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Basin in Brief provides a monthly summary of climate, rainfall, inflows and water quality information.

A summary of potential threats to water quality in the Murray–Darling Basins waterways.

A summary of potential threats to water quality in the Murray–Darling Basin's waterways.

The Basin’s annual fish survey shows positive signs for important native species

Some of our 2023 graduate program cohort found surprises on a recent tour of the Sunraysia region’s salt interception schemes.

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.

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.

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.