Excavation

Excavation refers to activities that remove soil and/or rock often increasing wetland extent and/or depth and water persistence.

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Excavation

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Excavation creating an artificial wetland
Excavation in a channel
Excavation outside a channel

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Excavation creating an artificial wetland
Excavation in a channel
Excavation outside a channel

Last updated: 7 June 2023

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2023) Excavation, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/processes-systems/anthropogenic/hydro-concept-mod/excavation/