NESP TWQ Project 5.9: Gully Remediation Effectiveness in the Burdekin Catchment, 2019-2020

Five gully remediation trial sites in the Burdekin catchment provide measured data to evaluate a significant government investment of approximately $50 million in water quality improvement. CSIRO collected land condition, terrain, and water quality data to demonstrate whether on-ground programs improve water quality and quantify the cost-effectiveness of various approaches. The project used Lidar to extrapolate field data, supporting the prioritization of future remediation sites at larger scales.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of different gully remediation approaches based on measured water quality data.
• Prioritizing future remediation sites over larger property scales based on Lidar-extrapolated field data.
• Assessing the impact of on-ground investment programs on reducing gully erosion and improving water quality runoff.
• Developing communication products to increase landholder engagement in remediation programs based on evidence from trial sites.

Strengths

• Data is collected from five specific gully remediation trial sites, providing focused experimental results.
• Project addresses a significant government investment of approximately $50 million, linking data to real-world policy and funding.
• Field data is extrapolated using Lidar, enabling analysis at larger, whole-of-property scales.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data files are listed as PNG and HTML formats, suggesting the primary dataset may be reports or images rather than raw structured data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, likely originating from CSIRO as part of the NESP TWQ Project 5.9.

Collection Method

Field data collection (land condition, terrain, water quality) at trial sites, extrapolated using Lidar.

Time Range

2019-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 17:54:51.143410; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burdekin catchment, Australia.