The full regional report for the Paroo region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (100 pages)
Clay pan depression in Nocoleche Nature Reserve.
Paroo, CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project overview
The Paroo region is one of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.
- 21 September 2007 | Updated 14 October 2011
The Paroo region is located predominantly in Queensland and forms part of the north-western edge of the Murray-Darling Basin.
The region represents 3.4 per cent of the total Basin area, with a population of less than 700 people.
The region's main land use is broadacre livestock grazing for beef and wool production.
Current surface water diversions for irrigation make up less than 0.1 per cent of the total Basin, and groundwater use is less than 0.1 per cent of the total Basin.
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- The Paroo region in the far north west of the Murray-Darling Basin is one of 18 areas within the Basin being assessed as part of the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project
- The region is predominantly in southern Queensland and represents 3.4 per cent of the total Basin area
- The population of the Paroo region is less than 700 people, most of whom live in Wanaaring, Hungerford and Eulo
