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Across northern Australia's rangelands, riverine flooding has long-lasting impacts on landscape health, function, and productivity. This PhD project aims to improve understanding of the factors influencing the impact of flooding on rangeland condition in low-gradient, multi-channel river systems. The project focuses on the Flinders River catchment, north-west Queensland, Australia. Using on-ground and remote sensing data, the project will: (i) develop a hydrologically conditioned high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for enhanced flood modelling; (ii) simulate flood events using hydrodynamic modelling ; (iii) determine the impact of flooding on rangeland condition; and (iv) identify the key factors influencing post-flood rangeland condition recovery. The research will provide valuable new insights into flood impact and recovery to inform land management, flood mitigation, and conservation practices, supporting long-term rangel and health and resilience.