Water catchments in the Murray–Darling Basin

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About SA Non-prescribed areas catchment

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9% of the total Murray–Darling Basin area (including parts of Victoria within the Lower Murray and the SA Murray catchment).

Tributaries

Great Darling Anabranch, Rufus River, Chowilla Creek, Pike River, Katarapko Creek, Marne River, Saunders Creek, Bremer River, Finnis River.

Major towns

Pinnaroo, Burra, Karoonda, Lameroo.

First Nations

Ngintait, Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Peramangk.
View the Kaurna Indigenous Weather Knowledge calendar.

Water use

Much of the SA non-prescribed areas catchment is sparsely populated, with pastoral grazing holdings to the north and large dryland cropping enterprises to the south.

Water availability

Find out how much water is currently stored in the SA Non-prescribed areas 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 levels, flow rates and water quality information from gauges in:



Water allocations and trade

Subject to rules and conditions, trading is permitted for:

  • Water licences (permanent or temporary transfers)

Trading information

Trade rules in South Australia

Water trades allocation dashboard - WaterConnect

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