Balranald Weir Balranald Weir is a drop-board structure 40 m long and 3.7 m Historical releases range Floodplain wetlands from under 100 ML/d to downstream of Balranald. high, located 6 km west of the Balranald township (Baumgartner 1,600 ML/d (MDBC 2008). Murrumbidgee River 2004). The weir is primarily used for town water and stock and Channel capacity is channel domestic water supply. 6,500 ML/d. When the Murrumbidgee River reaches Balranald Weir, flows are Once flows exceed primarily confined to the main channel before eventually flowing 2,000 ML/d, drop-boards are into the Murray River (Kingsford & Thomas 2001). progressively removed such that when the flow reaches 4,000 ML/d all boards are removed and free passage is restored (E Taylor [SWC] 2011, pers. comm., 28 October).
Balranald Weir Balranald Weir is a drop-board structure 40 m long and 3.7 m high, located 6 km west of the Balranald township (Baumgartner 2004). The weir is primarily used for town water and stock and domestic water supply. When the Murrumbidgee River reaches Balranald Weir, flows are primarily confined to the main channel before eventually flowing into the Murray River (Kingsford & Thomas 2001). Historical releases range from under 100 ML/d to 1,600 ML/d (MDBC 2008). Channel capacity is 6,500 ML/d. Once flows exceed 2,000 ML/d, drop-boards are progressively removed such that when the flow reaches 4,000 ML/d all boards are removed and free passage is restored (E Taylor [SWC] 2011, pers. comm., 28 October). Floodplain wetlands downstream of Balranald. Murrumbidgee River channel