Wenlock River
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The Wenlock River is a remote, biodiverse river in far north Queensland, Australia, renowned for its rich freshwater fish fauna and relatively undisturbed ecosystems.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Gulf of Carpentaria basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remote areas of Cape York Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityValue | high priority for conservation in Queensland planning ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
biodiverse
ⓘ
relatively undisturbed ⓘ remote ⓘ tropical river ⓘ |
| hasConservationSignificance |
important refuge for freshwater species
ⓘ
one of the more intact river systems in Queensland ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | largely free-flowing ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
freshwater ecosystem
ⓘ
riparian ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
crocodiles ⓘ freshwater fish ⓘ freshwater turtles ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology |
floodplains
ⓘ
meandering channels ⓘ |
| hasHabitats | billabongs and oxbow lakes ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic |
monsoonal flow regime
ⓘ
seasonal flow variability ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
riparian forest
ⓘ
woodland along banks ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| isRelatively | sparsely populated along its course ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high aquatic biodiversity
ⓘ
relatively intact riverine habitats ⓘ rich freshwater fish fauna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape York Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Far North Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape York Peninsula river networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Cape York Peninsula interior
ⓘ
Great Dividing Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
conservation management
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
land use change in surrounding areas
ⓘ
potential mining activities in catchment ⓘ |
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