The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is responsible for the delivery of all water for the environment in New South Wales. This includes water held by the NSW Government, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and Basin states under the Living Murray program, as well as water made available to the environment under Water Sharing Plans.

The total volumes delivered from all types of water for the environment are shown for each catchment this water year. The presented use figures are best available estimates at the time of reporting.

Total water use in Basin catchment

Total: 635.5056 GL
(2025-2026 YTD)
 
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Total water use in Basin catchment

Total: 635.5056 GL
(2025-2026 YTD)

Catchment data

Catchment November 2025 (GL) Year to date (GL)
Murray and Lower Darling 50.1353 141.3183
Murrumbidgee 114.671 162.918
Macquarie-Cudgegong 92.8635 122.0105
Gwydir 1.296 1.4216
Lachlan 0 18.4482
Snowy and Snowy montane 24.26 181.96
Hunter-Paterson 0 0
Namoi-Peel 0 0
Intersecting Streams 0 0
Barwon-Darling 0 0
Border Rivers 0.423 7.429