13.2 The Wallis Lake Estuary Management Committee - Great Lakes ...

Wallis Lake Estuary Management Plan
Filamentous:
Hydrodynamics:
Hydrographic:
Riparian vegetation:
Recreational:
Social:
Long and thread-like.
The study of fluids in motion.
Of or relating to the studies of the Earth’s surface waters.
‘Vegetation situated on or belonging to a river or a streambank including mangroves’
(LNCCMB, 2002).
Activities undertaken for enjoyment, pleasure and/or relaxation including games and
sports.
Activities in which people meet each other for enjoyment. In the context of the WLEMP, to
improve the social values of Wallis Lake is to enhance the enjoyment of groups of people
who meet informally on and around the estuary.
Water Sensitive Urban Design: ‘A design approach that endeavours to highlight stormwater treatment and use as
a primary urban design feature' (LNCCMB, 2002).
Wetlands:
‘Land areas along fresh and salt water courses that are flooded all or part of the time,
leading to the development of a characteristic suite of plant and animal communities and
determining the type and productivity of soils’ (LNCCMB, 2002).
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