Gully Density
Benchmark Value
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Contributing Benchmarks
Evidence & Context
The benchmark of 0 m/ha represents the absence of active, uncontrolled erosional gullies and is derived from the primary objective of leading-practice mine rehabilitation, which is to create a safe, stable, and non-polluting final landform.
Gully Density as the measure of active, uncontrolled erosional gullies per hectare.
This benchmark represents the absence of active, uncontrolled erosional gullies in industrial and infrastructure land use within arid mountain ranges and uplands, indicating a stable and safe landform as targeted by mine rehabilitation practices.
Derived from the principles of geomorphic landform design aiming to prevent accelerated gully erosion.
Sources (1)
MINE REHABILITATION: Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
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Alluvial Gully Erosion Rates and Processes Across the Mitchell River Fluvial Megafan in Northern Queensland, Australia - Resilient Landscapes Hub
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The hydrogeomorphic influences on alluvial gully erosion along the Mitchell River fluvial megafan
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A Brief History of Mine Rehabilitation Reforms in Queensland, accessed July 20, 2025
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Applying erosion and Landscape Evolution Models to assess post-mining landform stability: Technical Paper
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View SourceAre gullies best for biodiversity? An empirical examination of Australian wet forest types
View SourceReport card on sustainable natural resource use in the rangelands
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Rehabilitation effects on gully sediment yields and vegetation in a savanna rangeland - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
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Gully erosion prediction across a large region: Murray–Darling Basin, Australia
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Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control (BPESC) document
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Repairing gully erosion in Western Australia - Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, accessed July 26, 2025
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View SourceUsing high-resolution topography for spatial prioritisation of gully erosion management across catchments of the Great Barrier Reef, accessed August 1, 2025,
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