Additional Information
- Rainfall
- Ground Cover
- Groundwater
- Eco Calculation
- Fish
- Fish Barriers
- Floods
- Land Use
- Marine Condition
- Pesticides
- Reef Check
Rainfall
Catchment | Result |
---|---|
Callide | 841 mm |
Comet | 800 mm |
Connors | 987 mm |
Fitzroy | 939 mm |
Lower Dawson | 800 mm |
Lower Isaac | 807 mm |
Mackenzie | 800 mm |
Nogoa | 759 mm |
Theresa | 800 mm |
Upper Dawson | 800 mm |
Upper Isaac | 755 mm |
Rainfall
The above map shows the average rainfall for each catchment in the Fitzroy basin from 1961 to 1990
This is a long-term average of rainfall from 1961 to 1990. Generally the climate is wetter as lattitude increases, and drier with increasing distance from the coast.
Rainfall is a natural climatic driver and provides the source of water for our waterways. The amount, duration and intensity of rainfall impacts directly on water quality and ecology. The Fitzroy Basin has dry winters and wet summers and our reporting revolves around a water year (July to June) for this very fact. By July, rains have petered out and rivers have returned to base flows or, in most cases, stopped flowing completely. Mean annual rainfall varies from 600 mm in the west, to 800 mm in the east, peaking at 1000 mm in northern coastal area.
Data Source: Bureau of Meteorology