Latest water use - Macquarie

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This page provides information on watering actions taking place in the Macquarie Valley this water year. We’ve grouped them by status: planned or on hold, in progress, and completed.

For any watering actions completed in previous water years, visit Past water use.

Note, the figures and dates provided in the tables may be estimates only. 'CEW' refers to Commonwealth environmental water. All water volumes are in megalitres (ML).

Planned or on hold

Table 1: Planned or on hold watering actions in the Macquarie Valley this water year.
LocationStatusEstimated water use (ML)Relevant datesObjectives
Mid-Macquarie RiverPlannedCEW use: up to 5,000 MLSummer
  • Support native fish breeding success
Mid-Macquarie RiverPlanned

CEW use: up to 7,500 ML

NSW use: up to 2,500 ML

Total: up to 10,000 ML

Autumn
  • Support native fish condition, movement and recruitment
  • Support condition of riparian vegetation
Macquarie Marshes (supplementary entitlements)On hold – subject to announcement

CEW use: up to 8,292

NSW use: 1,451

Total: up to 9,743

To be confirmed
  • Provide habitat for waterbirds, native fish and frogs.
  • Support the health of the Macquarie Marshes.
  • Maintain waterbird feeding habitat.

In progress

Table 2: In progress watering actions in the Macquarie Valley this water year.
LocationStatusEstimated water use (ML)Relevant datesObjectives
Macquarie River and MarshesIn progress

CEW use: up to 54,000 ML

NSW use: up to 16,000 ML

Total: up to 70,000 ML

Late August to end November 2026
  • Support growth and condition of wetland vegetation, waterbirds, native fish, frogs and turtles.
  • Maintain water in wetland lagoons and waterholes.
  • Provide stable river flows to support native fish breeding during spring.

Completed

No actions completed.

Learn more

The Water Management Plan has more information about Commonwealth environmental flow planning.

To learn more about the results of watering actions, visit Science and monitoring. You can also: