Recent highlights from the Flow-MER Program

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Science helps us understand how plants and animals respond to water for the environment. This helps us work out how to use water in the future to get the best results for the environment.

On-ground activities for the new iteration of the Flow-Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (Flow-MER) Program commenced on 1 July 2024 and operates in 10 Areas across the Murray–Darling Basin.

We publish Basin-scale and Area-scale quarterly snapshots and annual reports on our CEWH science programs.

For more information about the program, visit the Flow-MER website.

Map of the ten Areas for the Flow-MER program

Map of the Murray–Darling Basin showing the ten Flow-MER program areas, numbered from north to south:

  1. Lower Balonne River System
  2. Border, Barwon and Namoi River Systems
  3. Gwydir River System
  4. Darling and Warrego River Systems
  5. Macquarie River and Marshes
  6. Lachlan River System
  7. Murrumbidgee River System
  8. Mid-Murray River System
  9. Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
  10. Lower Murray, including the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth.

Highlights from the most recent quarter

Our Flow-MER Providers supply quarterly updates on our science activities. They also provide initial observations and findings.

Water managers can use this information to adaptively manage water in real-time.

Here are some key quarterly highlights from each area from April to June 2026.

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Previous highlights

For previous quarterly highlights from across the Flow-MER Program, please read: