River

Current Flows

A look at the current flows along key rivers

Quick look at key river heights along the river.

Data has been automated from various sources and these have not been manually verified. The level status is determined either from known flows before falling back to estimated flows from the BoM recorded height.

Please refer to offical sources before heading out onto the river.

Note that Black Gin Creek at Longreach has been renamed to Watyakan Creek. Watyakan (said Watch-A-Kan) is an Iningai word for women’s creek and is a respectful way to pay tribute to those who historically camped near it.

Flow direction is from the top to the bottom. Most but not all monitoring stations are listed.

Murray River Lake Cawndilla 55.32m Cawndilla Channel 54.56m / 713 MLD Packers Crossing 52.67m / 549 MLD Wycot 1.32m / 542 MLD Bulpunga 1.16m / 392 MLD Tara Downs 0.78m / 381 MLD Dam 183 0.65m Dam 183 DS 1.75m / 426 MLD Wentworth No Data Burtundy 0.99m / 1,140 MLD Pooncarie 2.38m / 1,276 MLD Weir 32 2.08m / 3,019 MLD Darling 2.92m / 2,243 MLD Offtake 2.92m / 2,243 MLD Darling River Darling Anabranch Cawndilla Channel Redbank Ck Darling Anabranch Tandure Creek
Location
River		 Level Flow
Lakes
Lake Cawndilla
Menindee Lakes
Lake Cawndilla
WaterNSW WMIP
 55.32 m
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Outlet (Cawndilla Channel)
WaterNSW WMIP
 54.56 m
06:15 19 Apr		 713 ML/day
06:15 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Redbank Creek
Packers Crossing, Downstream
Redbank Creek
WaterNSW WMIP
 52.67 m
06:00 19 Apr		 549 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Darling River
Weir 32, Menindee
Darling River
WaterNSW WMIP
 2.08 m
06:00 19 Apr		 3,019 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
No MDBA observations found.
No BoM observations found.
Great Darling Anabranch
Anabranch Offtake
Darling River
Darling
WaterNSW WMIP
 2.92 m
06:00 19 Apr		 2,243 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Offtake
WaterNSW WMIP
 2.92 m
06:00 19 Apr		 0 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Wycot
Great Darling Anabranch
WaterNSW WMIP
 1.32 m
06:00 19 Apr		 542 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Dam 183 (Old Broken Hill Rd Crossing)
Great Darling Anabranch
Upstream
WaterNSW WMIP
 0.65 m
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Downstream
WaterNSW WMIP
 1.75 m
06:00 19 Apr		 426 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Bulpunga
Great Darling Anabranch
WaterNSW WMIP
 1.16 m
06:00 19 Apr		 392 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom
Tara Downs
Great Darling Anabranch
WaterNSW WMIP
 0.78 m
06:00 19 Apr		 381 ML/day
06:00 19 Apr		 Latest  /  Custom

Many sites lack flood height information. If the height is significantly higher than a good flow height, assume it is flooded

Level Key

No Flow
Level is at or below the known or estimated cease to flow level.
Poor Flow
Level is likely too low to paddle. Usually estimated as two cubic meters per second, (2 Cumecs, 173 ML/day or 0.8 CFS).
Low Flow
Level is likely ok to paddle but with some difficulty. Defaults level is based on two to ten cubic meters per second, (2 - 10 Cumecs, 173 - 864 ML/day, or 0.8 - 4 CFS).
Good Flow
This level is generally a great flow on larger rivers, but could be dangerous in small streams. Defaults level is above ten cubic meters per second, (10 Cumecs, 864 ML/day, or 4 CFS). These may include flood levels if these are unknown.
Minor Flood ⚠
Low-lying areas next to water courses are inundated. Minor roads may be closed and low-level bridges submerged.
Moderate Flood ⚠
The area of inundation is more substantial. Some buildings and main traffic routes may be affected.
Major Flood ⚠
Extensive inundated. Properties and towns are likely to be isolated and major rail and traffic routes closed. Evacuation orders may be in place and the river closed to boating.
Indeterminate Flow
Not enough information is avaiable to classify the flow.
Used to indicate there is an observation but the flow could not be estimated.
Salinity
These have been given a colour coding from Good, Fair, Poor, and Unpalatable.

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