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The role the mountains play in gathering water is explored along with water as a valuable resource – a source of life to natural landscapes, support for agriculture, a reliable resource for human use in urban centres, and for power generation.
Download the factsheet
- Water catchment in the Australian Alps (PDF – 893KB)
- Water catchment in the Australian Alps (DOCX – 792KB)
Water catchment links | See our nature and biodiversity pages