Jul 272012
 
River Murray Ops Update - 25 July

If you want to read the full River Ops update, complete with info on rainfall, storages, salinity and other water-related data, grab a copy from the MDBA River information centre.
For those of you who got to today’s update using the banner on the homepage, the image (taken by Denise Fowler) is of Barmah forest in [...]

Jul 232012
 

The last week of River Operations saw MDBA active storage increase to its highest level in over 15 years. To find out more, read on…
Don’t forget that you can find the latest river data from the MDBA’s River Information Centre. There, you can find storage volumes and releases, river flow and levels, salinity data and [...]

Jul 142012
 
River Murray Ops Update - 11 July

Another jam-packed edition of the full River Murray Weekly Report is available on the MDBA website in pdf and doc formats, with a wealth of data on river levels, flows, salinity and water storages. Or read on for the latest from River Murray operations…
River Operations
MDBA active storage increased by 61 GL during the week to [...]

Jul 132012
 
Look Closer: Decades of macroinvertebrate monitoring

Behold, the advent of taxa diversity! Don’t worry; this Latin-sounding phrase isn’t heralding the introduction of a new tax or taxes. Rather, “taxa diversity” simply refers to a diversity of species. Aquatic macroinvertebrates (i.e., spineless animal species large enough to be seen without a microscope) comprise a wide range of organisms that are likely to [...]

Jul 092012
 

 This week’s report details the increase in the amount of water in storage across the Basin. The full report is available from our website. 
River Operations
MDBA active storage increased by 56 GL during the week to 7,985 GL (93% capacity). At Dartmouth Reservoir, the total storage increased by 23 GL to 3,365 GL, which is 87% [...]