Water assessments
The Bureau provides a suite of national water assessment products to assist in understanding the past, evaluate how we are tracking and apply this knowledge to plan our future water needs.
Water assessment products:
Water in Australia
Annual overview report of Australia's water situation
Monthly Water Update
Summary of recent rainfall and streamflow across Australia
Earlier assessments
Assessment reports on water resource status prior to 2013
Regular water resources reporting
The water assessments provide consistent and scientifically robust water information on:
- climatic conditions
- patterns and variability in water availability over time
- surface water and groundwater status
- streamflow and groundwater salinity
- urban and agricultural water use
- river and wetland status
