Table A: Environmental assets in the Murrumbidgee, and their watering history and current condition (as of October 2011). Environmental asset Watering history Current condition 1. Murrumbidgee River Information on the watering history of Mid-Murrumbidgee The condition of Mid-Murrumbidgee wetlands was (Gundagai to Maude) wetlands is piecemeal because there is so many of them they considered critical and declining in 2009, with condition are managed by different agencies, natural resource worsening from the uplands in the east to the lowlands management organisations and private landholders, each in the west of the catchment. with their own management focus and priorities. The In general, recent natural flooding (spring and summer following dot points provide more specific information for 2010–11) will have alleviated stress on some wetlands, some Mid-Murrumbidgee wetlands. and provided flushing flows for others, and their condition can be expected to improve in the short-term. Selected IMEF sites were watered in 2000, 2001 and IMEF sites were considered in critical-to-poor condition 2005. Then all sites were watered in 2009, and again in in August 2009. late 2010 when the Murrumbidgee River naturally The IMEF sites would have been naturally inundated in inundated. (IMEF sites include Sunshower Lagoon, late 2010, and are currently wet or drying. Berryjerry Lagoon, Iris Swamp Lagoon, Molly’s Lagoon—Dry Lake, and Gooragool Lagoon.) Most river-fed wetlands in the Murrumbidgee River Sites were considered in poor-to-good condition in floodplain from Burrinjuck/Blowering Dams to August 2009. Narrandera were watered in spring 2000 or spring 2005. These sites would have been naturally inundated in late 2010, and are currently wet or drying. Some Carrathool to Maude Weir floodplain wetlands These wetlands were considered in critical to poor were watered 1996, and others in 2000. condition in August 2009. Some of these sites would have been naturally inundated in late 2010, and are currently wet or drying.
Table A: Environmental assets in the Murrumbidgee, and their watering history and current condition (as of October 2011). Environmental asset Watering history Current condition 1. Murrumbidgee River (Gundagai to Maude) Information on the watering history of Mid-Murrumbidgee wetlands is piecemeal because there is so many of them they are managed by different agencies, natural resource management organisations and private landholders, each with their own management focus and priorities. The following dot points provide more specific information for some Mid-Murrumbidgee wetlands. The condition of Mid-Murrumbidgee wetlands was considered critical and declining in 2009, with condition worsening from the uplands in the east to the lowlands in the west of the catchment. In general, recent natural flooding (spring and summer 2010–11) will have alleviated stress on some wetlands, and provided flushing flows for others, and their condition can be expected to improve in the short-term. Selected IMEF sites were watered in 2000, 2001 and 2005. Then all sites were watered in 2009, and again in late 2010 when the Murrumbidgee River naturally inundated. (IMEF sites include Sunshower Lagoon, Berryjerry Lagoon, Iris Swamp Lagoon, Molly’s Lagoon—Dry Lake, and Gooragool Lagoon.) IMEF sites were considered in critical-to-poor condition in August 2009. The IMEF sites would have been naturally inundated in late 2010, and are currently wet or drying. Most river-fed wetlands in the Murrumbidgee River floodplain from Burrinjuck/Blowering Dams to Narrandera were watered in spring 2000 or spring 2005. Sites were considered in poor-to-good condition in August 2009. These sites would have been naturally inundated in late 2010, and are currently wet or drying. Some Carrathool to Maude Weir floodplain wetlands were watered 1996, and others in 2000. These wetlands were considered in critical to poor condition in August 2009. Some of these sites would have been naturally inundated in late 2010, and are currently wet or drying.
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