Surface and groundwater management boundaries
Australian Water Resources 2005 has mapped the management boundaries
used by the states and territories to manage and report on surface and groundwater.
Surface water is divided into:
- 12 drainage divisions;
- 246 river basins;
- 340 surface water management areas (SWMAs).
Groundwater is divided into:
- 69 groundwater provinces; and
- 367 groundwater management units (GMUs).
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Surface water management areas
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The management boundaries are generally based on natural catchment or topographic
areas, but in some cases also reflect state and territory borders. Recognising
that water resources do not respect State/Territory borders, interjurisdictional
management arrangements are in place in many locations:
- Murray-Darling Basin;
- Lake Eyre Basin;
- Great Artesian Basin;
- Snowy River;
- Ord River;
- South Australia Victoria Border Groundwater Zone, and
- New South Wales and Queensland Border Rivers .
.jpg "Victoria River in the Northern Territory - part of the Timor Sea Drainage Division")
Victoria River in the Northern Territory - part of the Timor Sea Drainage
Division
Sourced by Colin Chartres
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