The full report for the Gwydir region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (148 pages)
Gywdir River near Bingara, NSW, Australia.
Gwydir region: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project
The Gwydir region is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.
- 10 December 2007 | Updated 14 October 2011
Background
The Gwydir region is in north-eastern New South Wales and represents two per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).
The region has a population of around 26 500 people and the largest town is Moree.
Research findings
The following documents detail the research findings:
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Fast facts
- The Gwydir region 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 north-eastern New South Wales, represents two per cent of the total area of the Basin
- It uses 3.5 per cent of the total surface water diverted for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin, and 2.8 per cent of the total groundwater resource that is extracted in the Basin
