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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Recent and historical data
Storages
Current major storage volumes
| Storage name | Catchment | Current as at | % of total capacity | % same time last year | Volume (ML) |
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Shows the total amount of water in major water storages as defined by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority. It does not include weirs and locks or storages mainly used for hydroelectricity or to supply urban areas.
About the Southern Basin
The Southern Basin area makes up about half of the total Murray–Darling Basin area. The southern Basin is home to major irrigated activities including horticulture such as nut and fruit trees, viticulture, and broadacre cropping such as rice and cotton, as well as dairy farming. The southern basin is Australia's most significant water market, accounting for over 85% of total allocation trade and 40% of entitlement trade, by volume nationally.
The region is home to a vast estate of river red gum forest, wetlands and floodplains including Barmah-Millewa, Gunbower, Koondrook-Perricoota and Werai forests. It also includes internationally significant wetlands such as the Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetlands, the Riverland complex, Banrock Station, Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes, Ginini Flats wetlands, Fivebough, Tuckerbil Swamps and Lake Albacutya.
The Southern Basin rivers support domestic and agricultural water use, cultural values and practices of local Aboriginal Traditional Owners, tourism and recreation.
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Related links
For links to the Basin-wide organisations responsible for water resource management, water for the environment and river operations, return to the .