Toowoomba waterways and catchments

Toowoomba City sits in two catchments, made up of the:

Eastern (flowing into south east Qld); and
Western (flowing into the Condamine catchment in the Murray Darling Basin).

The waterways in the eastern catchment include various creeks along the length of the eastern escarpment and in parts of the southern escarpment.

Our region's water

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Spring, Westbrook and Escarpments Creeks

Catchment management strategies

These catchments are yet to be developed for residential use and the strategies will help us manage future impacts.

The strategies consider different levels of development and use hydrological models to predict runoff and subsequent effects on stormwater due to an increase in the impervious surfaces, such as concrete and paving.

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Stormwater and Sediment Control

ksprings_sediment Stormwater and sediment control are two of the issues we face in managing the creeks.

Urban, commercial and industrial areas have extensive areas of impervious surfaces such as roofs, roads, driveways, carparks and paving. Concrete and paved areas so common in cities create stormwater runoff.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 February 2011 12:02

West Creek CBD Corridor Master Plan

The master plan for the West Creek corridor of the Gowrie Creek catchment is a concept for creek improvements in the section from Herries Street to Ruthven Street in the city centre reach. The master plan achieves the following goals identified in the Gowrie Creek Catchment Management Strategy:

Last Updated on Friday, 18 February 2011 11:49

Salt, salinity and Toowoomba's solutions

Did you know that salinity is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing Australia in the 21st Century? Closer to home, the harmful effects of a high salinity content in Toowoomba’s wastewater means a threat to the health and productivity of our catchments, as well as a danger to our valuable rural industry. It can also affect our urban development and infrastructure such as roads and bridges, household water quality, not to mention its damaging impact to the environment.

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Gowrie creek catchment management strategy

gowrieck007_n Revitalisation of the Gowrie Creek system to a more natural state is one of the aims of the Gowrie Creek Catchment Management Strategy. We have to im prove management of the impacts of stormwater, flooding, bank stability, pollutants, water quality and creek health.

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Gowrie creek cultural heritage

gowrie_special_place_n The Gowrie Creek waterway is an important element in the history of the city’s natural and cultural environment. In view of the importance of the waterway to Toowoomba, Council adopted the Gowrie Creek Management Strategy in 1998.

Council accepts responsibility for managing this valuable natural asset, including flood mitigation and control; planning for the development and beautification of its open spaces; and water quality.

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Water quality monitoring - Gowrie Creek

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Gowrie Creek and its tributaries have seen many changes over the last 150 years, the main change being the rapid development of industry and urbanisation along the creek line and the loss of habitat.

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Toowoomba waterways and catchments

Spring, Westbrook and Escarpments Creeks

Catchment management strategies

Stormwater and Sediment Control

West Creek CBD Corridor Master Plan

Salt, salinity and Toowoomba's solutions

Gowrie creek catchment management strategy

Gowrie creek cultural heritage

Water quality monitoring - Gowrie Creek

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