Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
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The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area is a major agricultural region in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its extensive irrigation schemes that support fruit, rice, and other crop production.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
irrigation area ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| developmentBegan | 1910s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural exports
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationInfrastructure |
canal network
ⓘ
pumping stations ⓘ regulator structures ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationSource |
Blowering Dam
ⓘ
Burrinjuck Dam ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropping
ⓘ
orchards ⓘ pasture ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Griffith
ⓘ
Leeton ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRiver | Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | planned irrigation towns ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
Irrigation Way
ⓘ
Kidman Way ⓘ |
| knownFor |
citrus production
ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ fruit production ⓘ intensive horticulture ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ rice production ⓘ stone fruit production ⓘ vegetable production ⓘ wine grape production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Riverina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murrumbidgee River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Murray–Darling Basin water management system
ⓘ
surface form:
Murray–Darling Basin irrigation system
Murrumbidgee catchment ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Government of New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| regionType | intensive farming region ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| usesWaterFrom | Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterManagementIssue |
salinity
ⓘ
water allocation ⓘ water efficiency ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Riverina
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee River irrigation system
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee irrigation system
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area region
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee Irrigation District
this entity surface form:
Murrumbidgee River irrigation system