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: 118.6848 GL
(2026-2027 YTD)
 
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Total water use in Basin catchment

Total: 118.6848 GL
(2026-2027 YTD)

Catchment data

Catchment August 2026 (GL) Year to date (GL)
Murray and Lower Darling 0.285 0.303
Murrumbidgee 30.173 31.567
Macquarie-Cudgegong 13.2306 13.2306
Gwydir 0 0.1452
Lachlan 54.566 73.439
Snowy and Snowy montane 0 0
Hunter-Paterson 0 0
Namoi-Peel 0 0
Intersecting Streams 0 0
Barwon-Darling 0 0
Border Rivers 0 0