Waar Waar 100K map tile Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs)
Mapsheet number 9042
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Surface expression GDE (points)

Known GDE

Derived GDE - moderate confidence

Surface expression GDE (lines)

Derived GDE - high confidence

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains (eMDB_RS_03A)
Channels within 50 metres of the contact between sandy plains and relatively low permeability rock (e.g. ironstone jump-ups and fine-grained sedimentary rock) and intermittently connected to sandy plain aquifers with brackish salinity
Surface ecosystems dependent on the surface expression of groundwater

Derived GDE - low confidence

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity in relatively heterogeneous consolidated sedimentary rock (eMDB_RS_05B)
Channels intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity in relatively heterogeneous consolidated sedimentary rock
Surface ecosystems dependent on the surface expression of groundwater
Consolidated sedimentary rocks (e.g. Kumbarilla beds, Mooga Sandstone)

Surface expression GDE (areas)

81-100% GDE, known GDE

81-100% GDE, derived GDE - high confidence

81-100% GDE, derived GDE - moderate confidence

81-100% GDE, derived GDE - low confidence

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01A)
Lacustrine and palustrine wetlands intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia
Surface ecosystems dependent on the surface expression of groundwater

01-80% GDE, derived GDE - high confidence

01-80% GDE, derived GDE - moderate confidence

01-80% GDE, derived GDE - low confidence

Terrestrial GDE

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01A)
Regional ecosystems dominated by Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum), Eucalyptus intertexta (gum coolibah), and/or Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay Ash) intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quate
Biodiversity status of pre-clearing and remnant regional ecosystems v10.0
Surface ecosystems dependent on the sub-surface presence of groundwater

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains (eMDB_RS_03A)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems within 50 metres of the contact between sandy plains and relatively low permeability rock (e.g. ironstone jump-ups and fine-grained sedimentary rock) and intermittently connected to sandy plain aquifers with brackish salin
Biodiversity status of pre-clearing and remnant regional ecosystems v10.0
81-100 Derived GDE - Moderate Confidence
Surface ecosystems dependent on the sub-surface presence of groundwater

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains (eMDB_RS_03A)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains where depth to groundwater is estimated to be 30 metres or less
Biodiversity status of pre-clearing and remnant regional ecosystems v10.0
81-100 Derived GDE - Moderate Confidence
Surface ecosystems dependent on the sub-surface presence of groundwater

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01A)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia

Riverine wetlands intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01B)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with saline salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01E)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with saline salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia

Deep rooted regional ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains where depth to groundwater is estimated to be greater than 30 metres

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity in relatively heterogeneous consolidated sedimentary rock (eMDB_RS_05B)
Deep rooted regional ecosystems within 50 metres of a channel and intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity in relatively heterogeneous consolidated sedimentary rock
Consolidated sedimentary rocks (e.g. Kumbarilla beds, Mooga Sandstone)

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01B)
Regional ecosystems dominated by Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum), Eucalyptus intertexta (gum coolibah), and/or Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay Ash) intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quat

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with saline salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01E)
Regional ecosystems dominated by Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum), Eucalyptus intertexta (gum coolibah), and/or Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay Ash) intermittently connected to aquifers with saline salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quat

Regional ecosystems dominated by Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum), Eucalyptus intertexta (gum coolibah), and/or Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay Ash) intermittently connected to aquifers with brackish salinity in sandy plains where depth to grou

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01B)
Riverine wetlands intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity and alkaline pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia

Subterranean GDE (caves)

Derived GDE - unknown confidence

Potential GDE aquifer

Unconsolidated sedimentary aquifers

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with saline salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia (eMDB_RS_01E)

Ecosystems intermittently connected to perched aquifers with fresh salinity and neutral pH in unconsolidated Quaternary alluvia in the Condamine River drainage basin sub-area (eMDB_RS_01T)

Consolidated sedimentary aquifers

Ecosystems intermittently connected to aquifers with fresh salinity in relatively heterogeneous consolidated sedimentary rock (eMDB_RS_05B)
Biodiversity status of pre-clearing and remnant regional ecosystems v10.0; Detailed Surface Geology 2015; Geology 250K
Consolidated sedimentary rocks (e.g. Kumbarilla beds, Mooga Sandstone)

Igneous rock aquifers

Metamorphic rock aquifers

Mixture of consolidated sedimentary, igneous and

or metamorphic rock aquifers

No identified aquifers