the persistence and duration of the flooding in the murray - main area has been regarded as " unprecedented " after late summer inflows to the river basin falls to a 117 - degree low . the " bleak ' ' outlook for next three seasons was addition to the grim news , the murray - darling basin administration said . dam resources for australia ' s food bowl will be based mostly entirely on rainfall as several states held back water for specific public needs . " the persistence and severity of this drought , particularly over the current three weeks , is shocking , ' ' authority chief executive rob terry said as he delivered the basin ' s new drought update .
The Murray-Darling Basin is in central Australia.