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Basin in Brief provides a monthly summary of climate, rainfall, inflows and water quality information. This page was updated 13 April 2023.

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.

Watch this month's update from our Chief Executive, Andrew McConville.

MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville provides his regular monthly update as part of the River Reach email newsletter.

The most common cause of mass fish deaths is low levels of oxygen in the water. But fish deaths can also happen for other reasons, sometimes we don’t know why.

MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville provides his regular monthly update as part of the River Reach newsletter.

Blue-green algae occur naturally in rivers, lakes and dams. Under certain conditions, blue-green algae multiply quickly, creating an ‘algal bloom’ that can decrease water quality.

Water quality issues have increased as flood waters bring nutrient loads into rivers.

MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville explains how the flooding crisis has been used to scaremonger on the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.

Welcome to the third edition of River Reach since I have been the Chief Executive.