May, 1978. The gauging station was established in November, 1971. Some ~l'IEC samples were taken at this site. 1224 ARNHEM BORDER SITE:- This is on Hagela Creek upstream of Ranger site at the Arnhem Land Border. It is expected to give a measure of the water quality of C-'Iagela Creek before passinr:r by the Ranger site. Water is present at this site 7-8 months of the year and flow is present 5-7 months of the year. This site was first sampled by WD ES in January, 1979 (first flow) as recommended by the 1978 Jabiru ~lorkshop. It was not sa-npled by \'IRB or Ai\.EC. The gauging station was established in November, 1978. 58 HAGELA CREEK, DOiiNSTREMl RANGER:- This site is lmmediately downstream of the Ranger site, and may be used to detect any pollution entering the ~1agela from the mine site. Discharge is not continuous throughout the year, and the site may be sampled approximately 8 months of the year, but flows possibly 5-6 months of the year. This site was first sampled by wu ES in December, 1978 as recon~ended by the 1978 Jabiru Workshop. It was sampled regularly by WRB from July, 1971 to March, 1976. The gauging station was established in September, 1971. Some !'I.AEC samples we.re taken at this site. 59 ~!UDGINBERRI BILLABONG:- This is a large channel billabong J..n the Hudginberri corridor. ~1udginberri homestead is adjacent to this billabong and the billabong is used as water supply for irrigation, drinking water and the abattoir works. These sources may also introduce pollution to the ~agela Creek. This site contains water throughout the year. rhis site was first sampled by WD ES in November, 1978 as recommended by the 1978 Jabiru l~orkshop. J.t was sa'Upled irregularly by \'IRB from !<lay, 1971 to July, 1976. The gauging station was established in Novemberr 1978. Some &~EC samples were taken at this site~ NOTE l'iRB = Water Resources Branch (up to June 1978) ND ES = Water Division Environmental Sec-tion AAEC = Australian Atomic Energy Coromission