Koci, J., Hall, T., Milson, J., Tefera, A., Jarihani, B., Phelps, D., Nelson, P., Felderhof, C., Gardner, L., Wharton, P., and Martinez, M. (2024) Recovery in land condition on Mitchell Grass Downs rangelands five years on from 2019 Flinders River flood. Report. Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

[Extract] The 2019 Flinders River flood and associated wind chill event had a devastating impact on the grazing industry and local communities across north-west Queensland, with high stock mortality, infrastructure damage, and business disruption. Rangeland condition was also severely impacted by the flood. In some areas, severe erosion stripped away soil, nutrients, and seed bank, while in other areas, silt deposition smothered pasture plants. Prolonged floodwater inundation in low-lying areas also contributed to pasture death. The impacts of the flood were exacerbated by a prolonged drought which impacted the region in the six years prior to the flood, and in the three years following the flood.

Item ID:	87630
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2024.
Funders:	Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2025 22:18
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 50% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 50%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1806 Terrestrial systems and management > 180601 Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems @ 100%
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