CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 7 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release:
The MDBA has released its Annual Operating Outlook for 2025-26, which outlines how the River Murray System might be managed under different water availability scenarios for the year ahead.
The report outlines 6 possible scenarios, ranging from extreme dry to wet conditions. These scenarios are developed as a tool to inform active management of water to meet system needs.
As at 1 June 2025, active storage shared across Dartmouth Dam, Hume Reservoir, Menindee Lakes and Lake Victoria were at 56%.
MDBA Senior Director, River Operations Tom Zouch said while inflows for July were below-average, water transfers from Dartmouth Dam to Hume had already occ...