Fig 1.
The four Stages of the River Styles Framework [11].
Fig 2.
Geomorphic river diversity (River Styles) in NSW.
Four of the 47 different types of rivers found in NSW. Source of photos; Google Earth, K. Fryirs and G. Brierley as noted.
Fig 3.
Geomorphic condition principles for a Confined floodplain pockets sand bed River Style in Bega catchment.
Uses same examples as in Fig 4. Source of photos; Google Earth and K. Fryirs.
Fig 4.
Geomorphic river recovery principles and potential management actions (based on [44, 45]).
Uses same examples as in Fig 3. Source of photos K. Fryirs.
Fig 5.
The diversity of River Styles identified in the NSW River Styles Database.
Fig 6.
The geomorphic condition of rivers identified in the NSW River Styles database.
Fig 7.
The recovery potential and prioritisation of rivers identified in the NSW River Styles database.
Table 1.
Uses of database data at different scales–developed uses, potential uses and uses that are not yet realised.
Fig 8.
Fine-grained river in inland NSW and sand bed river in coastal NSW.
Source of photos; K. Fryirs as noted.
Fig 9.
High priority and strategic reaches for conservation and rehabilitation generated from the recovery layer in the NSW River Styles database.
Fig 10.
The Upper Hunter River Rehabilitation Initiative. Sources as noted.
Fig 11.
Matching geomorphic recovery potential to hydrological stress for water extraction rule-setting as part of Water Sharing Plans (WSPs).
DPIE Water Risk assessment includes hydrology and geomorphic recovery potential. Shown for the Namoi Catchment in 2018.
Fig 12.
Linking geomorphic river type to general fish community status derived from condition indicators of expectedness, nativeness and recruitment and indicative threatened fish distribution and threatened frog species.
Source of photograph: Sloane’s Froglet from Peter Robertson at grasslands.ecolinc.vic.edu.au.
Fig 13.
NSW River Condition Index that integrates across multiple layers of attributes including River Styles (geomorphic) condition.
Fig 14.
State-wide High Ecological Value Aquatic Ecosystem (HEVAE) assessment that includes River Styles value as one layer.
Fig 15.
High Ecological Value Aquatic Ecosystem (HEVAE) and prioritisation based on risk of physical disturbance to instream values at the catchment and reach scales.
Instream value contains analysis of the values such as geomorphic (River Styles), threatened species, water sharing, environmental assists and high conservation vegetation. The likelihood of physical disturbance to these values is then assessed to produce risk to instream values maps that can be used in prioritisation activities.
Fig 16.
Rarity and threatened River Styles in NSW.
Source of photos as noted.
Table 2.
Lessons learned in the development and application of the NSW River Styles database.