About blackwater
Water oxygen levels and native fish populations
Blackwater occurs naturally in rivers and wetlands, especially after flooding when decaying organic matter increases the amount of dissolved tannin in the water and causes it to change colour.
- Date
- 1 July 2020
- Publisher
- Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- Type
- Publication, Fact sheet
- Cost
- Free
- Language
- English
- Tags
- ISBN 978-1-76039-941-2
- ID EES20200209
- File PDF 1.5MB
- Pages 2
- Name about-blackwater-fact-sheet-200209.pdf