DARLING RIVERINE PLAINS BIOREGION Background Report

List of Figures
Chapter 1
Figure 1.1 Reports resulting from the DRP Biodiversity Conservation Assessment Project ..........................................16
Chapter 2
Figure 2.1 Annual rainfall records for Bourke 1871-1999..............................................................................................31
Figure 2.2 Bourke mean monthly rainfall and range between first and ninth decile.......................................................31
Figure 2.3 Mungindi mean monthly rainfall and range between first and ninth decile...................................................32
Figure 2.4 Menindee mean monthly rainfall and range between first and ninth decile...................................................32
Figure 2.5 Trangie mean monthly rainfall and range between first and ninth decile ......................................................33
Figure 2.6 Walgett mean monthly rainfall and range between first and ninth decile......................................................33
Figure 2.7 Median monthly rainfall for weather stations across the DRP.......................................................................34
Figure 2.8 Mean monthly rain days recorded across the DRP ........................................................................................34
Figure 2.9 Rainfall CuSums for five locations in the DRP .............................................................................................35
Figure 2.10 Mean monthly wind speed at 9am.................................................................................................................36
Figure 2.11 Mean monthly wind speed at 3pm.................................................................................................................37
Figure 2.12 Mean monthly maximum temperatures .........................................................................................................38
Figure 2.13 Mean monthly minimum temperatures..........................................................................................................38
Figure 2.14 Mean daily evaporation at Walgett and Bourke.............................................................................................39
Figure 2.15 Geological history of the Nyngan and Walgett 1:250 000 map sheets ..........................................................40
Figure 2.16 Lower Gwydir Wetlands ...............................................................................................................................48
Figure 2.17 Groundwater features of the Coonamble Embayment of the Great Artesian Basin.......................................50
Chapter 3
Figure 3.1 Profile of the Bogan-Macquarie Province .....................................................................................................64
Figure 3.2 Profile of the Castlereagh-Barwon Province .................................................................................................65
Figure 3.3 Profile of the Culgoa-Bokhara Province........................................................................................................65
Figure 3.4 Profile of the Warrambool-Moonie Province ................................................................................................66
Figure 3.5 Profile of the Narran-Lightning Ridge Province............................................................................................66
Figure 3.6 Profile of the Collarenebri Interfluve Province .............................................................................................67
Figure 3.7 Profile of the Louth Plains Province..............................................................................................................67
Figure 3.8 Profile of the Wilcannia Plains Province.......................................................................................................68
Figure 3.9 Profile of the Menindee Province..................................................................................................................68
Figure 3.10 Profile of the Great Darling Anabranch Province..........................................................................................69
Figure 3.11 Profile of the Pooncarie-Darling Province.....................................................................................................69
Figure 3.12 Profile of land units within the Lower Gwydir Wetlands ..............................................................................78
Chapter 8
Figure 8.1. Bioregional conservation assessment framework 133
Figure 8.2. Nationally significant biological refugia within the DRP 147