Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre



Ecological outcomes of managed flooding at a Murray River icon site

Full Title

Ecological outcomes of managed flooding and control structures at Webster's Lagoon

Contact Person 

Dr Todd Wallace

Project Team

Cherie Campbell, Samantha Walters, Caitlin Johns, Iain Ellis, Rohan Rehwinkel, Clayton Sharpe, Mel Tucker, Peter Fraser

Funding Body

Murray Darling Basin Authority

Duration

June 2008 to July 2009

Outcomes 

Report to the Murray Darling Basin Authority

Summary

This MDFRC project is a part of The Living Murray Program. The overarching objective is to determine if the re-introduction of a wet-dry cycle in Webster's Lagoon (previously permanently inundated by pool levels of Lock 6) via construction of a regulator and carp screen has improved the ecological values of the wetland and consequently the icon site.