Full Title
Water allocation to River Murray wetlands: a basin wide modelling approach
Contact Person
Rod Oliver
Project Team
Zygmunt Lorenz, George Ganf (University of Adelaide) Project administered through the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide University.
Funding Body
Land & Water Australia
Duration
1 September 2005 to 30 May 2008
Outcomes
Details
Summary
Prior to regulation, the River Murray floodplain experienced periodic flood and drawdown. As a result of regulation the number of wetlands in the Murray system has decreased but there has been a disproportionate increase in permanent wetlands (e.g. 70% in South Australia) with a concomitant decrease in other wetland types. Through modelling, this project will assess the influence this change in wetland type has on the ecological character of the river system. This project links with CSIRO's Ecological Outcomes project via its floodplain inundation model which will enable us to predict the wetland types present under different flow conditions.
