Development of a Riparian Condition Assessment Approach for N orthern Gulf Rivers using Remote Sensing and Ground Survey Final Report August 2008 Project N o – GRU 38 Andrew Brooks 1 ,Leo Lymburner 2 , John Dowe 2 , Damien Burrows 2 , Ian Dixon 3 , John Spencer 1 and Jon Knight 1 1 Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, N athan Q ld 4111 2 Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Q ld, 4811 3 Charles D arwin University, D arwin, N T 0909. i