The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s River Health Team carries out river health assessments across most of the state. Assessments provide information about the environmental values, threats and current condition of the rivers feeding into our estuaries. This information is used to inform catchment improvement initiatives like stock exclusion programs, revegetation and nutrient management on farms. 

The Regional Estuaries Initiative and Healthy Estuaries WA have supported assessments conducted across most of the major rivers in our estuaries including the Murray, Serpentine, Harvey, Collie, Preston, Vasse, Sabina, Blackwood, Scott, Denmark, Hay, Kalgan and King rivers. 

Local catchment groups provide valuable on-ground support at river health assessment sites across the south west. 

For results and more information about river health assessments, visit the Healthy Rivers website.