Murray–Darling Basin
Statement of Water Flows

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for the year ended 30 June 2014

 2014 ML2013 ML
Water inflows
Surface water inflows24,047,94829,135,979
Precipitation on surface water1,172,6231,155,617
River inflow to region151,000451,000
Runoff to surface water20,739,83025,143,874
Point return from irrigation scheme259,779212,773
Overbank flood return to river channel--
Discharge from urban water system32,55131,636
Direct discharge by user--
Delivery of water under inter-region agreement to surface water1,692,1652,141,079
Total Surface water inflows24,047,94829,135,979
 
Groundwater inflows4,570,1331,812,534
Groundwater inflow from outside region2,7332,646
Groundwater inflow from outside region at coast8250
Recharge from landscape3,552,5321,539,098
Leakage from off-channel water storage--
Leakage from urban water supply--
Leakage from irrigation scheme--
Managed aquifer recharge: other schemes1,211631
Other groundwater inflows1,013,575270,109
Total Groundwater inflows4,570,1331,812,534
 
Total water inflows28,618,08130,948,513
Water outflows
Surface water outflows26,555,99234,507,234
Evaporation from surface water2,701,7473,021,950
River outflow from the region1,784,0005,267,000
Surface water leakage to landscape--
Overbank flood spilling207,528437,901
Surface water diversions: other statutory rights68,21068,210
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to users1,337,0922,137,025
Entitled diversion of non-allocated surface water to urban water supply7,16819,880
River and floodplain leakage, evaporation and errors12,556,17812,618,361
Entitled diversion of allocated surface water to users7,565,61710,571,312
Entitled diversion of allocated surface water to urban water supply328,452365,595
Total Surface water outflows26,555,99234,507,234
 
Groundwater outflows5,078,6664,035,477
Groundwater outflow to outside region3121
Groundwater outflow to outside region at coast1,5161,446
Discharge to landscape1,583,8682,733,597
Groundwater extractions: other statutory rights221,408230,416
Entitled extraction of allocated groundwater to users1,120,132942,343
Entitled extraction of allocated groundwater to urban water supply34,49737,096
Other groundwater outflows2,117,21490,558
Total Groundwater outflows5,078,6664,035,477
 
Total water outflows31,634,65838,542,711
Unaccounted-for difference
Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Total Unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
 
Total unaccounted-for difference(750,827)2,280,386
Opening water storage23,044,33528,358,147
Add/(Less): Change in water storage(3,767,404)(5,313,812)
Closing water storage19,276,93123,044,335