The Warrenbayne_Boho Salinity Province is located on the northern flanks of the Strathbogie Ranges.
This dryland province has mostly ‘break-of-slope’ groundwater discharge associated with the colluvial fans formed from the weathering of the granitic hills, with some valley floor occurrence in the Shean’s Creek and Warrenbayne areas. This discharge may be influenced by geological structure and the effects it has had on the local to intermediate scale Groundwater Flow Systems in the region. The groundwater systems received higher recharge rates following land clearing with the resulting groundwater discharge causing secondary salinity to spread to over 1000 ha by the 1990’s.
The focus of some of the earliest actions to manage dryland salinity, this province has strong community involvement in LandCare programs that pioneered salinity control measures such as perennial pastures and ‘break-of-slope’ blue gum plantations.
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