Water Availability in the Murray-Darling Basin Report

This report from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project summarises the assessments for 18 regions that comprise the Basin.

This report contains:

• “This project represents the most comprehensive hydrologic modelling ever undertaken for the entire Murray-Darling Basin.”

  Dr Tom Hatton
  Director, Water for a Healthy Country Flagship.

  Contents
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Climate and runoff
• Surface water
• Groundwater
• Flow regimes and floodplain wetlands
• Appendix A: Surface water availability and use
• Appendix B: Surface water reliability of supply
• Appendix C: Twenty highest priority groundwater management units
• Appendix D: Groundwater use.

Separate reports for each of the 18 regions are also available. Full technical documentation of project methods is also provided.

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

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