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Hear from Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Shona Whitfield on how the Queensland flood waters journeyed through her patch of the Basin.

This report presents a stocktake and analysis of completed, current and proposed activities and initiatives which focus on improving longitudinal surface water connectivity across the northern Murray–Darling Basin (the northern Basin) ‘to and through’ Menindee Lakes. Longitudinal connectivity along and between river reaches is critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems and supports a wide range of social, cultural and economic values.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has reassured communities the storages and weirs are well positioned to meet irrigation, community, and environmental needs this summer.

The sustainable use of groundwater is vital to ensuring the health of the Murray–Darling Basin.

Despite a dry start to the water year with inflows well below average, the total active storage volume for the Murray–Darling Basin remains high at 6,770 gigalitres (GL).

We have offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped throughout April.

We have offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped throughout March.

Join fellow fish-friends at the Native Fish Forum in Canberra on 25–27 March.

We have offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped throughout January and February.

In 2019, the MDBA undertook a detailed survey of the River Murray channel through the Barmah–Millewa Reach. This revealed the presence of a very large quantity of sand on the bed of the river, something that was not expected. Since then, several further studies have been undertaken to investigate the extent and source of the sand, the rate that it is moving at and options to manage it. Reports of these studies are provided below.