Leaky weirs look similar to weirs, except they are made up of odd, shaped stones and debris found in the waterways that allow the water to leak out slowly.
Danny Hay es and Lance Mugway inspect a dry river channel within the flood plain. Mainoru Station in the central Arnhem region has suffered considerable drought conditions due to the erosion of its river channels.
Danny Hayes and Lance Mugway walk through the dry flood plain full of the weed known as greater grass.The cattle and buffalo station relies heavily on its grass-rich flood plains to feed its cattle, which had slowly been filled by a detrimental weed called "greater grass". The three major channels have been eroded into deep gullies three metres deep on average instead of flowing across the plains.Mulloon Institute hydrologist and landscape planner Lance Mugway has travelled across the Northern Territory advising cattle stations about rehydrating and managing their waterways.
"We need to use material that is at hand because it's hard to bring in any material from town, that is far too expensive.
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