Simple correlations between solute import and groundwater inflow and that between export and outflow

Mulgrave River Catchment

Import or export

Slope

R2

Nitrate import

4025

0.84

Chloride import

1606

0.81

Total dissolved solute import

8.03

0.46

Nitrate export

237

0.44

Chloride export

ns

Total dissolved solute export

4.94

0.29a

Johnstone River Catchment

Chloride import

1353 (317)

0.86

Total solute import

12.1 (3.8)

0.68*

Nitrate import

489 (122)

0.75

Chloride export

1281 (232)

0.61

Total dissolved solute export

8.30 (2.8)

0.38*

Nitrate export

496 (103)

0.77

Tully River Catchment

Chloride import

2278

0.61

Nitrate export

1732

0.49

Total solute export

27.2

0.22a