Murray–Darling Basin

                                                                                                   

13.4.3 Point return of irrigation water to connected surface water

                             

Supporting information   


The volumetric value for the line item is 10,352 ML (see the following table for the breakdown of the volume).

This volume represents the return of irrigation water to connected surface water system from the Coleambally Irrigation Area (10,352 ML) and Lowbidgee Scheme (from Lake Tala, Tala Creek, Yanga Lake, 0 ML) within the Murrumbidgee – NSW region. There was no information available for this line item for the other irrigation areas in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) region.

Return of irrigation water to connected surface water within the MDB region

Region no.

Region name

State

Volume

(ML)

Uncertainty

1

Paroo

Qld/NSW

–

–

1.1

Paroo – Qld

Qld

–

–

1.2

Paroo – NSW

NSW

–

–

2

Warrego

Qld/NSW

–

–

2

Warrego – Qld

Qld

–

–

2

Warrego – NSW

NSW

–

–

3

Condamine–Balonne

Qld/NSW

–

–

3

Condamine–Balonne – Qld

Qld

–

–

3

Condamine–Balonne – NSW

NSW

–

–

4

Moonie

Qld/NSW

–

–

4.1

Moonie – Qld

Qld

–

–

4.2

Moonie – NSW

NSW

–

–

5

Border Rivers

Qld/NSW

–

–

5.1

Border Rivers – Qld

Qld

–

–

5.2

Border Rivers – NSW

NSW

–

–

6

Gwydir

NSW

–

–

7

Namoi

NSW

–

–

8

Macquarie–Castlereagh

NSW

–

–

9

Barwon–Darling

NSW

–

–

10

Lower Darling

NSW

–

–

11

Lachlan

NSW

–

–

12

Wimmera–Avoca

Vic

–

–

13

Ovens

Vic

–

–

14

Goulburn–Broken

Vic

–

–

15

Loddon

Vic

–

–

16

Campaspe

Vic

–

–

17

Murrumbidgee

NSW/ACT

10,352

5%

17.1

Murrumbidgee – NSW

NSW

10,352

5%

17.2

Murrumbidgee – ACT

ACT

–

–

18

Murray

NSW/Vic/SA

–

–

18.1

Murray – NSW

NSW

–

–

18.2

Murray – Vic

Vic

–

–

18.3

Murray – SA

SA

–

–

19

Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges

SA

–

–

 

Total

10,352

 
– = no data available

Quantification approach   


Data source

Australian Capital Territory: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (30 November 2010).

New South Wales: Water Audit Monitoring Report NSW 2009–10 (11 February 2011).

Queensland: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (31 January 2011).

South Australia: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (22 February 2011).

Victoria: Water Audit Monitoring Report 2009–10 (19 January 2011).

Note: Water audit monitoring (WAM) report data are stored in the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) HYDRO database.

Data provider

MDBA.

Method

The line item value is based on metered discharge data.

Uncertainty

The line item value is based on measured data. Uncertainty is +/–5%.

Approximations, assumptions, caveats/limitations

Nil.