Fleurieu Swamp - Mt Compass, SA, Australia
S 35° 20.855 E 138° 37.324
54H E 283910 N 6085815
This Flora and Fauna Sign is for the nearby wetland and swamp.
Waymark Code: WMZ6DG
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/17/2018
Views: 3
The printed sign near the wooden bridge and boardwalk has the following infortmation:
FLERIEU SWAMPS
What is a Swamp?
"Behind this constructed wetland is a Fleurieu Peninsula Swamp. Fleurieu Swamps are unique to South Australia. They exist on waterlogged soils and generally have a central area that is permanently wet. Healthy swamps rarely have open water like a pond. Instead they have thick vegetation such as sedges, healthy plants and ferns. Trees are not always present, but may be scattered through swamps or around the edges.
"Swamps play a key ecological role on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Fleurieu Swamps:
* store, clenase and re-release water over time, protecting the landscape against drought
* filter and trap sediments and nutrients and help break down pollutants
* act like sponges (especially swamps with peaty soil) to buffer against the impact of floods and keep water in the landscape.
"Over half of the 170 native plant species found in the Fleurieu Swamps have conservation significance at a national, state or regional level (e.g. endangered, vulnerable, rare). The nationally threatened Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren, Yarra Pygmy Perch and Southern Brown Bandicoot can also be found in swamps along with a number of internationally significant migratory birds including the Great Egret and Latham's Snipe."
Want to know more?
"Visit the Mr Compass School Swamp and interpretative boardwalk 500 metres to the south, on the corner of Victor Harbor Road and Arthur Road."
Mount COmpass Wetland & Stormwater Reuse Project
"Alexandrina Council is committed to water sensitive urban design which maintains and enhances the health of our waterways.
"The 2.7ML Mount Compass Wetland was constructed in 2012 and is a public showcase for sustainable stormwater management. The wetland collects and treats urban stormwater runoff from an 82ha catchment, returning 44ML of treated stormwater into the Nangkita Creek floodplain each year.
"Before 2012, urban stormwater was captured via a pipe network and gross pollutant trap, with runoff discharging into the Council reserve and ultimately the Fleurieu Swamp and Nangkita Creek system. The wetland now cleanses this water, reducing pollutant loads and improving water quality before it is returned to the environment.
"The wetland also supplies 3.9ML of treated stormwater for use in the nearby public toilets, reducing demand on the Mount Compass potable water supply."
Address: Fleurieu Swamp, Mount Compass, SA, 5210, Australia
Visited: 1456-1500, Monday, 28 May, 2018
Visit Instructions:
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