Research Collaborators
Charles Sturt University - Insitute for Land, Water and Society
"To undertake internationally recognised and integrated research in social and environmental sustainability to enhance the livelihoods and lifestyles of people in rural and regional areas."
Water Data
MDBA - Live River Data
Water in storages, Water purchase project, About the Basin, River operations, Water management, Live river data
River Murray Water Website
Flow and salinity forecast data, links to the weekly report
Bureau of Meteorology website
Provides daily River Height Bulletins:
Bureau of Meteorology
National hydrological data
NSW water information
Information about water in rivers and storages in New South Wales
Riversinfo Australia
National river management information and data
Water Resources Data Warehouse
Victorian water data all in one place
Riverland Weather and Water
Lower Murray River water data and weather
SA Water
Lower Murray River water data
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Water Management
Riversinfo Australia
National river management information and data
Australian Water Association Limited
A not-for-profit organisation with an overarching mission "to promote the sustainable management of water"
National Water Commission
Responsible for helping to drive national water reform and advising the Prime Minister and State and Territory governments on water issues
NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group
A working group to rehabilitate degraded wetlands and improve wetlands management for River Murray and Lower Darling catchments, New South Wales, Australia
Wetland Care Australia
The objective of our website is to connect the knowledge and science of wetland repair and to facilitate action in wetland local communities of repairing Australia 's wetlands.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Convention's mission is the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world.
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Equipment
T & L Netmaking
Great quality nets at fantastic prices.
Marine Navaid Systems
Australian distributor of Smith-Root Electrofishing gear
Smith-Root
Number one producer of electrofishing equipment.
Hastings Data Loggers
Supplier of tiny tag data loggers.
Underwater Video Systems
Australian distributor of General Oceanics Flow meters
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Plants
CSU online herbarium
Online collection of aquatic plants.
Australia's Virtual Herbarium
This site includes maps and plant data
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Animals
Frogs of Australia
A fantastic frog guide. Detailed field guides for individual species are provided; these include con-specific advertisement calls, distribution and habitat, life cycle, distinguishing characteristics and great pictures. The regional guide also provides information about which species are commonly found in many regions of Australia .
SA Environment Protection Authority - Frog Census
Great field guide for lower Murray River frogs.
Native Fish Australia
Fish facts and the latest news
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Professional Societies
Australian Society for Limnology
The Australian Society for Limnology (ASL) is a scientific society whose focus is the study and management of inland waters. The ASL was established in 1961, and has a membership of more than 650 scientists, managers, engineers, teachers and tertiary level students from all states and territories.
Australian Society for Fish Biology
The Australian Society for Fish Biology was founded in 1971. The objectives of the Society are to promote research, education and management of fish and fisheries in Australia and to provide a forum for the exchange of information.
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Other
NWC - Dictionary of terms for water access entitlements and transactions
Outlines the variety of terms used throughout Australia for the various water entitlements and transactions in each jurisdiction
National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
Australia's national laboratory accreditation authority
Environmental Monitoring and Action Project (formerly National Waterways Project)
Designed to encourage schools to contribute to environmental awareness and management.
Waterwatch Victoria
Educational programs and resources
Care of Our Environment
A network of environmental professionals who are passionate about taking care of our environment.
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