Alluvial gully erosion contributes 20-40% of fine sediment from the three largest sediment contributing catchments to the Great Barrier Reef. This dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network evaluates the effectiveness of different management strategies to reduce such erosion, using a natural experiment from Cyclone Ita. Baseline data was collected at sites in the Normanby and Burdekin catchments between 2015 and 2016.
Use Cases
- Evaluate erosion management strategy effectiveness based on the natural experiment from Cyclone Ita.
- Model sediment source contributions based on the described 20-40% figure for alluvial gullies.
- Establish baseline erosion conditions based on data collected at sites in the Normanby and Burdekin catchments.
Strengths
- Focuses on a major sediment source, contributing 20-40% of fine sediment to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Leverages a natural experiment from Cyclone Ita to test management effectiveness.
- Provides baseline data from multiple sites in the Normanby and Burdekin catchments.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Australian catchments studied.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Project evaluation using a natural experiment from Cyclone Ita and collection of baseline site data.
- Time Range
- 2015-2016
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-16 03:16:51.641604; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Normanby and Burdekin catchments, Australia