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Murray-Darling Basin. This 1,000,000 km 2 basin is the “bread-basket” of Australia where half the country’s food is grown. Queensland. South Australia. New South Wales. Victoria. The basin covers 4 Australian states who individually determine how water is allocated
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Murray-Darling Basin This 1,000,000 km2 basin is the “bread-basket” of Australia where half the country’s food is grown. Queensland South Australia New South Wales Victoria The basin covers 4 Australian states who individually determine how water is allocated within their boundaries
Rain Gage Network 24,343 rain gages
River Gages 9079 River Gages
River Gage Networks 9079 gages in 37 networks Average = 245 gages/network
Evaporation Gages 682 evaporation gages
Evaporation Gage Networks Num Gages 658 13 11