Bohle River - north of Bruce Highway 

Bohle River 

SITE DESCRIPTION  

  • Wildlife habitat corridor: Riparian Corridor - minor drainage line
  • Contiguous Habitat Corridor 
  • Heritage Listing and Zoning: part of National Estate registered as Townsville Common and Environs by AHC 
  • Declared Fish Habitat Area - Management 'B' under Queensland Fisheries Act 
  • Natural Habitat Quality: Disturbed Habitat 
  • Conservation value: Currently undefined 
  • Wetland complex composed of mangrove estuaries, saltpans, brackish sedgelands and freshwater swamps 
  • Fish habitat & waterbird habitat 
  • Estuarine crocodile habitat 
  • Representation of old plains land system Habitat connectivity south to Hervey's Range

USES AND ISSUES  

  • Drainage development and land reclamation 
  • Loam extraction from riparian zone. 
  • Previous sand extraction 
  • Commercial and recreational fishing 
  • Stream bank erosion 
  • Exotic vegetation  

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE  

(not yet defined)

1. RIKES (1990) p35,36. 2. Wetlands of Townsville (1996) Report 96/28 p9-10, 39. 3. Townsville - Thuringowa Strategy Plan (1996) - NCDP p14 Appendix 2