Brief description
This dataset maps the geomorphic habitat environments (facies) for 103 Western Australia coastal waterways. The classification system contains 11 easily identifiable and representative environments: Barrier/back-barrier, Central basin, Channel, Coral, Flood- and Ebb-tide Delta, Fluvial (bay-head) Delta, Intertidal Flats, Mangrove, Rocky Reef, Saltmarsh/Saltflat, Tidal Sand Banks (and Unassigned). These types represent habitats found across all coastal systems in Australia. Western Australia has a diverse range of Estuaries due to different climates. Ranging from mostly "near pristine" and tide influenced estuaries in the north to "near pristine" wave dominated estuaries in the southwest region.Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: irregularIssued: 2005
Modified: 04 07 2018
Modified: 09 04 2019
text: westlimit=113.6; southlimit=-35.1; eastlimit=128.5; northlimit=-13.9
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Related product: Australian Online Coastal Information (OzCoasts)
- URI : pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/61894
- global : a05f7892-c3f8-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6