Australian Estuaries and Coastal Waterways : A Geoscience Perspective for Improved and Integrated Resource Management : A Report to the National Land & Water Resources Audit Theme 7 : Ecosystem Health

Australian estuaries and coastal waterways were classified into six subclasses according to the wave-, tide- and river-energies that shape them, and also according to their overall geomorphology. The geomorphic classification confirmed the energy classification.

Within this framework:

- 17% were classified as wave-dominated estuaries;

- 11% were classified as tide-dominated estuaries;

- 10% were classified as wave-dominated deltas; and

- 9% were classified as tide-dominated deltas

Therefore, only ~28% of Australian coastal waterways are actually estuaries. The remainder are delta's (19%), strandplains (~5%), or tidal creeks (~35%). A seventh subclass others (13%) includes: Drowned River Valleys, Embayments and Coastal Lakes/Lagoons/Creeks. Strandplains and Tidal Creeks are indicative of very low river-energy, and their joint dominance in the data set (~40%) reflects the fact that Australia is a dry continent, with relatively little river runoff by world standards.

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2001-01-01T00:00:00
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Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/36203

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Australian Geological Survey Organisation

 Canberra
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Heap, A.D.

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Bryce, S.

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Ryan, D.

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Radke, L.

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Smith, C.

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Smith, R.

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Harris, P.T.

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Heggie, D.

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Record

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2001/007

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0642398852

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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  • resource management

Theme

  • coasts

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  • geochemistry

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  • geomorphology

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  • marine

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  • AU-EEZ

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  • Earth Sciences

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2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Date info (Revision)
2018-04-20T06:04:17
Date info (Creation)
2001-02-16T00:00:00

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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014

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ISO 19115-1:2014

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ISO 19115-3

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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014

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Version 2.0, September 2018

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https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551

 
 

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coasts geochemistry geomorphology marine resource management

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