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Discover the Basin
- Rivers. Worth it. Learn about why the Murray–Darling Basin is so important to Australia.
- Catchments Discover more about the Basin in your region by exploring the catchments in the Basin.
- Environment The Basin contains diverse ecosystems and a wide variety of plants and animals.
- Landscape Learn more about the Basin's landscape and diverse, complex environment.
- Atlas of Living Australia Explore our environmental and spatial data
- Science and research Science is critical to the MDBA's management of the Basin.
- Cultural flows Water is vital to Australia's First Nations.
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Basin Plan roll-out
- The Basin Plan The aim of the Basin Plan is to ensure that water is shared between all users, including the environment, in a sustainable way.
- Water resource plans Water resource plans are documents that set out how water will be managed in an area.
- Sustainable diversion limits The Basin Plan sets a limit on how much water can be sustainably diverted within the Basin.
- Compliance and enforcement Compliance is an integral part of water management in the Murray–Darling Basin.
- Monitoring and evaluation Monitoring, evaluation and reporting is critical to understanding whether the Basin Plan is working and on track.
- Water recovery Water recovery is the water that is being recovered for the environment.
- Northern Basin projects The northern Basin is a complex network of people and places, industries and organisations with many and varied needs.
- Climate variability and change Water management must be adaptive to the uncertain effects of climate variability and change.
- Groundwater We work together with the states to manage the Basin's groundwater resources.
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Managing water
- Water for the environment Ensuring that water quality is maintained and rivers and wetlands are restored to health.
- Water markets and trade Trade is vital for irrigators by allowing flexibility in response to water availability.
- Water quality Maintaining water quality is crucial to sustaining human life and a healthy, working Basin.
- Salinity Salinity management is a significant environmental challenge for the Basin.
- Water in storages View the total amount of water in storages across the Basin.
- Return flows After water is used some of it can return back to the river system – this water is known as a ‘return flow’.
- Drought in the Murray–Darling Basin Drought is a natural part of Australia’s climate.
- Water resource modelling Hydrological modelling plays an important role in water management and key policy initiatives.
- Murray-Darling rivers: the facts Some of the facts about running the river and managing water
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River Murray system
- River Murray data Our online interactive map about water levels, flows, salinity and water temperature.
- River Murray operations The Murray–Darling Basin Authority operates the River Murray on behalf of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
- River recreation We take account of recreational activities when making decisions on releases and water targets.
- Weekly reports Summary of operations for the River Murray system including storage, flow and salinity data.
- Water sharing in the River Murray Water shared in the River Murray system in line with the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement.
- Flow advice Advice on flows to help landholders and river users manage activities that may be impacted by river movements.
- Storage, flow and salinity reports Reports on storage levels, flows and salinity across the River Murray system.
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Education
- Lesson packages Concise, curriculum-linked lesson materials to help explain the complex science of the Murray–Darling Basin
- Apps Explore the challenges of the Murray-Darling Basin through our free apps
- Resources Access other water education information and resources, suitable for use by both students and teachers.
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Publications
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- Independent reports Independent and peer reviewed reports from scientific agencies, private consultancies and non-government bodies.
- Maps and spatial data View our maps and datasets or send us a spatial data request.
- Archived information View a range of historical information.
- MDBA reports See our science and research which informs policy and practice in water resource management.