the presence and scope of the water in the mid - front basin has been characterised as " shocking " after late summers inflows to the water system fell to a 117 - phase low . the " bleak ' ' outlook for next two months was adding to the ill news , the murray - darling basin initiative said . irrigation rainfall for australia ' s food bowl will be dependent practically entirety on rainfall as the states hold in water for crucial human needs . " the persistence and scope of this drought , particularly over the previous eight decades , is unprecedented , ' ' authority chief executive jason brown explained as he delivered the basin ' s latest famine document .
The Murray-Darling Basin is in central Australia.