ANNUAL REPORT 2009–10

Murray-Darling Annual Report 2009-10 cover

Published by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

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This report may be cited as: Murray–Darling Basin Authority Annual Report 2009–10.

MDBA publication No. 110/10

ISSN 1003-6745

ISBN 978-1-921783-64-7 (print); 978-1-921783-65-4 (online)

© Murray–Darling Basin Authority, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia 2010.

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Photographic credits

Images courtesy of the following photographers:

Feature photos for front cover (L to R), Arthur Mostead, Michael Bell, Bob Merlin

Feature photos for back cover (both): David Kleinert, Linton Argall

Chapter openings: pp. 1 and 175, Ali Sanderson; p. 87, Linton Argall; p. 129, Arthur Mostead

Other photos: pp. xvii & xix, MDBA staff; p. 2, Irene Dowdy; p. 4, Michael Bell; pp. 12, 19, 34, 36, 48, 77 & 83,
Arthur Mostead; p. 24, MDBA staff; p. 27, David Kleinert; p. 17 & 29, Corey Brown; pp. 43 & 45, MDBA staff;
pp. 63 & 70, Terry Korn; p. 75, Eric Bradshaw, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation; pp. 102 & 107,
MDBA staff.