Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE5 – Carpenters Rocks
high threats primarily from ownership, use and zoning. This analysis is a strong argument for a
raised level of protection for these small patches.
The pattern of development zoning raises a related issue: as to whether primary industry is an
appropriate zoning for a conservation park and a game reserve and heritage agreement land.
Adaptation to Climate Change: Threats for Cell SE5
(see also discussion of scenario in Section 4.11
NOTE: the advice below is indicative of likely change and the direction of change, with
implications for ecosystems. Dates, amounts and probabilities cannot be accurately calculated at
this time. Thus advice on flood levels, for example, should not be used in engineering or
development planning.
Climate change
element/ scenario
Combined climate
changes and sea
level rise
throughout this
cell
Sea level rise:
2030 : +c.20cm
2070: +c.80cm.
Storms:
Frequency continues
to show great
variation on a
decadal scale.
Intensity of large
Impacts and implications Protect and manage Address landscape
(for this cell) habitat threats issues: fire,
connectivity,
refuges, hydrology
This cell presents a complex
pattern of habitats sensitive
to change.
Rise in frequency of tidal
flooding, threatens low land
at Bungaloo Bay.
Increase in storm foredune
damage and beach recession
in embayments, here, beach
change may be rapid,
because of low storage
volumes of sand. Very low
to non-existent dune
elevations threaten surge
overtopping, and rapid
shoreline recession.
Beach and nearshore sand
accumulation in lee of reefs
may be reduced together
with reef protection of the
shore. This creates the
potential for rapid shoreline
change at Cape Banks
Lighthouse and Pelican
Point.
2030: Occasional storm tide
flooding above highest
known tides.
2070: Flooding will affect all
swamps and adjacent low
lying areas. Low land
backing Bungaloo Bay
appears vulnerable. Natural
Create a baseline for
shoreline, dune and lake
change by establishing a
rectified aerial
photographic record at
an appropriate
resolution.
Monitor storm tide
impacts.
Establish beach profile
monitoring at Bungaloo
Bay, Bucks Bay and
Lighthouse Bay, as
baseline information for
coastal change.
Maintain aerial imagery
record to track shoreline
changes.
Ongoing adaptive
management of the sill
on the Lake Bonney
connection.
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 277