Rehydrating the NT on ABC News

Northern Territory cattle station plans to fight erosion by rehydrating flood plains

Mulloon’s WA-based Landscape Planner and Hydrologist Lance Mudgway recently had ABC reporter Jan Kohout on board when he visited Mainoru Station in the Northern Territory.

In short:

Mainoru Station in the central Arnhem region has suffered considerable drought conditions due to the erosion of its river channels.

The station is re-building a leaky weir, a bridge-like structure to direct water back into its dry plains.

What's next?

Mainoru Station owner Danny Hayes is set to finish building his leaky weirs before the start of this year's wet season which starts in November and ends in around May next year.

All photos ©ABC Rural: Jan Kohout.

Mainoru River channel erosion has caused the flood plain above to go dry. (ABC Rural: Jan Kohout)

Lance Mugway and Danny Hayes (Mainoru Station owner) on top of the old weir that was built by the station's previous owners. (ABC Rural: Jan Kohout)

Buffalo roaming the relatively dryer than usual flood plains at Mainoru Station. (ABC Rural: Jan Kohout)