Are there snakes in the murray river

Go to search page Search this site. The Basin Plan A plan for the Basin The aim of the Basin Plan is to ensure that water is shared between all users, including the environment, in a sustainable way. Water resource plans Water resource plans are documents that set out how water will be managed in an area.

Sustainable diversion limits The Basin Plan sets a limit on how much water can be sustainably diverted within the Basin. Compliance and enforcement Compliance is an integral part of water management in the Murray—Darling Basin. Monitoring and evaluation Monitoring, evaluation and reporting is critical to understanding whether the Basin Plan is working and on track. Water recovery Water recovery is the water that is being recovered for the environment.

Northern Basin projects The northern Basin is a complex network of people and places, industries and organisations with many and varied needs. Climate variability and change Water management must be adaptive to the uncertain effects of climate variability and change. Groundwater We work together with the states to manage the Basin's groundwater resources. Where is the Basin? Water in the Basin is managed across four states and a territory covering one million square kilometres.

How the Basin was formed The Basin is hundreds of millions years old, with landforms seen today taking shape over the last 60 million years. Environmental importance The Murray—Darling Basin is home to a huge range of species, including many that are rare and endangered, and some that can only be found in Australia.

Plants and animals The rivers and lakes of the Basin support unique habitats critical to waterbirds, native fish, reptiles and protected wetlands. Issues facing the Basin Fish deaths Fish deaths can occur in the Basin and Basin governments work together to protect important native fish species.

Salinity Salinity management is a significant environmental challenge for the Basin. Blue-green algae Blue-green algae are naturally occurring organisms found in all types of water. Acid sulfate soils Acid sulfate soils and affected waterways can harm or kill plants, fish and other aquatic organisms. Liasis fuscus. Morelia spilota.

Simalia kinghorni. Anilios proximus. Anilios torresianus. Bellatorias frerei. Carlia pectoralis sensu lato. Carlia rostralis. Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato. Carlia schmeltzii. Carlia sp. Carlia storri. Carlia vivax. Coeranoscincus frontalis. Concinnia brachysoma. Concinnia tigrina. Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato. Ctenotus eutaenius. Ctenotus spaldingi. Ctenotus taeniolatus. Cyclodomorphus gerrardii. Eulamprus quoyii. Glaphyromorphus cracens.

Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis. Glaphyromorphus punctulatus. Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae. Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato. Lampropholis delicata. Liburnascincus mundivensis. Lygisaurus foliorum.

The superb fairywren is another native bird, as is the rare barking owl. Numerous lizards, frogs and snakes live in the basin. Native dragons, a type of lizard, include the eastern bearded dragon, one of the area's most familiar.

The basin is home to only a handful of turtle species, and many deadly snakes including venomous red-bellied black snakes, copperheads and notorious pythons that constrict their prey. The golden perch is the most sought-after fish in the basin, while the murray cod is Australia's largest freshwater fish. Other natives include the kingfishers, smelts, catfish, rainbowfish, cod, carp, eel and herring. Native fish species have declined over the last 50 years as a result of habitat loss, interference with migration and non-native species intrusions.

Local insects include the bogong moth, which migrates to and from the area by the millions and was a sought-after protein source for aboriginal people. The Murray-Darling Basin is centered around the two rivers, but some land animals, as well as water-dwelling mammals, live here too. Natives include the squirrel glider, a possum that glides from tree to tree during the overnight hours.

Other famous locals include the platypus, a mammal that lives in the rivers, as well as some of Australia's streams and lakes.