Science
What is an estuary? (DIPNR)
Types of estuaries
- Embayments and Drowned River Valleys (e.g. Broken Bay)
- Wave Dominated Estuaries (e.g. Tuggerah Lakes)
- Wave Dominated Deltas (e.g. Richmond River)
- Coastal Lagoons and Strandplain associated creeks (e.g. Terrigal Lagoon)
- Tide-dominated Estuaries (e.g. Botany Bay)
- Tide-dominated Deltas (e.g. Burdekin River, QLD)
- Tidal Creeks (e.g. Barker Inlet, SA)
Inventory of Estuaries in NSW (DIPNR)
Pollutants affecting Australia's coastal waters
Estuarine Health Project (Australia)
"Museum Victoria and the Australian Museum have participated in a program aimed at developing methods to assess the health of southeastern Australian estuaries. This project is [...] part of the National River Health Program, Urban Water Subprogram."
Lake Worth Lagoon conceptual ecological model (USA)
Users' guide for estuarine, coastal and marine indicators for regional NRM monitoring (Coastal CRC)
"The 'Users' Guide for Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Indicators for Regional NRM Monitoring' provides a comprehensive set of indicators related to estuarine, coastal and marine issues."
Coastal CRC reports and publications (Australia)
Research reports and management guidelines on estuarine and ocean management
Catchment / estuarine modelling of Moreton Bay, Queensland (Queensland Govt)
Linking catchment inputs to estuarine response - models, powerful tools for coastal management (paper)
Ecological Contexts (Urbanwater.info)
Covers general effects of stormwater on aquatic ecosystems.
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Management
Why are estuaries important? (DIPNR)
Why protect estuaries? (DIPNR)
Estuaries and the NSW Coastal Policy (html)
NSW Estuary Management Policy (html)
Estuary Management Program for NSW (html)
Discharges to Estuaries
"Pollutants enter an estuary from a variety of sources, which can be divided into two categories—diffuse and point sources. Diffuse source pollution is probably the chief cause of water quality degradation in terms of organic matter, suspended solids, nutrients and chemical contaminants. Diffuse sources include run-off from urban, agricultural and forestry land, mine sites, landfill and other contaminated sites."
Lake Macquarie Estuary Management Plan (Australia)
Protecting mangrove and saltmarsh wetlands through strategic planning policy (paper)
The National Framework for Marine and Estuarine Water Quality Protection (html)
Device and Practice Selection Guidelines (Urbanwater.info)
Device selection manuals lay out general principles for managing urban water to protect aquatic ecosystems.
