Our Work

Flow-MER is the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s Science Program that assesses how the environment responds to environmental flows in the Murray–Darling Basin, to inform management of Commonwealth environmental water.

Across the Basin

We use monitoring, evaluation and research to assess environmental outcomes and inform adaptive management, using the below indicators that reflect the health of the Basin.

Read more about our Evaluation and Research work here

River Flows and Connectivity

Native Vegetation

Waterbirds

Native Fish

Cultural Outcomes

Completing in 2025

Species Diversity

Ecosystem Diversity

Food Webs and Water Quality

River Systems

We work along 10 river systems within the Basin, conducting targeted monitoring and research to understand local ecosystem responses and inform water management practices. The data is also used to help inform Basin Evaluation.

Border, Barwon & Namoi

Darling and Warrego

Five brolgas walking through dry tall grass in the Goulburn River and Northern Victoria region

Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries

Gwydir

Dense River Red Gum forest in Juanbung with calm floodwaters and scattered tree trunks

Lachlan

Aerial view of a calm lake in Balonne with thousands of birds lining the shoreline

Lower Balonne

Scenic view of the Lower Murray river curving through dense forest with blue sky above

Lower Murray and Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth

Flooded wetland area with lush vegetation and water channels in the Macquarie Marshes

Macquarie River and Marshes

Mid-Murray

Murrumbidgee

Research Projects

Learn more about the current research projects of the Flow-MER Program.

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Artwork credit: Wiradjuri Artist Rebecca Salcole

Acknowledgement of Country

The Flow-MER Program team acknowledges the First Nations communities of the Murray–Darling Basin and pays respect to Elders past and present.

We acknowledge First Nations people as the Traditional Owners of the land, water and sky Country across the Basin and value the expertise, wisdom and enduring connections that have informed their care for Country over millennia.

We recognise the intrinsic connection of First Nations people to Country, and we value the enduring cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to the rivers, wetlands, and floodplains of the Basin. We are committed to working with First Nations people across the Murray–Darling Basin to build relationships in a meaningful and genuine way to support and empower them in reaching their aspirations.

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Across the Basin:

Basin-scale
River Flow and Connectivity
Native Vegetation
Waterbirds
Native Fish
Cultural Outcomes
Research Projects

Completing in 2025:

Species Diversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Food Webs and Water Quality

River Systems:

Border, Barwon & Namoi
Darling and Warrego
Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
Gwydir
Lachlan
Lower Balonne
Lower Murray and Coorong, Lower Lakes
Macquarie River and Marshes
Mid-Murray
Murrumbidgee

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