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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.

The delivery of water from the major storages in the Upper Murray to irrigators throughout the Basin can be challenging. There are a number of constraints that impact water delivery to below the Barmah Reach, such as the length of time required to deliver water and the amount of water that can be delivered at any one time.

This guide provides a plain language explanation of how Chapter 8: ‘Environmental watering plan' of the Basin Plan 2012 (Basin Plan) guides the planning and use of water for the environment across the Murray–Darling Basin (the Basin).

We have identified watering priorities to guide the annual planning and prioritisation of water for the environment across the Murray–Darling Basin over the next few years.

Making more out of the recent wet conditions and strengthening the resilience of the Murray–Darling Basin's ecosystems is the focus of this year's Annual Basin Environmental Watering Priorities.