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The River Murray is Australia's longest river, running a course of 2,500 km from near Mount Kosciuszko in the Australian Alps to the Southern Ocean at Goolwa, in South Australia.

The Lower Darling was subject to tragic fish death events in December 2018 and January 2019. The large fish death events covered a 40 kilometre stretch of the Darling River, downstream of Menindee Lakes.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is increasing releases from Hume Dam today.  

Andrew Reynolds, Acting Chief Executive, provides an overview on how the Murray–Darling Basin Authority is managing Hume Dam during the current high flows.

The following can be attributed to Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) acting Chief Executive Andrew Reynolds.

The Menindee Lakes are located in south-west New South Wales on the Darling River, about 200 km upstream of the Darling River's junction with the River Murray.

The lower Darling catchment is located on the semi-arid plains of south-western New South Wales.

Hume Dam forms Hume Reservoir, which is the main supply storage and one of the two major headwater storages for the River Murray system.

The amount of water released into the Lower Darling River from the Menindee Lakes has been reduced to 500 megalitres per day, marking the end of the water order made by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority on behalf of Basin state governments.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority anticipates that the water volume in the Menindee Lakes could surpass 640 gigalitres late this week, triggering water sharing arrangements agreed between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.