Waterbird breeding and river connectivity were the focus for environmental water management in the Intersecting Streams catchment in 2021–22.
Key outcomes
Under wet to very wet conditions, environmental water managers worked with partner agencies to coordinate the protection of water for the environment in the Intersecting Streams catchment to:
- help sustain waterbird breeding colonies at Narran Lakes
- improve system connectivity between the Condamine–Balonne rivers and the connected Culgoa–Birrie–Bokhara–Narran system
- improve the condition of wetland vegetation at Narran Lakes
- inundate a significant area of the western floodplain at Toorale National Park and State Conservation Area and provide connection from the Warrego to Darling River
- inundate significant areas of wetlands along the Paroo River.