Wimmera CMA Designated Waterways Under Water Act

Designated waterways within the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority region are defined for regulatory protection under the Water Act 1989 and By-law No.3 Waterway Protection 2024. The dataset is published and maintained by the Wimmera CMA, with a last recorded update in April 2026. It serves as the official spatial record for waterway management and permitting decisions in this Victorian region.

Use Cases

• Mapping designated waterway boundaries for land development permit applications using geospatial polygon data.
• Analyzing proximity of infrastructure projects to protected waterways using spatial distance calculations.
• Enforcing Water Act 1989 and By-law No.3 regulations by overlaying designated waterways on land parcel maps.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats (WMS, GEOJSON, WFS, SHP) for interoperability.
• Published by the authoritative regional management body (Wimmera CMA) responsible for the data.
• Explicitly linked to specific, current legislation (Water Act 1989 and By-law No.3 Waterway Protection 2024).

Limitations

• No row count, column details, or sample data are available to assess dataset size and structure.
• The dataset's spatial accuracy and resolution are not specified, which may affect analysis precision.
• The disclaimer notes no warranty of correctness is provided, indicating potential data quality issues.

Provenance

Source

Wimmera Catchment Management Authority.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

Wimmera CMA region, Victoria, Australia.