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A monthly compilation of satellite images showing water presence and vegetation greenness in the Basin is now available on our website.

In late March 2019, rain fell in the Namoi, Macquarie and Warrego catchments which led to the first significant flow to occur along those systems, for an extended period of time.

We take account of recreational activities when making decisions on releases and water level targets when operating the River Murray.

The annual Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey started in October 2021 with researchers expected to survey 38 sites across the Basin.

As we head into summer it becomes even more important to monitor water quality in the Murray–Darling Basin.

To help keep the water from the River Murray System suitable for drinking, agriculture, the environment, and recreation, the MDBA has launched a study to better understand water quality trends.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority has a wide range of monitoring and reporting obligations and responsibilities. These are set out in the Water Act 2007, Basin Plan and other arrangements. The Monitoring Statement provides information about the data sets that we use for Basin monitoring, and a summary of our monitoring obligations.

Monitoring reports from the Koondrook–Perricoota Forest, one of The Living Murray icon sites.

A technical report of the Australian Geoscience Data Cube (AGDC) pilot project. Assessing suitability of remote sensing data to support policy and management decisions.

The reports assess the health of river red gum and black box forest and woodland at each of The Living Murray icon sites during 2015.