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A survey of springs and rapids along the Katherine and Daly Rivers

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Title

A survey of springs and rapids along the Katherine and Daly Rivers,

Creator

Northern Territory. Department of Natural Resources, Environment And The Arts, Tickell, S. J.,

Collection

E-Publications, PublicationNT, E-Books, Report ; no. 4/2008,

Date

2008-02-00,

Location

Daly River, Flora River, Katherine River,

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)., A boat traverse was done of the Katherine and Daly Rivers from Galloping Jacks to Florina homestead. River bank springs were found to be numerous, especially between Limestone Creek and the Flora River. The springs have small discharges and are mostly sourced from the "massive unit" of the Oolloo Dolostone. The locations of approximately sixty rapids were recorded. They break the river into a series of steps and pools. Cretaceous sandstone is a very hard rock and is the formation that most rapids are formed on. The geology along the traverse has been reinterpreted slightly. Rocks along the Daly River, just north of the Flora are now regarded as Jinduckin Formation rather than Cretaceous as was previously thought.,

Notes

Cover title.,

Table of contents

1. Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Results -- Geology -- Springs and Seeps -- Rapids -- Water Quality -- 4. Discussion -- 5. References.,

Language

English,

Subject

Northern Territory, Rapids -- Northern Territory -- Flora River (N.T.), Geology -- Northern Territory -- Katherine River (N.T.), Rapids -- Northern Territory -- Katherine River (N.T.), Flora River (N.T.), Rapids, Daly River (N.T.), Geology -- Northern Territory -- Flora River (N.T.), Geology, Rapids -- Northern Territory -- Daly River (N.T.), Geology -- Northern Territory -- Daly River (N.T.), Katherine River (N.T.),

Publisher name

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts,

Place of publication

Darwin (N.T.),

Series

Report ; no. 4/2008,

Format

[26] pages : colour illustration. ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/212928,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/715805