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The Barmah Choke is a naturally occurring narrow stretch of the River Murray. A default trade restriction is in place at the Choke to protect water delivery to existing entitlement holders and for environmental reasons.

The annual environmental watering priorities support multi-year environmental watering priorities that remain in focus over a number of years to achieve long-term outcomes.

A large number of water access rights are traded throughout the Basin. These rights all have different characteristics including priority, reliability and form of take.

Deciding where and when water should be released into the Basin river system is complex and requires coordinated planning.

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.

To continue to support the efficient functioning of water markets in the River Murray system, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and water agencies and authorities from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have been investigating better ways to make trade adjustments.

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.

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.