The River Murray is Australia’s longest river. It is 2508km long, spanning from New South Wales, Victoria to South Australia. It provides us with water for about 1.5 million households, as well as farms and other businesses along its length, and a habitat to many native and migratory species.

Located at the end of the River Murray, the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth provide a range of freshwater, estuarine and marine wetland habitats. These wetlands support a very diverse range of plants and animals.

The waters of the River Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong are jointly managed by State and Federal Governments. Find out more at the links below:

In South Australia, water management is administered through the Department for Environment and Water, and Landscape South Australia, pending on the requirements.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is Australia’s key agency responsible for coordinating how the Basin’s water resources are managed through the Basin Plan.

To find out more, visit these useful websites (please note that websites change frequently and that the links may not work anymore. In this case, find the relevant sites via a search engine):

• Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
• SA Government information on the management of the River Murray
• Water allocation
• River Management information
• Flow reports
• Water licence and permit forms
• Water Planning – Water allocation plans
• Relevant for Alexandrina: Water allocation plans for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges.

Useful videos:

• River Murray Water Sharing and Allocation Processes (16 minutes)
• Water Market Outlook (14 minutes)
• Overview of ‘waterflow’ – technology to help you navigate the water market (13 minutes)