Table 13: Proposed site specific flow indicators for the Barwon-Darling River based on outcomes from the Fish and Flows in the Northern Basin project and associated analysis of targets against without development and baseline conditions, showing that the proposed targets are within expected without development frequencies and will result in significant improvement son baseline conditions. Representative Flow threshold Duration in Timing Low uncertainty High uncertainty Without Baseline gauge (ML/day) days frequency frequency target development frequency (minimum target (% of years) frequency (% of years) continuous) (% of years) (% of years) Bourke 6,000 14 Min 1 event between 80 80 96 68 Jul and Jun Bourke 10,000 14 Min 1 event between 80 60 89 55 Aug and May Bourke 10,000 (with minimum 20 (5 days at Min 2 events between 34 25 42 20 peak of 15,000) 15,000) Aug and May Louth 6,000 20 Min 1 event between 70 70 91 60 Aug and May Louth 21,000 20 Min 1 event between 40 40 54 32 Aug and May Wilcannia 6,000 8 Min 2 events between 59 44 74 39 Aug and May Wilcannia 20,000 5 Min 1 event between 58 44 73 40 Jul and Jun
Table 13: Proposed site specific flow indicators for the Barwon-Darling River based on outcomes from the Fish and Flows in the Northern Basin project and associated analysis of targets against without development and baseline conditions, showing that the proposed targets are within expected without development frequencies and will result in significant improvement son baseline conditions. Representative gauge Flow threshold (ML/day) Duration in days (minimum continuous) Timing Low uncertainty frequency target (% of years) High uncertainty frequency target (% of years) Without development frequency (% of years) Baseline frequency (% of years) Bourke 6,000 14 Min 1 event between Jul and Jun 80 80 96 68 Bourke 10,000 14 Min 1 event between Aug and May 80 60 89 55 Bourke 10,000 (with minimum peak of 15,000) 20 (5 days at 15,000) Min 2 events between Aug and May 34 25 42 20 Louth 6,000 20 Min 1 event between Aug and May 70 70 91 60 Louth 21,000 20 Min 1 event between Aug and May 40 40 54 32 Wilcannia 6,000 8 Min 2 events between Aug and May 59 44 74 39 Wilcannia 20,000 5 Min 1 event between Jul and Jun 58 44 73 40
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