Murray-Darling Confluence, Wentworth

The Murray River....

  • is the 7th biggest river system on the planet
  • is Australia's largest and most developed river system
  • covers more than 1 million square kilometres of land
  • provides drinking water for over 3 million people
  • encompasses 30,000 wetlands
  • represents much of Australia's unique flora and fauna
  • provides over 41% of Australia's gross value of agricultural production
  • once boasted 28 billion trees, yet now has only 5 billion


Map of the Murray-Darling Basin



Wagga Wagga Swan Hill Canberra Murray Bridge



Murray-Darling
Basin Initiative

Australian
Greenhouse Office

The Murray
A River and its People
Author: Paul Sinclair



 
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