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A gently-flowing river with trees on the riverbanks.
The Macintyre River in northern New South Wales.

Border rivers: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The Border Rivers area is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

The Border Rivers region is in southern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales and represents  four per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region's population of around 50 000 people are concentrated in the major centres of Glen Innes, Inverell, Tenderfield, Stanhorpe, Inglewood, Mungindi and Goondiwindi.

The following documents detail the research findings:

Front page of the Border Rivers Region Report.

The full report for the Border Rivers region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (164 pages)

Front page of the Border Rivers Region report.

A summary of a report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)

Front page of the Border Rivers Region Report.

A brief guide to the key findings from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Sustainable Yields Project report on the Border Rivers region. (2 pages)

Front page of the Border Rivers Region Report.

A presentation made to Border Rivers region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (22 pages)

Find out more about the The CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

 
 

Fast facts

  • The Border Rivers project is one of a series of 18 regions within the Murray-Darling Basin which is being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project
  • The region, in southern Queensland and north-eastern new South Wales, represents four per cent of the total area of the Basin
  • It uses 4.4 per cent of the total surface water diverted for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin, and two per cent of the total groundwater resource that is extracted in the Basin

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Dr Ian Prosser (BSc(Hons) PhD)
Acting Director
Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 5646 
Fax: 61 2 6246 4564 

Primary Contact

Ms Mary Mulcahy
Communications Manager
Land and Water
and Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 4565 
Alt Phone: 61 419 236 519 
Fax: 61 2 6246 5800