Water Resources eAtlas
 

OC04 Murray-Darling
Watersheds of Asia and Oceania

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 8.0
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 62.1
Percent Wetlands: 3.4
Percent Cropland: 28.4
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 1.6
Percent Dryland Area: 80.7
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 1.2
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 63.7

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 1,050,116
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 2
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 2
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 11,549
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 116
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 1
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 3
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 35
Number of Fish Endemics: 7
Number of Amphibian Species: 67
Number of Ramsar Sites: 11
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 2
Percent Protected Area: 4.2

 

Murray-Darling Basin Commission: http://www.mdbc.gov.au/

 

 

 

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