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The Kolety Werkul River Rangers did field monitoring over 3 months in 2024. From left to right River Rangers Brandon Cooper, Riley Parsons-Cooper, Tracy Hamilton, and Shemar Day with Robyn Watts (Charles Sturt University), and Sandy Dellwo (Project Officer, Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre) (Photo: Margrit Beemster).
Mid-Murray
River Flows and Connectivity
August 14, 2025

River Rangers collaborating with scientists during the Edward/Kolety River flow trial in 2024-25

Kolety Werkul River Rangers worked with scientists to monitor the first environmental watering of Werai Forest since 2009. Blending cultural knowledge with science, they tracked how flows support the forest’s plants, animals, and cultural heritage.

Margrit Beemster
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Highlights from the three-day Lower Balonne knowledge-sharing field trip.
Lower Balonne
River Flows and Connectivity
August 14, 2025

Following the flow: a knowledge sharing journey through the Lower Balonne

Researchers, Aboriginal Elders, and water managers journeyed through the Lower Balonne to share cultural knowledge and science on river flows. Their insights are guiding smarter water management for communities, wetlands, and wildlife across the river system.

UNSW Centre for Ecosystem Science
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Floodplain inundation at Hattah Lakes, Victoria. Photo credit: Flow-MER Team.
River Flows and Connectivity
June 16, 2025

Wading into the collaboration behind inundation mapping

Precise inundation mapping is key to tracking environmental water movement in the Murray-Darling Basin. Experts combine satellite imagery, hydrology data and local insights to map wetlands and streams, ensuring effective water management and habitat protection for native species.

Jane Thomas
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Featured image: Southern bell frog. Credit: Emmalie Sanders.
Murrumbidgee
River Flows and Connectivity
February 4, 2025

2024 – Another Great Year for Southern Bell Frogs: A Success Story in Conservation

Southern bell frogs are making a comeback in the Lower Murrumbidgee floodplain, thanks to targeted conservation efforts and environmental water deliveries.

Dr Fleur Stelling
Professor Skye Wassens
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Basin-scale
River Flows and Connectivity
December 11, 2024

​​Basin-scale evaluation of 2022–23 Commonwealth environmental water: Synthesis​ Report

High rainfall in 2022-23 led to extensive flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin, boosting wetland health and supporting diverse plant and animal species.

Di Flett
Susan Cuddy
Dr Shane Brooks
Dr Tanya Doody
Dr Felix Egger
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Featured image: Mark Southwell wading through an inundated Warrego towards a lignum monitoring site in March 2020. Photo credit: Ben Vincent.
Darling and Warrego
River Flows and Connectivity
November 7, 2024

The Warriku-Baaka catchment: a decade in the Northern Murray-Darling Basin

A decade of monitoring in the Warrego-Darling reveals how environmental water supports diverse species, from frogs and fish to flowering coolibah trees.

Tamara Kermode
Rebecca Lamb
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Banner image: Kira Woods (Streamology) talking to students on the Goulburn River about water for the environment.
Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
River Flows and Connectivity
September 18, 2023

Outdoor Education on the Lower Goulburn River

Students from Greater Shepparton Secondary College dive into hands-on workshops on the Goulburn River, exploring environmental flows and river health.

Flow-MER
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The Goulburn River in February 2023. Image credit: Andy Lowes.
Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
River Flows and Connectivity
May 22, 2023

Eight years in — perspectives on the outcomes of environmental watering in the Lower Goulburn River

Explore eight years of research on environmental watering in the Lower Goulburn River. Gain insights from experts and community members on how flow management supports native fish, vegetation, habitats, and overall river health in this vital Murray-Darling Basin ecosystem.

Flow-MER
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Floodwaters near Berrin.
Lower Murray and Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth
River Flows and Connectivity
March 28, 2023

What did high flows mean for the Lower Murray?

Three years of La Niña bring high flows to the Lower Murray, causing damage but also rejuvenating ecosystems, aiding fish breeding, and flushing salt.

Luciana Bucater
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Banner image: Environmental water being released at the Lawson syphon escape into the Edward Kolety River near Deniliquin. Photo credit, Sam Lewis.
Mid-Murray
River Flows and Connectivity
February 2, 2023

Monitoring of refuge patches created in the Edward/Kolety River by environmental water

Following severe floods, environmental water creates refuge patches in the Edward/Kolety River, helping fish survive hypoxic blackwater conditions.

Margrit Beemster
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Photo credit: John Trethewie / CSU.
Mid-Murray
River Flows and Connectivity
February 2, 2023

The importance of monitoring during floods

Despite floods and road closures, a dedicated team monitors the Edward/Kolety–Wakool river system, gathering crucial data to understand flood impacts.

Margrit Beemster
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Story supplied by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder. Header image: Dr Mark Southwell measures water quality in the Northern Basin. Credit: Jason Baldwin, NSW Fisheries.
Basin-scale
River Flows and Connectivity
March 2, 2022

How science informs the use of water for the environment

Discover how science guides the use of water to sustain rivers, wetlands, and floodplains in the Murray-Darling Basin, ensuring a healthier environment.

Irene
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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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