Murray–Darling Basin Authority

We are relaxing constraints to environmental water by better connecting rivers to their floodplains.

Read accounts of lived experience by First Nations people working on water issues within the Basin.

Read our weekly report or visit River Murray data site for river flows, storage inflows, gauge levels, rainfall and salinity data.

Read accounts from long-term residents about life in the Basin and the changes they've experienced.

Environmental water releases and rainfall are helping to transform the health of Basin — explore the latest report cards.

We offer exciting career opportunities at the forefront of water resource management. Our principal aim is to manage the Basin's water resources in the national interest.