Designated Waterways Under Protection in Wimmera CMA Region

Designated waterways within the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority region are listed under Victoria's Water Act 1989 and By-law No.3 Waterway Protection 2024. The dataset is published by Wimmera CMA and was last updated in April 2026. It provides spatial boundaries for waterways subject to specific protection regulations.

Use Cases

• Map waterway protection zones for regulatory compliance checks using spatial boundary data.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of designated waterways for catchment planning.
• Integrate boundary data with land-use datasets to assess environmental impact near protected waterways.
• Serve protected waterway polygons via WMS or WFS for web mapping applications.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to authoritative legal documents (Water Act 1989, By-law No.3 2024).
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, WMS, WFS) for interoperability.
• Maintained by the authoritative regional management body (Wimmera CMA).

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics (row count, area covered) are unknown.
• The description provides no column details for attribute analysis.
• Data correctness is provided without warranty, as stated by the publisher.

Provenance

Source

Wimmera Catchment Management Authority.

Collection Method

Derived from legal designations under Victorian water legislation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated April 2026.

Geography

Wimmera CMA region, Victoria, Australia.