Traditional agricultural practices have often involved unrestricted livestock access to rivers and riparian zones and many stream sections continue to be used to provide livestock watering and summer feed.
Uncontrolled livestock access to stream foreshores has resulted in bank erosion and degradation of the riverine environments throughout south-west WA.
Restricting livestock access is an important river restoration management tool and this water note addresses the design and building of livestock crossings on fenced waterways.
