Water

Catchment boundary

• This aerial image shows the catchment boundary.

• This map shows the Rapid Creek Catchment and land tenure.

Current water level

See current water level at the gauging station between the Water Gardens and McMillans Road.

• For a quick look go to Bureau of Meteorology

• For more detailed information go to NT Government’s water data portal

• Cross section of creek at gauging station

• View water levels since 1968

Flooding

• Rainfall data - Bureau of Meteorology

• Rainfall data - Living Water Smart

• 1 in 100 years flood map

• NT Government flood mitigation update

• Rapid Creek Floodplain Risk Management, 2013

• Rapid Creek Flood Study, 2013

• Rapid Creek Flood Study: Addendum, 2013

• Identifying Flood Risk for Rapid Creek, 2013

• Rapid Creek Flood Study, 1999

• Berrimah North Drainage Study, 2014

• City of Darwin stormwater network

Water quality

• Beneficial Uses Rapid Creek

• Beneficial Uses Declaration

• Report Cards: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Monitoring for Aquatic Ecosystem Protection in Rapid Creek

• Water quality and macroinvertebrates in Rapid Creek

• Darwin Harbour Beach Water Quality Task Force (Rapid Creek pages 16-19)

• Metal concentrations in Rapid Creek sediment cores

• Darwin International Airport: Hydrocarbons, Faecal indicators, Surface water quality

• Fire Fighting Foam (PFAS) information

Water Advisory Committee

The landcare group was an active participant on the Rapid Creek Catchment Advisory Committee (RCCAC) since its inception in 1996 until it was disbanded in 2013. The RCCAC annual reports can be found on our References list. The group is represented on the new Rapid Creek Water Advisory Committee. Read our report to the new committee here.