Wanganella Swamp Maintain and improve wetland Late winter-spring 1,500 ML required if delivered directly vegetation communities. to inundate all 470 ha of Wanganella Swamp (Webster & Davidson 2010). Maintain open water areas and Late summer-autumn Up to 20,000 ML is required if flows exposed muddy margins. are delivered via Billabong Creek via Maintain known colonial waterbird Late winter-spring the Murray Irrigation Limited system breeding sites in ‘event ready’ (E Wilson 2011, pers. comm., 19 condition. September). Note: This amount does not take into account transmission losses and evaporation. Dry Lake Maintain and improve river red gum Winter-spring Further assessment required. forest and woodland communities. However, flows in excess of 28,100 ML/d at Wagga Wagga will Maintain and improve wetland Late winter-spring cause Lagoon and Dry Lake Molly’s vegetation communities. to commence-to-flow. Mundoora/Wilson Anabranch Maintain and improve river red gum Winter-spring Further assessment is required. forest and woodland communities. However, flows in excess of 165 ML/d at Yanco Bridge will cause Wilson Anabranch to commence-to-flow. Mundoora Anabranch flows daily as it is the routed section for Yanco Creek. Kerribirri Swamp Maintain and improve wetland Late winter-spring Further assessment required. vegetation communities. Depressions and Maintain and improve wetland Late winter-spring Further assessment required. ‘Rhyola’ vegetation communities. Box Swamp on Maintain and improve wetland Late winter-spring Further assessment required. ‘Blue Gate’ vegetation communities.
Wanganella Swamp Maintain and improve wetland vegetation communities. Late winter-spring 1,500 ML required if delivered directly to inundate all 470 ha of Wanganella Swamp (Webster & Davidson 2010). Up to 20,000 ML is required if flows are delivered via Billabong Creek via the Murray Irrigation Limited system (E Wilson 2011, pers. comm., 19 September). Note: This amount does not take into account transmission losses and evaporation. Maintain open water areas and exposed muddy margins. Late summer-autumn Maintain known colonial waterbird breeding sites in ‘event ready’ condition. Late winter-spring Dry Lake Maintain and improve river red gum forest and woodland communities. Winter-spring Further assessment required. However, flows in excess of 28,100 ML/d at Wagga Wagga will cause Molly’s Lagoon and Dry Lake to commence-to-flow. Maintain and improve wetland vegetation communities. Late winter-spring Mundoora/Wilson Anabranch Maintain and improve river red gum forest and woodland communities. Winter-spring Further assessment is required. However, flows in excess of 165 ML/d at Yanco Bridge will cause Wilson Anabranch to commence-to-flow. Mundoora Anabranch flows daily as it is the routed section for Yanco Creek. Kerribirri Swamp Maintain and improve wetland vegetation communities. Late winter-spring Further assessment required. ‘Rhyola’ Depressions and Maintain and improve wetland vegetation communities. Late winter-spring Further assessment required. Box Swamp on ‘Blue Gate’ Maintain and improve wetland vegetation communities. Late winter-spring Further assessment required.
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