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The River Murray Water Quality Monitoring Program has captured physical and chemical data from 28 River Murray and tributary sites since 1978. This report examines long-term trends in water quality and drivers of change.

Along with our river management partners, we use a variety of models to support the planning and running of the Murray–Darling Basin’s rivers.

The annual environmental watering priorities support multi-year environmental watering priorities that remain in focus over a number of years to achieve long-term outcomes.

Deciding where and when water should be released into the Basin river system is complex and requires coordinated planning.

Flows in the River Murray System vary widely depending on a range of factors, including rainfall, inflows, evaporation, and demand for water for human use.

The Flows in the River Murray update provides a monthly breakdown of the volume of water flowing for consumptive use and to care for the environment and shows the intended environmental outcomes.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) operates the River Murray to share water between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, as required under the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement. To undertake this work the MDBA has built, maintained and operated a hydrological model of the River Murray.

Funding has been made available for crucial projects that will secure the health of iconic sites in the Gwydir Valley.

Our plain-language Guide to the Environmental Watering Plan unpacks who's responsible for what, and the benefits we can expect from water for the environment.

The Environmental Watering Plan (Chapter 8 of the Basin Plan) came into effect in 2012. It sets out environmental objectives and targets for water-dependent ecosystems, a planning framework for managing planned and held environmental water to meet these objectives, methods to identify environmental assets and principles to prioritise the use of water for the environment.