Water catchments in the Murray–Darling Basin
Map of the Murray–Darling Basin region within Australia. It shows the catchments that we provide data for, within the Basin area.
Each catchment on the map can be selected to display related information. This information can also be accessed using the Select a Basin area or catchment control above the map.
The map shows storages, river gauges and groundwater bores across the Basin. Data for each includes:
- storage volume as a percentage of capacity (current and same time last year) and current megalitre amount.
- river gauge flow, height and quality.
- groundwater bore depth to water (current and beginning of season) and quality.
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Water information for
About Intersecting Streams catchment
Far western corner of NSW covering 120,431km².
Ramsar listed sites including Narran Lake Nature Reserve, one of the most important areas for birds in NSW.
Tributaries
Paroo, Warrego, Culgoa, Bokhara, Barwon, Narran and Darling rivers.
Major towns
Lightning Ridge, Bourke, Cobar, Nymagee, Brewarrina.
First Nations
Barkindji, Murrawarri, Ngemba and Ngiyampaa (Barwon–Darling catchment).
Water use
Includes irrigation (including cotton), livestock grazing – sheep and cattle, urban water supply, mining, forestry and fishing.
Water availability
Find out how much water is currently stored in the Intersecting Streams catchment. You’ll also find details on how much water is available, allocated and used for each category of use. For detailed volume for each major storage, weir and lock, see Storages if applicable.
River levels and water quality
You can find current and past river flow and levels from gauges in:
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