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WaterNSW manages the Menindee lakes system to supply licensed customers including Essential Water and Lower Darling landholders, as well as ensuring water security for the region.

WaterNSW is starting to reduce the rate that water is released from the Menindee Lakes system this week, as orders from the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) begin to ease.

WaterNSW manages the Menindee Lakes system to supply licensed customers including Essential Water and lower Darling landholders, as well as ensuring water security for the region. The MDBA calls on water to be released from the lakes as required to contribute to the River Murray System on behalf of Basin governments.

As planned, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has called on reduced water releases from the Menindee Lakes into the Darling River for the coming few days.

WaterNSW will increase release rates from the Menindee lakes system next week to deliver water ordered by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), while operating the lakes to maximise future water security.

The most impressive Murray cod breeding in 20 years is under way in the Lower Darling River as a result of environmental watering.

Menindee Lakes can now be used to help meet downstream demand for water, as good Darling River flows continue to boost the lakes' storage volume.

This report shows technical work and information that we have collected through our talks with stakeholders on the Lower Darling River, since early 2013.

We used inundation mapping to assess the impacts of various flow heights on land and infrastructure. This report describes the method used to develop inundation mapping and assess effects of flows.