Proclaimed Rivers for Water Licensing Between Perth and Margaret River

Rivers classification mapping developed to control water extraction and licensing under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act. Data covers rivers and tributaries extending between Perth and Margaret River, as examined in October 2002. The dataset's origin, quality, custodian, and date are unknown.

Use Cases

• Map proclaimed rivers and tributaries to analyze spatial coverage for water licensing controls.
• Support statutory referral systems by identifying water bodies under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act.
• Analyze historical river classification data from 2002 for water resource management planning.

Strengths

• Data provides legal classification for water extraction control under a specific Act.
• Spatial coverage is defined for the region between Perth and Margaret River.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Data origin, quality, custodian, and creation date are explicitly documented as unknown.
• No documentation was found for the dataset, limiting understanding of its generation methodology.
• Based on a 2002 examination, the data is temporally stale for current analysis.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Geospatial and Data Services Manager.

Collection Method

Unknown; data was found to be of unknown origin and no documentation exists.

Time Range

Data examined in October 2002.

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-03 24, but underlying data is from 2002.

Geography

Rivers and tributaries extending between Perth and Margaret River, Western Australia.