May 242013
 
River Murray Ops Update - 22 May

Before we get to the main event, a quick reminder that Mildura Weir pool will be drawn down from Monday (27 May) for essential maintenance work by Goulburn-Murray Water on the weir’s underwater concrete base. Boat access through both the weir and Lock 11 will not be possible while the maintenance work takes place. The [...]

May 172013
 
River Murray Ops Update - 15 May

Thanks for stopping by for another update on River Murray operations. We’ve been in the news this week – or more accurately on the radio. Yesterday morning, David Dreverman, the Executive Director of River Murray, was on ABC Riverina to talk about the latest on flows as well as some of our environmental works projects. [...]

May 122013
 

Welcome to the latest River Murray operations update. Don’t forget that you can get a copy of the full River Ops Report on the MDBA website. This week’s report includes a flow advice for Weir 32. It is also available on the MDBA website, if you just want to see the Weir 32 flow advice.
River [...]

May 032013
 
River Murray Ops Update - 1 May

First off, a reminder to download the full River Ops report for the latest flow advices. This week, advice was issued about:

The drawing down of the Mildura Weir pool for essential maintenance on the weir’s underwater concrete base from 27 May
The partial lowering of Lake Mulwala to help manage River Murray salinity levels while essential [...]

Apr 262013
 

Before we take a look at the last week in River Murray operations, let’s look a little farther for some Friday fun. Or, more accurately, a lot farther. All the way to the International Space Station for some zero g water action.
Watch the video on YouTube
Jellied water? That truly is out of this world!
On that [...]

Apr 192013
 
River Murray Ops Update - 17 April

Welcome to your regular Friday afternoon River Murray ops update. Thanks for stopping by! As usual, be sure to grab a copy of the full River Ops Report for all the stats on rainfall, storages, inflows and salinity.
If you’re a fish fan and in a reading mood, CSIRO Publishing has just released a new book, [...]

Apr 122013
 

We’re back with another River Murray Ops update. Make sure you grab a copy of the full River Murray Ops Report, for a wealth of data including inflows, salinity levels and water storage volumes.
If you have a particular interest in flows and salinity, make sure you head to the MDBA website every Wednesday for the [...]