Environmental watering in Ovens River system
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20 September 2012 – Ovens River
Up to 70 ML of Commonwealth environmental water has been made available for use in the Ovens River system (Ovens, King and Buffalo Rivers) in northern Victoria between February and June 2013.
Lower Ovens River
© North East Catchment Management Authority
Commonwealth environmental water will be used to provide flows in the Ovens River that will contribute towards maintaining the health of native plant communities in riverbank areas, such as River Red gums. It will also contribute to supporting and connecting the habitat of native animal communities in the river, including fish, frogs, turtles and insects.
The use of Commonwealth environmental water in the Ovens River system will be undertaken by the North East Catchment Management Authority and Goulburn-Murray Water in consultation with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
This watering action will be managed in conjunction with the North East Catchment Management Authority and Goulburn-Murray Water.
What makes this place so special and why is Commonwealth environmental water used here?
- The Ovens River is largely unregulated, meaning it is unique among the rivers within the southern Murray-Darling Basin because it still has a relatively natural flow pattern.
- It includes plants and animals of national, state and local conservation significance including trout cod, Murray cod, mountain galaxias, spotted tree frog, regent honeyeater, bush stone-curlew and great egret.
- It includes the Ovens River reach which is recognised as a national important wetland that extends from Killawarra, downstream of Wangaratta, to join the Murray River at Lake Mulwala.
Buffalo River, Nug Nug
© North East Catchment Management Authority
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