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The Hattah Lakes is one of six icon sites along the Murray River identified as a priority under The Living Murray river restoration program.

The Chowilla Floodplain and Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands icon site is one of six icon sites along the Murray River identified as a priority under The Living Murray river restoration program. This plan covers the Chowilla Floodplain (NSW and South Australia) component of this icon site.

The Chowilla Floodplain and Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands is one of 6 icon sites along the River Murray identified as a priority under The Living Murray river restoration program.

The Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon is a small, colourful freshwater fish with a distinct genetic conservation unit in the southern Murray–Darling Basin.

The Chowilla Floodplain covers 17,750 ha. The floodplain environment is undergoing a severe decline due to the reduction in frequency of flooding and impact of highly saline groundwater resulting in the death of long-lived vegetation, rising soil salinity and decreased breeding opportunities for floodplain fauna.

As part of a broader program to restore health to the pre-existing biodiversity of the Murray, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority is restoring fish passage along the Murray River from the sea to Hume Dam.