Murray Irrigation Area
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The Murray Irrigation Area is a major agricultural irrigation district in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its extensive network of channels supplying water to broadacre farms.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Irrigation Limited | 0 | 2 |
| Coleambally Irrigation Area | 0 | 1 |
| Murray irrigation district | 0 | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
→
irrigation district → |
| country | Australia → |
| hasEconomicRole | major contributor to Riverina agricultural output → |
| hasEnvironmentalContext | semi-arid climate → |
| hasInfrastructureOwner |
Murray Irrigation Area
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Murray Irrigation Limited
|
| hasIrrigationInfrastructureType |
open channel network
→
pumping stations → regulators → |
| hasIrrigationSeason | summer-dominant irrigation → |
| hasLandUse |
intensive irrigated agriculture
→
mixed farming → |
| hasMainCrops |
cereals
→
horticultural crops → oilseeds → pasture → rice → |
| hasPolicyContext | subject to Murray–Darling Basin Plan → |
| hasPrimaryUse |
broadacre farming
→
irrigated agriculture → |
| hasWaterManagementIssue |
salinity risk
→
water allocation variability → waterlogging risk → |
| hasWaterRightsSystem |
seasonal water allocations
→
tradable water entitlements → |
| locatedIn |
Murray–Darling Basin
→
New South Wales → Riverina → |
| locatedInState | New South Wales → |
| locatedOnRiver | Murray River → |
| managedBy |
Murray Irrigation Area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Murray Irrigation Limited
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| partOf | southern Riverina irrigation schemes → |
| regionType | rural → |
| supportsCommunity | farming communities in southern Riverina → |
| supportsIndustry |
beef cattle grazing
→
dairy farming → sheep grazing → |
| usesWaterDeliveryMethod |
gravity-fed channels
→
on-farm channels → surface irrigation → |
| waterSource |
Murray River regulated flows
→
Murray–Darling Basin storages → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murray irrigation district
this entity surface form:
Murray Irrigation Limited
this entity surface form:
Coleambally Irrigation Area
this entity surface form:
Murray Irrigation Limited