Latest water use - Gwydir Valley

 

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

For 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.

Overview

Portfolio & Planning

Science and monitoring

Past water use

Planned or on hold

Table 1 lists watering actions that are planned or on hold in the Gwydir Valley.

Table 1: Watering actions that are planned or on hold in the Gwydir Valley this water year.
Location Status Estimated water (ML) Relevant dates Objectives

Mallowa Creek

Yet to commence

CEW use: up to 10,000 ML

Early Summer 2023
  • Maintain wetland habitat moving into drier and hotter conditions following wet years.
  • Maintain foraging habitat for waterbirds that bred in 2023.

Carole Creek and Mehi River

Yet commence

CEW use: up to 10,000 ML (plus up to 20,450 ML of supplementary water)

Autumn 2024
  • Support connectivity flows to the Barwon–Darling River during an extended dry period.
  • Support refreshment of habitat for native fish and water quality in the lower reaches of the Gwydir and along the Barwon–Darling River.

In progress

Table 2 lists watering actions that are currently in progress in the Gwydir Valley.

Table 2: Watering actions that are currently in progress in the Gwydir Valley this water year.
Location Estimated water (ML) Start date Objectives

Gwydir River, Mehi River and Carole Creek

CEW use: 12,500 ML

September 2023
  • Provide an early season fish stimulus flow (up to 7.5 GL) and stable flow (up to 5 GL) to help native fish to breed and migrate through the Gwydir River, Mehi River and Carole Creek.
  • Support connectivity into the Barwon–Darling River.

The flow is expected to last until late October or early November.

Completed

No actions completed.

Learn more

The Water Management Plan 2023–24 has more information about Commonwealth environmental flow planning.

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