Murray-Darling Basin
Water Accounting Statements : Physical Water Flows

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2011 ML 2010 ML
Water inflows
Surface water inflows 78,792,890 44,144,779
9.1 Precipitation on surface water 2,019,620 937,737
9.2 River inflow to region 0 0
9.4 Runoff to surface water 74,210,965 41,293,377
9.5 Point return from irrigation scheme 216,917 23,531
9.6 Overbank flood return to river channel - -
9.9 Discharge from urban water system 34,897 29,143
9.10 Direct discharge by user - -
9.11 Delivery of water under inter-region agreement 2,310,491 1,860,991
Total Surface water inflows 78,792,890 44,144,779
Groundwater inflows 9,937,295 5,813,377
10.1 Groundwater inflow from outside region 2,879 2,578
10.2 Groundwater inflow from outside region at coast 62 57
10.3 Recharge from landscape 9,784,419 5,805,705
10.5 Leakage from off-channel water storage - -
10.6 Leakage from urban water system - -
10.7 Leakage from irrigation scheme - -
10.8 Managed aquifer recharge - private user 4,158 5,037
10.13 Other groundwater increases 145,777 -
Total Groundwater inflows 9,937,295 5,813,377
Total water inflows 88,730,185 49,958,156
Water outflows
Surface water outflows 65,694,601 40,212,126
17.1 Evaporation from surface water 3,505,568 2,676,953
17.2 River outflow from the region 12,849,073 0
17.4 Leakage to landscape - -
17.5 Overbank flood spilling 652,699 398,250
17.6 Diversions - other statutory rights 47,286 47,286
17.7 Non-allocated diversions to users 2,016,782 1,217,589
17.8 Non-allocated diversions - urban water system 20,588 7,951
17.10 River and floodplain leakage, evaporation and errors 42,314,414 31,861,181
17.11 Surface water allocation diversion 4,020,807 3,697,650
17.12 Surface water allocation diversion - urban water system 267,384 305,266
Total Surface water outflows 65,694,601 40,212,126
Groundwater outflows 692,400 1,097,192
18.1 Groundwater outflow to outside region 3 1
18.2 Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast 1,663 1,668
18.3 Discharge to landscape 308,128 248,229
18.7 Extraction - other statutory rights 23,683 18,791
18.11 Groundwater allocation extraction 333,912 817,209
18.12 Groundwater allocation diversion - urban water system 10,386 11,294
18.18 Other groundwater decreases 14,625 -
Total Groundwater outflows 692,400 1,097,192
Total water outflows 66,387,001 41,309,318
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference 9,423,489 4,906,419
25.1 Unaccounted-for difference 9,423,489 4,906,419
Total unaccounted-for difference 9,423,489 4,906,419
Opening water storage 10,795,362 7,052,943
Add/(Less): Change in water storage 12,919,695 3,742,419
Closing water storage 23,715,057 10,795,362