Important Basin environmental assets for native fish in the Lower Murray / C’th of other Environmental asset refuge for site of period movement Biodiversity diversity corridors species watering? Key Dry Site Threatened Significance Key hydrodynamic drought High In-scope * * * * * Yes Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth * * Yes Swamps on the lower Murray channel, between Wellington and Mannum (swamp geomorphic region * * Yes Kerang lakes Yes * * Katarapko anabranch Yes * * Pike anabranch Yes Lower River Murray main channel * * * * * (from Darling junction downstream) Yes Murray main channel (from Hume * * * * * * dam to Darling junction) Yes * * * * * * Chowilla anabranch Yes * * * * * * Lindsay–Wallpolla–Mularoo Yes * * * * * * Lower Darling main channel Yes * * Darling anabranch Yes * * Hattah Lakes Yes Euston Lakes (including Washpen * and Taila Creeks) Bibliography Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (2014) 2014–15 Annual Environmental Watering Plan for the South Australian River Murray Department of the Environment (2014), Long-Term Intervention Monitoring Project: Lower Murray Selected Area Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, prepared by SARDI, University of Adelaide, CSIRO, EPA, DEWNR & In Fusion, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Important Basin environmental assets for native fish in the Lower Murray Environmental asset Key movement corridors High Biodiversity Site of other Significance Key site of hydrodynamic diversity Threatened species Dry period / drought refuge In-scope for C’th watering? Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth * * * * * Yes Swamps on the lower Murray channel, between Wellington and Mannum (swamp geomorphic region * * Yes Kerang lakes * * Yes Katarapko anabranch * * Yes Pike anabranch * * Yes Lower River Murray main channel (from Darling junction downstream) * * * * * Yes Murray main channel (from Hume dam to Darling junction) * * * * * * Yes Chowilla anabranch * * * * * * Yes Lindsay–Wallpolla–Mularoo * * * * * * Yes Lower Darling main channel * * * * * * Yes Darling anabranch * * Yes Hattah Lakes * * Yes Euston Lakes (including Washpen and Taila Creeks) * Yes Bibliography Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (2014) 2014–15 Annual Environmental Watering Plan for the South Australian River Murray Department of the Environment (2014), Long-Term Intervention Monitoring Project: Lower Murray Selected Area Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, prepared by SARDI, University of Adelaide, CSIRO, EPA, DEWNR & In Fusion, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.