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Flows in the River Murray system vary widely depending on a range of factors, including rainfall, inflows, evaporation and demand for water. We summarise this information each month in the below reports. This page is an archive of reports for previous months.

An historic family connection with the Hume Dam has been discovered by an MDBA staff member.

The Australian Government is working with the New South Wales and Queensland governments to implement a suite of water management tools – the Northern Basin Toolkit.

Water delivery shortfalls are rare but occur when available water cannot be delivered to users when they want it. For example, it could happen because demand exceeds the physical capacity of rivers and channels to carry the water, or when demands for water unexpectedly spike and there's not enough time to release additional water from dams to meet the demand.

Water in the River Murray system is shared between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

The Murray–Darling Basin has a highly variable climate, with conditions differing each year and across regions. Planning for wet and dry conditions is a major challenge for river operators, water resource managers and the community.

For the past 25 years, strong collaboration between governments, First Nations people and the broader community has been working to protect cultural heritage at Lake Victoria – Tar-Ru in far south-west NSW.

Water across the southern-connected Basin is managed. This means flows in the River Murray are controlled to some extent to ensure water is stored and delivered when and where it’s needed. The term used to describe the management of water in this way is 'regulated'.

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 Murray–Darling Basin Agreement is a long-standing arrangement that aims to share water in the southern Basin. It outlines the rules for the way the River Murray is managed and operated.