Murray River by OGDEN, Luke Richard https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2019-04-01 22:41:18 UTC 2026-01-30 21:35:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ring.png maschoff21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413036 About 2.5% of the Earth's water is fresh water, of which about 30% is groundwater. About 69% of fresh water is in glaciers and ice caps, and just over 1% is surface water.]]> 2019-04-01 22:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413036 maschoff21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413266 In some areas of Australia, groundwater is the main source of water for households, urban centres, industry and irrigation, while in other areas, groundwater is a supplementary source of water during drought or when surface water is in short supply. Groundwater accounts for about 17% of Australia's accessible water resources and about 30% of total water use.]]> 2019-04-01 22:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413266 maschoff21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413396 2019-04-01 22:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413396 Fish experts have said the mass die-off of fish in the Darling River could result in lower native fish stocks in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria. ... Previous research has found much of the Murray Darling Basin's native fish population comes from the Menindee Lakes and the lower Darling River. wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413539 2019-04-01 22:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413539 Groundwater is a finite resource. It is replenished only when surface water seeps into the aquifers — a process called recharge.Recharge comes from two primary sources. When it rains, water infiltrates the soil until it reaches the aquifer. Water from rivers and streams may also move downwards to an aquifer beneath the bed of the watercourse. maschoff21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413806 2019-04-01 22:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347413806 wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347414048 2019-04-01 22:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347414048 logden21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347414366 In response to the millennium drought and the continuing over-allocation of MDB water resources by the states, in 2007 Prime Minister John Howard proposed a $10 billion 10-year National Plan for Water Security. He called for the MDB states to transfer their powers to enable the Commonwealth to oversee the management of the MDB. The MDBC would be reconstituted as an Authority (MDBA), responsible for setting a cap on the sustainable use of Basin water resources.]]> 2019-04-01 23:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347414366 wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347848866 2019-04-02 21:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347848866 wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347848931 2019-04-02 21:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347848931 The Murray-Darling Basin is located in the south-east of Australia (map 3.17). The Basin covers 1,059,000 square kilometres or 14% of Australia's land area. It includes the Australian Capital Territory, and parts of Queensland (15%), New South Wales (75%), Victoria (60%) and South Australia (7%) wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849341 2019-04-02 21:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849341 wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849485 The Murray–Darling basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia. Its name is derived from its two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River. The basin, which drains around one-seventh of the Australian land mass, is one of the most significant agricultural areas in Australia]]> 2019-04-02 21:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849485 367 species of birds (35 endangered), which include 98 species of waterbirds85 species of mammals (20 extinct, 16 endangered)46 species of native fish53 species of native frogs46 species of snakes (5 endangered)100 species of lizards (1 endangered)3 species of freshwater turtles124 families of macroinvertebrates. wschmude21 https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849938 2019-04-02 21:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/logden21/q2kncnssqami/wish/347849938