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                                              Surface water

                                              There are four main river catchments in the Northern and Yorke region, which can be viewed on the catchments map.

                                              • Light - river management plan
                                              • Broughton - river management plan
                                              • Wakefield - river management plan
                                              • Willochra - catchment hydrological and ecological assessment
                                              • Gawler - plan pending

                                              Further information

                                              • Baseline survey of refugia pools in the north-eastern Willochra Creek and western Lake Frome Catchments
                                              • Technical report of the impacts of climate change on water resources in the Northern and Yorke region
                                              • Water monitoring review for the Northern and Yorke region
                                              • Preliminary assessment of the impacts of water resource development on Burra Creek Catchment
                                              • Preliminary estimates of farm dam development in the Northern and Yorke region
                                              • Rocky River Catchment water resources assessment
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