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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 Murrumbidgee River is the third longest river in Australia. It starts in the Australian Alps and completes its journey on the semi-arid riverine plains.

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

Murray–Darling Basin communities are anticipating a wet spring but are warned there is a significant risk of hypoxic blackwater events occurring particularly in New South Wales.

The Yarrawonga Weir is located on the River Murray between the towns of Yarrawonga, Victoria, and Mulwala in New South Wales.

The New South Wales Government and the Australian Government requested the Murray–Darling Basin Authority to undertake a review of Nimmie-Caira’s estimated contribution to the water recovery target.

Works underway to repair erosion and damage at sites along 114 kilometres of the Swampy Plains and upper Murray rivers were the focus of a recent meeting of local landholders in Corryong, hosted by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and the NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE).

This report summarises some of the results of the bank erosion monitoring program on the River Murray between 2009 and 2016. It focuses on areas that are being impacted by high boating activity, in particular the reach south of Corowa to the Ovens Junction.