Larval and juvenile recruitment Evidence of Murray hardyhead recruitment Waterbirds Waterbird diversity Foraging habitat provided at a number of locations, most notably the Gwydir and Hattah–Kulkyne Lakes Waterbird diversity and population condition (abundance and population structure) Survival and condition Chicks Some evidence of breeding of waterbird species Fledglings Other vertebrate diversity Young Evidence of breeding of frogs Adult abundance Ecosystem Function (Basin Plan S. 8.06) Connectivity Hydrological connectivity including end of system flows Evidence of lateral, longitudinal connectivity in a number of river systems Some contribution to maintaining an open Murray Mouth Biotic dispersal and movement Sediment transport Process Primary productivity (of aquatic ecosystems) Little evidence in year 1, under dry conditions, of effects on these processes Decomposition Nutrient and carbon cycling
Goulburn – Lower Broken Creek 10020-01 2.644 21/04/15 – 15/05/15 Base P S P Goulburn – Moodies Swamp 10014-01 0.25 06/10/14 – 02/12/14 Wetland P P S S Gwydir – Gwydir wetlands 00016-01 30 17/09/14 – 07/03/15 Wetland X X X X X X X X Gwydir – Mallowa wetlands 00016-02 9.667 17/09/14 – 07/03/15 Wetland X X X X X Gwydir – Carole Creek 00016-03 3.656 03/10/14 – 29/10/15 Fresh X X Gwydir – Mehi River 00016-04 13.316 02/10/14 – 27/10/14 Fresh X X Lachlan – Lower Lachlan 10013-01 5 03/10/14 – 29/10/14 Fresh X X X Loddon – Reaches 3 and 4 and fringing wetlands 10001-01 2.8695 21/09/14 – 07/10/15 Fresh X X X X X Macquarie–Castlereagh – Macquarie Marshes 10015-01 10 13/10/14 – 12/12/14 Base Fresh Wetland P P S S S S S Murrumbidgee – Mid North Redbank 10023-01 40 12/08/14 – 20/01/15 Wetland P P P P P P P Murrumbidgee – Yanga National Park 10023-02 74.512 23/10/14 – 10/04/15 Wetland P P P P P S S Murrumbidgee – Upper North Redbank 10023-03 20 01/10/14 – 25/03/15 Wetland P P P P P S Murrumbidgee – Yarradda Lagoon 10023-04 1.15 04/12/14 – 22/01/15 Wetland P S S Murrumbidgee – Sandy Creek 10023-05 0.25 22/03/15 – 01/04/15 Wetland P S S Murrumbidgee – Juanbung 10023-06 5.688 04/05/15 – 29/06/15 Wetland P S S
SA Murray – Piggy Creek 10009-05 0.201 11/11/14 – 21/11/14 Wetland P P SA Murray – Wella 10009-05 0.255 12/11/14 – 21/02/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Whirlpool 10009-05 0.09 02/12/14 – 24/03/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Markaranka South 10009-06 1.652 01/12/14 – 07/06/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Markaranka East 10009-06 0.6 06/01/15 – 24/02/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Nikalapko 10009-06 0.8 10/11/14 – 28/11/14 Wetland P P P SA Murray – Molo Flats 10009-06 0.703 03/12/14 – 02/04/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Wigley 10009-06 0.31 13/11/14 – 23/01/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Akuna 10009-06 0.125 26/11/14 – 04/12/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Johnson’s Waterhole 00137-01 0.162 02/09/14 – 15/06/15 Wetland P P S SA Murray – Clark’s Floodplain 00148-04 0.201 27/10/14 – 15/06/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Loxton Riverfront Reserve 00148-05 0.039 25/09/14 – 15/06/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Thiele’s Flat 00148-06 0.033 02/09/14 – 30/04/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Ramco River Terrace 00150-03 0.008 06/11/14 – 30/04/15 Wetland P P SA Murray – Rilli Reach 00150-04 0.025 19/11/14 – 30/04/15 Wetland P P
27/02/15 – 05/03/15 04/04/15 – 11/04/15 QLD Condamine-Balonne 0011-21 17.244 0. 145 Late Jan – Early Feb May 2015 Fresh S P S QLD Warrego – Upper Warrego and fringing wetlands 00111-22 0.3728 17/12/14 – 04/01/15 Fresh P P S QLD Warrego – Upper Warrego and fringing wetlands 00111-23 0.2816 1.8873 27/12/14 – 28/12/14 09/01/15 – 15/01/15 Fresh P P NSW Barwon-Darling 00111-24 1.2564 0.108 0.39636 11-17 Jan 2015 30-31 May 2015 Late Feb & May 2015 Fresh S P S