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We have prepared a guide to help new infrastructure proponents and water planners understand how water infrastructure developments intersect with water management requirements in the Basin Plan, and obligations set out in the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement.

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.

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

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

The JS Collings Trophy is awarded annually by the MDBA for excellence in the maintenance of infrastructure along the River Murray.

Dartmouth Dam captures the high-quality alpine water flowing down the Mitta Mitta River and from its tributaries.

Dartmouth Dam spilling for the first time 26 years provides an opportunity to consider its engineering and role in the Basin.

An historic family connection with the Hume Dam has been discovered by an MDBA staff member.

Hume Dam, located just upstream of Albury-Wodonga, is the main river regulating structure on the River Murray. The dam forms Hume Reservoir and plays a crucial role in managing flows and securing water supplies along the entire River Murray system, including to Adelaide.

The following can be attributed to Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Executive Director of River Management Andrew Reynolds.