Northern Rivers
The Northern Rivers Catchment occupies an area of approximately 50,000 square kilometres from the Camden Haven River in the south to the Queensland border and 160 kilometres inland.
Major rivers are the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond, Clarence, Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay and Hastings. The Clarence River discharges five million megalitres each year, the highest of all the State’s coastal rivers.
Fish habitat and diversity
Information was collected about the diversity of fish habitat and species as part of the assessment of fish barriers within the region.
Fish passage
Barriers to fish passage were assessed throughout the region and a report specifically looking at weirs is available. In addition, two remediation of road crossings case studies are also available:
- Kungala Rd, Grafton
- Gradys Creek Rd, Kyogle
Fish habitat rehabilitation
Landholders, councils, fishing clubs and others in the Clarence catchment area were involved in the pilot projects for fixing freshwater fish habitat under the Recreational Fishing Trust Freshwater Trust. The report documents each of the sites and the outcomes associated with the projects.
See ...
- Bringing back the fish - Gradys Ck
283.1 kb - Bringing back the fish - Kungala, Grafton 346.2 kb
- Clarence pilot project - fixing freshwater fish habitat 660.9 kb
- Northern Rivers - Aquatic biodiversity 207.5 kb
- Reducing the impact of road crossings on aquatic habitat in coastal waterways - Northern Rivers, NSW 7.3 mb
- Reducing the impact of weirs on aquatic habitat - Northern Rivers CMA region 3.5 mb