Coronavirus (COVID-19) response

We are working to protect our agriculture and food industries, supply chains and environment during the COVID-19 outbreak. See our advice and support.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Office banner

Water use in catchments

Choose a catchment to see information about environmental watering actions, portfolio and planning and monitoring in the catchment.

Border Rivers

Border Rivers Catchment

The Border Rivers region is based around the Macintyre River and the Dumaresq River, which merge to form the Macintyre River.

Lachlan

Overview of the fivebough and tuckerbil swamps wetland area near leeton

The Lachlan Valley catchment in central western NSW centres on the Lachlan River.

Macquarie

Macquarie marshes, buckiinguy swamp - glossy ibis

The Macquarie-Castlereagh catchment is situated in central western NSW and is based around the Castlereagh, Macquarie and Bogan River valleys.

Murrumbidgee

Mundarlo bridge, Murrumbidgee NSW

The Murrumbidgee Catchment covers 84,000 square kilometres of southern New South Wales.

Northern Unregulated Rivers

Northern unregulated rivers catchment

The northern unregulated rivers region includes the Barwon-Darling, the Condamine-Balonne, the Moonie, the Warrego and Border Rivers.

Gwydir

Water birds near the main barrage at goolwa

The Gwydir catchment is in north-eastern New South Wales and is based around the Gwydir River.

​Lower Murray-Darling

Hattah Lakes

The Lower Murray-Darling Region consists of the River Murray downstream of Lock 15 at Euston to the Murray Mouth, the Darling River below Menindee Lakes and the Great Darling Anabranch.

Mid-Murray

Environmental monitoring in Reedy Lagoon, Gunbower Vic

The Mid-Murray region extends from Hume Dam to Euston and includes the Edward-Wakool system.

​Namoi

Namoi catchment

The Namoi River catchment is in north-eastern New South Wales, and is based around the Namoi, Manilla and Peel rivers.

Victorian Rivers

Victorian rivers catchment

The Victorian Rivers region encompasses the Ovens, Goulburn-Broken, Loddon, Wimmera and Campaspe catchments.