Northern Refresh Flow Update

Mogil Mogil Weir, Barwon River above Collarenebri, late April. Photo credit Jason Wilson, CEWH. The Northern Refresh Flow delivered 8.8 GL of water for the environment from the Gwydir and Namoi catchments between mid-April and mid-May. This water flowed into the Barwon-Darling and helped to improve water quality, connect rivers and streams and allowed fish…

Issue 41 Species Benefits of Widespread Inundation in the Gwydir Warrambools

Hydrology is the study of when, where and how galie (water) is delivered into a bagaay (river) channel, floodplain or warrambool (wetland). The Long Term Intervention Monitoring and Flow-MER projects have tracked natural flows and releases of Commonwealth water for the environment into the Gwydir River since July 2014. This delivery of galie directly impacts galie quality and through this defines the living conditions for aquatic species, including gunambaay (waterbirds) andvegetation.

Issue 36 Photo Journal of a Flow-MER Field Assistant

As part of the Flow-MER program, scientists investigate what impact Commonwealth environmental water flows are having on fish, birds, vegetation and river connectivity in the Murray-Darling Basin. Felix Noble works for the University of New England’s Aquatic Ecology Restoration and Research Group as a field technician. Felix Noble composed a photo essay compiled from multiple trips Felix has made with Flow-MER scientists to the Gwydir Wetlands and Toorale National Park.