Water catchments in the Murray–Darling Basin
Overview of Northern Victoria River system with key storages and gauges. Not to scale.
Diagram of the river system in this catchment. It shows major and minor rivers, and any key canals, streams or wetlands. Arrows indicate the direction of water flow. Cities and towns close to these waterways are also shown.
The diagram displays markers for storages and river gauges within the catchment. Data for storages includes volume as a percentage of capacity (current and same time last year) and a current megalitre amount. Data for river gauges includes latest flow, height, and water quality. The information is also found in the Storages and River gauges tabs of this catchment. Markers for culturally significant sites, environmental sites and irrigation areas are also shown, with photographs and descriptive data included.
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Water information for
About Loddon catchment
2.3% of the total Murray–Darling Basin area (includes Avoca catchment).
1.7% contribution to Basin water (includes Avoca catchment).
Tributaries
Bet Bet and Tullaroop creeks.
Major towns
Bendigo, Maryborough, Castlemaine, Kerang, Charlton, Sea Lake.
First Nations
Dja Dja Wurrung and Barapa Barapa.
Water use
Non-urban industry in the central part of the catchment, around Bendigo, involves dryland agriculture, viticulture and some pome fruit production. Tourism is an important industry throughout the catchment, and the waterways support fishing, hunting and water-sports activities.
Water availability
Find out how much water is currently stored in the Loddon 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.
Storages
You can find current and past water storage levels for:
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You can find current and past river levels, flow rates and water quality information from gauges in:
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