2021-06-17 OM Agenda - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan 2021-2026

4.2.1          Catchment Values
The Noosa River system has the highest water quality rating of all SEQ waterways. Together with
the extensive Cooloola National Park, Council’s bushland reserve network contributes to this high
water quality by protecting riparian vegetation along waterways, maintaining bank stability, and
contributing to reduced sediment load entering the Noosa River.

The Noosa River catchment comprises approximately 63% of the shire while approximately 36% of
the Shire is within the Mary River catchment. Waterways such as Six Mile Creek have intact
riparian vegetation and contribute to reduced sediment flows into the Mary River system. A number
of bushland reserves also protect coastal waterways such as on Noosa North Shore and the
coastal strip south of Noosa Heads to the shire boundary.

Council has a number of reserves within each broad catchment area as outlined in Figure 8.

Figure 8 - Reserve representation within Catchments

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 Noosa Shire Catchments            Number of          Total Area (m )      % of Total Area
                                   Reserves
 Noosa River                       117                29699224.23          84.21%
 Maroochy River                    5                  453888.20            1.43%
 Mary River Sub-                   56                 4539617.97           14.36%
 catchments
 TOTAL                             178                34692730.42          100%




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