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Water for the environment is used to improve native fish populations, including threatened species. Find out about the priorities for 2023.

Decisions about where water for the environment goes are based on restoring waterbird populations for the health of the entire river system.

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.

With most of the Murray–Darling Basin currently experiencing higher than average river flows, we're exploring the benefits of connected waterways.

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.

Scientists and volunteers are working together to re-establish the southern bell frog in South Australia's Lower Lakes.

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.

Microbats are often not seen or heard, but there are thousands of them in the Mallee bush and when habitat like the Hattah Lakes are in good health, they can thrive.