Murray–Darling Basin

1.5 Connected surface water – other lumped

Supporting information

The volumetric value for the line item at the end of 2009–10 is 13,574 ML.

This line item represents the volume of water held in storages that are used for other purposes than supplying water for licensed entitlements in regulated systems. The volume reported for this line item includes the volume of dead storage.

The volume provided is the sum of the volume held in the reservoirs located in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) region. Specific details of individual storages and the totals for each region are provided in the following table.

Details of the storage values
Region	Storage name	Total capacity (ML)	Total storage (ML)		Total storage (%)
Region	Storage name	Total capacity (ML)	01 July 2009	30 June 2010	01 July 2009	30 June 2010
Murray	Rock Valley	28,370	21,441	13,574	76	48
Total Murray		28,370	21,441	13,574	76	48
Total MDB		28,370	21,441	13,574	76	48

Quantification approach

Data source

Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA): Hydro (also known as BSIS)/Water Audit Monitoring (WAM) database.

Data provider

MDBA.

Method

Values have been provided to the MDBA as part of the Water Audit Monitoring Report data. The calculations used to derive the storage values were not provided.

Uncertainty

Ungraded.

Approximations, assumptions, caveats/limitations

The volume reported for this line item includes the volume of dead storage.