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I was just wondering who is responsible for each of the crime sites. If I haven't already done so, can you please add your name next to your crime site. Some of the groups are letting us down :( Feel free to add information to any of the crime sites. Make sure you put your name at the end of it though, so I know who did it. :) Don't worry about adding information to those crime sites marked in red ;).


 * == Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve (Hopefully this groups adds some information) ==
 * == Lockyer Creek (Hopefully this groups adds some information) ==
 * == Margaret River (Hopefully this groups adds some information) ==
 * == Mersey River (more information needed) ==
 * == North Para River - **Adam, Liam and Brad** ==
 * == Ord River - Brendan P, Johan, Daniel. (I THINK) Kate. ==


 * Edward River - Deniliquin - Tonia, Varsha and Joshana
 * Murray River - Mild ura - __Kate, Sophia and Danielle__
 * Murray River - Renmark __ Gab.c Curtis.b and Nick.l __
 * Wilsons River - __//HBall and J.A//__

= MUM2011 = ==== On the MUM2011 page their is a flood plan and these are the places that there was floods.(HBall)  ==== = From what year was this from though Harrisson. From Mrs Hickey :) = = Sorry Harrisson I just read that it is from March 2011. =

By (HBall) Link the above picture to the crimesite locations below

= = =__Lockyer Creek__= > || || || || > || 36 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || 30 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || 24 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || 18 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || 12 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || 6 ||  ||  || > || || ||  || > || || ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  **Daytime** > **Nighttime** ||
 * Flooding in 2011
 * black-breasted button quail (Tunix melanogaster) which is listed as vulnerable.
 * Beef and dairy cattle are two other agricultural industries
 * Animal pests include cane toads, feral pigs, wild dogs and dingoes, rabbits and foxes.
 * Vegetation clearance.
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= = = **__North Para River__** = = **Adam, Liam and Brad** =

Catchment: The North Para River flows in a circuitious path which has formed the undulating Barossa Valley. It joins the South Para River to form the Gawler River at Gawler. The Barossa ranges form a border of the valley to the east. North Para River Flood Control Dam has been built to control peak flow and has proved to be effective to minor events.

Water:
The main waterway is the North Para River. The hot dry summers have placed heavy demands on water supply, especially for irrigation of grapes. Vegetation: Common bush plants included the common Fringe myrtle, Wallowa wattle and Pink gum. Much of the more fertile land has been cleared for agriculture. Climate: The climate is classified as a Mediterranean climate. The area typically experiences hot, dry summers and wet, cool to mild winters. Summer average temperature is 29ºC, but hot days of 35ºC occur. Mean annual rainfall varies between 550-600 millimetres. Land use: The major land use is grape-growing. Wine-making is the main industry. Tourism has also become very important. Other industries include dried fruit, a marble quarry and cement works. Horse-breeding also occurs in the valley. Issues: Salinity:Salinity is associated with the use of irrigation in such a dry climate. Introduced weeds:There are introduced weed pests including ryegrass and bridal creeper. Soil erosion:There is some soil erosion in the Barossa Valley.

Adam and Liam did this at school but it didn't save! :(
Some victims are types of gums - not the ones you chew on though! Others are stuff like echidnas, kangaroos and many more.

=__ Ord River __= = Brendan P = The Ord River Project in the Kimberley was designed to prevent seasonal flooding and to store water for irrigating large areas subject to drought. The agricultural potential for the region was observed by the pastoralist M.V. Durack as early as the 1920s. Plans were formed for the damming of the Ord River and for the development of 72,000 hectares of irrigated farmland by 1945. After more than two decades of experimental farming at the Kimberley Research Station, the Kununnurra Diversion Dam, was finally completed in 1967. It allowed for the cultivation of the first irrigated farmland. Kununurra town was built nearby as the service and residential centre and a larger dam was built 25 miles south of Kununurra in 1970-72. It holds the main reservoir (Lake Argyle) for irrigation and possibly for eventual hydroelectric power generation. The main crop projected for the area was cotton, but this was abandoned by 1974 due to insect pests. Since then various other crops have been experimented with, but without much success. By the 1980s only ten percent of the possible irrigation area was under cultivation and the Ord River Irrigation Scheme had become Australia's most costly and controversial irrigation project. Climate: There are distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season from November to April has dramatic storms, tropical heat and sometimes cyclones. The dry season usually from late May through to October is much less humid and more moderate. The quantity of summer rainfall is extremely variable. Annual rainfall ranges from 555 millimetres at Halls Creek to 814 millimetres at Kimberley Research Station. Evaporation rates exceed rainfall rates all year except for January and February at Kimberley Research Station.

Flora and Fauna: Before irrigation, the Ord flowed in the wet season and was reduced to a series of waterholes in the dry season. Twenty six species of fish were recorded, three varieties of freshwater tortoise, Johnstone River freshwater crocodiles, Mertens’ water monitors and many species of birds, marsupials and amphibians. Many species in the vicinity of the lake have increased as a result of more reliable water supplies. Agile short-eared rock wallabies and dingoes are active during the day. Echidnas, frogs, tortoises, geckoes, goannas, snakes and other reptiles can sometimes be seen. Birds include black kites, double-barred finches, crimson finches and white-quilled rock pigeons. The giant boabs are a distinctive Kimberley tree.

Water: Lake Argyle stores 10 760 million cubic metres of water or about nine times the size of Sydney Harbour. Lake Argyle is Australia’s largest man-made dam. Water is released from Lake Argyle into Lake Kununurra. It supplies irrigation channels needed by approximately 80 Ord River farms where melons, sugar cane, pumpkins, bananas, mangoes, cotton and other crops are grown.

Vegetation: Savannah is the dominant vegetation. Woody pasture and woodland are also widespread.

Land use: Land use includes cattle grazing, mining, irrigated crops and tourism. The dam provides hydroelectricity. The Argyle Diamond Mine commenced production in 1985 and now produces over 25 per cent of the world’s annual diamond supply.

Catchment: The Ord River area is an extremely isolated and sparsely populated region—0.06 persons per square kilometre. It is approximately 3 000 kilometres from Perth and 825 kilometres from Darwin. The Ord River is 650 kilometres long and has an estimated catchment of 50 000 square kilometres. It flows northwards from Halls Creek to Cambridge Gulf.

History: The first signs of human habitation are estimated to be between 40 000 and 60 000 years old. The original inhabitants, were the Miriuwung Gajerong people of the East Kimberley. They introduced species such as the dingo. The European influx began in the 1880s, firstly by pastoralists, then miners and later irrigators and tourists. From 1941 work was conducted to gauge the agricultural potential of the black alluvial soils of the Ord River plains. A joint Commonwealth–State Research Station was established in 1945 at Ivanhoe Plain north of Kununurra but the experimental farms developed were not a successdue to lack of water. Kununurra was built in the early 1960s as a service town.

Catchment Management: The Ord Irrigation Cooperative manages water allocation for irrigation. Sections of the Upper and Lower Ord that are classified as internationally significant wetlands are managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation. Siltation: Erosion caused by overgrazing has led to siltation of the lower catchment and dam sites.

Erosion: Land management practices, including open range grazing, mean that erosion is widespread. Reduction of the numbers of cattle and feral donkeys has been difficult to implement.

Irrigation channel infilling: Irrigation channel infilling has also been identified as an issue.

Loss of biodiversity: Broad scale clearing for irrigated agriculture causes loss of biodiversity.

Soil and water degradation: Irrigation channels in some parts of the area are filled with contaminated runoff. Increased nutrients in waterways cause toxic algal blooms. Contaminated runoff from paddocks seeps into the groundwater and flows into the Ord River. Weed infestations: The area has a significant weed problem. Both gamba and mission grass from pasture 'improvement' are widespread. Other weeds include the highly invasive aquatic plant, salvinia, and terrestrial invasive weeds such as Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) and rubber vine. There is also the potential problem of fruit trees spreading beyond farmland.

Introduced species: Introduced species such as donkeys and cane toads could have devastating impacts on erosion and species such as freshwater crocodiles. There is an increased risk of mosquito-borne disease. A full understanding of the environmental impacts of land use has not been reached, but there are still plans for significant expansion of irrigated agriculture.

Town: The east Kimberley town of Kununurra is the base for tourism which is of growing economic importance.

=__**Meresy River**__= =Sian, Gaby and Amy=
 * It is located in Devonport, Tasmania.
 * Location Freatures near the crime site: Two dams, two power stations and three major hydro storages.
 * Significant Features: Curtral sites and Aboriginal Habitation.
 * Size: About 1,960 square Km.
 * Physical Features: A temperate martime climate.
 * Water Flow: The water flow is is subject to flooding by the high tides.

= __Murray River, Mildura - Has Koalas__ =

Kate, Sophia and Danielle

 * Is Located in Mildura, Victoria (Sophia and Kate)
 * Location features near the crime site consist of Irrigated Horticultre, National Park, Vast dryland cropping area and public reserves.(Kate and Sophia)
 * The size of the catchment area is 3.9 million hectares from Nyah to the south Australian border.(Kate and Sophia)
 * Its physical features are that it is surrounded by Bushland.(Kate and Sophia)
 * The surrounding vegetation is mailee scrub. It can also include many others.(Kate and Sophia)
 * Wet winters and dry summers are some other physical features. Also rainfall is 280mm a year.(Kate and Sophia)
 * It supports Victoria's grapes for wineries, also dried fruit.(Kate and Sophia)
 * There are national parks and state conversation parks that protect the area.(kate and Sophia)
 * It is an important Aboriginal site because there are various Aboriginal cultures along the Murray like the Latje Latje and the Yerre Yerre.(Kate and Sophia)
 * This part of the Murray belongs to the Mallee Catchment Area.(Kate and Danielle)
 * The Darling River enters the Murray at Wentworth, near Mildura.(all)
 * There has been many animals on the site like Red kangaroos, the threatened small carnivorous paucident planigale, the yellow regent parrot, green regent parrot and Millewa skink.(all)
 * River red gums are found along the river banks.(All)
 * There are Koalas found on the site(meaning it is **__not our crimesite)__**Sophia,Kate, Danielle.

= __Edward Rive r - __ Has Koalas=

Tonia, Varsha and Joshana

 * Hairy- Nosed Koalas are found there.They are almost extinct.
 * It is a branch of the Murray River.
 * There has been blackwater events and cyanobacteria(Blue- Green algae)
 * Some bird species need very careful management and may become extinct.
 * There rae some introduced species of Feral pests, such as, Rabbits, cats, pigs and foxes.
 * Land Degradation, caused by land clearing and overgrazing.

Renmark, the town which was transformed by Australia's first [|irrigation] scheme, is 258km north-east by road from Adelaide and a leisurely 570km cruise up the Murray in the [|Riverland]. Landlovers can hop aboard the Big River Rambler for a relaxing cruise to the spectacular cliffs at Whirlpool Corner. The dry climate and year-round sun make Renmark and nearby [|Paringa] a great destination no matter what the season. There are galleries made for browsing, fruit stalls to stock up on the district's famous products, beckoning wineries, billabongs and secluded creeks to explore by canoe, and fish and yabbies to be caught. The town is also well off for riverfront picnic spots. And be sure to set aside an hour or two to check out the thousands of varieties of blooms on show at Ruston's spectacular rose garden. The lookout tower, part way along the road to Murtho and Customs House presents a panoramic view over the cliffs at Whirlpool Corner and the river plains. Renmark is a convenient launching pad for journeys into the region's internationally significant conservation parks, including the Bookmark Biosphere.


 * The river has a "golden'' cliff face.
 * Animals include Koalas,3 different types of turtles,fish and much more.
 * House boats can be seen thru out the catchment.
 * Hotels,shops and bush walk tracks scattered every where.
 * Murray river is the biggest river in Australia.
 * Murray River goes threw several lakes.
 * The Murray river system is given 58% of it's natural flow

Harrisson and Jordan

 * An animal that lives there is the Koala, Pale headed snake and the Cane Toad (hball)
 * Wilsons River has hade floods in the past but now it is protected by levee banks(hball)
 * Wilsons river has had vegetation and trees pulled out this land was called the big scrub (J.A)

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