Publications
Good Practice Guidelines for Water Data Management Policy
These Guidelines are part of global endeavours to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 6 on ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. They are intended to be used by officers responsible for formulating and implementing government strategy to improve water information, with the aim of advancing water policy, planning, management and operations. The Guidelines were prepared under the World Water Data Initiative, on behalf of the United Nations and World Bank High Level Panel on Water.
Information Sheets

Water data
- Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric) ( 1.9MB)
- Design rainfall estimates ( 2.1MB)
- Hydrologic Reference Stations ( 1.0MB)
- Water Data Online ( 1.0MB)
- Groundwater Information Suite ( 1.6MB)
- Australian Groundwater Explorer ( 1.9MB)
- Climate Resilient Water Sources ( 1.9MB)
- Open access to Australia's water data ( 925KB)
Water status
- Australian Landscape Water Balance ( 1.9MB)
- Australian Water Resources Assessment Community Modelling System ( 1.4MB)
- Australian Water Resources Assessment River Water Balance Model ( 1.7MB)
- Australia's Water Storage Information ( 345KB)
- The National Water Account ( 587KB)
- Water Accounting ( 482KB)
- Australian Water Accounting Standards ( 694KB)
- The Australian Water Resources Information System ( 472KB)
- Monthly Water Update ( 1.1MB)
- Water in Australia ( 2.7MB)
- Urban National Performance Report ( 4.2MB)
Water forecasting
- Flood Forecasting and Warning Services ( 483KB)
- 7-day Streamflow Forecasts( 1.0MB)
- Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts( 1.1MB)
Our role in water
enGauge Newsletter

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- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Case Studies

- Planning for improved environmental outcomes in the Goulburn Broken Catchment ( 2.1MB)
- How the Bureau's Seasonal Streamflow Forecast Service helped ACTEW Water make critical water management decisions ( 353KB)
- Providing a national view of groundwater resources
- Better water resources forecasts for Melbourne ( 1.0MB)
- Managing flows in the Murrumbidgee valley ( 1.5MB)
- Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program ( 1.7MB)
Reports and Reviews

Annual Progress Reports
- Improving Water Information Programme Progress Report 2016 ( 8.5MB)
- Improving Water Information Programme Progress Report 2015 ( 3.6MB)
- Improving Water Information Programme Progress Report 2014 ( 3.5MB)
- Improving Water Information Programme Progress Report 2013 ( 1.5MB)
- Improving Water Information Program Progress Report 2012 ( 3.4MB)
- Improving Water Information Program Progress Report 2011 ( 2.0MB)
- Improving Water Information Program Progress Report 2010 ( 1.4MB)
WIRADA Annual Reports

Modernisation and Extension Funding Program
- Case studies: Modernisation and Extension of Hydrologic Monitoring Systems Program ( 1.7MB)
- Strategic Water Information and Monitoring Plans (SWIMPs)

Other reviews and reports
- Providing Water Information to the Commonwealth (Interagency Working Group report) ( 3.8MB)
- Regional Water Balance: Initial Methods Review 2009
- Hydrometeorological Publications
- Experimental evaluation of the dynamic seasonal streamflow forecasting approach ( 6.5MB)
- Improving Water Information( 464KB)
- Water Accounting Standards Board: International water accounting ( 462KB)