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Improving the outlook for threatened and recreational fish are key outcomes sought from the MDBA’s Basin-wide Environmental Watering Strategy.

Murray cod, trout cod and Macquarie perch populations in the Basin are all improving from increased flows and better habitats.

This report summarises the findings for one part of the northern basin review: an assessment of the ability of various water recovery scenarios to achieve environmental outcomes.

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

The second annual survey of fish populations across all catchments of the Murray–Darling Basin shows early signs of improvement, with four more species of fish caught during the 2015-16 survey than in 2014-15.

Goondiwindi now has its own weather station thanks to a Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) project that gives locals a full picture of conditions so they can plan for the future.

Supporting native animals such as the silver perch, waterbird habitat and wetland vegetation are a key focus for watering activities in 2016–17.

The project was undertaken by Fisheries NSW as part of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's northern Basin review. 

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.