Murray–Darling Basin
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The Murray–Darling Basin is Australia’s largest and most economically important river system, encompassing extensive agricultural regions and diverse ecosystems across southeastern Australia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| area |
about one-seventh of Australia’s land area
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over 1,000,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
supports many native fish species
ⓘ
supports migratory waterbirds ⓘ |
| contains |
Murray–Darling Depression bioregion
ⓘ
Ramsar-listed wetlands ⓘ floodplain ecosystems ⓘ river red gum forests ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Darling River
ⓘ
Goulburn River ⓘ
surface form:
Goulburn River (Victoria)
Lachlan River ⓘ Macquarie River (New South Wales) ⓘ Murray River ⓘ Murrumbidgee River ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Murray Mouth
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major agricultural production region ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
fish kills
ⓘ
over-allocation of water ⓘ river regulation impacts ⓘ salinity ⓘ wetland degradation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Murray–Darling Basin Authority ⓘ |
| hasManagementPlan |
Murray–Darling Basin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin Plan
|
| hasUse |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
environmental flows ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| majorCityInBasin |
Albury
ⓘ
Canberra ⓘ Dubbo ⓘ Griffith ⓘ Mildura ⓘ Toowoomba ⓘ Wagga Wagga ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales ⓘ Queensland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ Victoria ⓘ |
| produces |
citrus fruit
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cotton ⓘ dairy products ⓘ grapes ⓘ irrigated crops ⓘ rice ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| supports | extensive irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | multiple Aboriginal nations ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Great Dividing Range
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin Authority
subject surface form:
Murrumbidgee River
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
subject surface form:
Murrumbidgee River
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling river system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling river system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling drainage basin
subject surface form:
Southwestern New South Wales
this entity surface form:
Murray River basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin Plan
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin rivers
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin irrigation system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin irrigation system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling river system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling river system
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray River basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
subject surface form:
Riverina
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin system
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Murray–Darling Basin cultural region
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling basin
this entity surface form:
Murray–Darling river system