The Basin, Victoria

Snowmobiling on Priest Mountain In late May I never pictured myself carving a highmark on Priest Mountain. Priest Mountain is nestled on the east edge of the Grand Mesa National Forest. Deep sugary snow and feathery blue spruce trees cover the mountain and the area around. One fine day it occurred that I had the opportunity to carve my highmark and I still I have the mental image of my territory after that day. Even before that day, Priest has left a impression on me. Priest Mountain, for me

Murray-Darling Basin The Murray Darling Basin is a river catchment located in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. It is one of the most iconic basins in Australia. Today we will be talking about the history of the basin and the people who live there. Over 2 million people live in the Basin but, people who live outside the Basin still heavily rely on the water from it, so over a total of 3.3 million people need water from the Basin. The basin also supplies food for these aboriginal people,

systems that pull groundwater and drainage water from the environment diverting them into a salt basin away from the river. This process is effective as it prevents more than half a million tons of salt yearly from threatening the waterway and reduces the electric conductivity, which means the amount of

important environmental resource. The Murray Darling Basin is the water catchment for Australia’s largest river system, consisting of the Murray and Darling rivers, and is one of Australia’s most important agricultural region. It is the main source of water for irrigation of farms and other rural property across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The issue concerns the ideas surrounding how water from the Murray Darling Basin should be distributed among the states. In 2012, The

seen in my life. Vic picked up her journal and made a few notes about the mermaid's behavior that she had seen so far. When she was finished, she placed the book beside her and slipped off of her hammock, casting one look at the specimen in the basin across the room, before slipping out onto the main deck, and down the steps leading into a hallway. She walked through the large doors and into the dining hall, where the rest of her crew was gathered, except the ones on night duty. She was greeted

an impact on the productivity of the Temperate Grassland biomes in the Murray-Darling Basin as it kills shallow-rooted plants; shallow-rooted plants cannot keep the water table stable as the have short roots, unlike native plants. Salinity impacts vegetation, rivers, drinking water, buildings, roads, etc. The Murray-Darling Basin is a major source for civilization as 3 million people use the Murray-Darling Basin for household needs. Salinity is the amount of salt present in the land’s surface, or

This paper will explore how important it is to apply social sciences into ecology and hydrology in a narrower sense, and what effects and changes the socio-hydrology in the Basin Plan has brought to the water management in the MDB. What is socio-hydrology? Human has always been in great need of fresh water for many purposes, and there are three main categories of extractive uses of water from its natural system: agricultural

Effects of the Basin Plan on the water management of the Murray-Darling Basin The sustainable and healthy MDB can be made through institutional changes and improving water management. The Water Act and the Basin Plan were enacted for more desirable and applicable improvements by grant of flexibility in water management; however there are still challenges to be adjusted by water bodies. Flexible management Through the Water Act and the Basin Plan, the Commonwealth, the Basin States, and the Murray-Darling

The Zambezi River reaches a length of 1,600 miles before it empties into the Indian Ocean with an average discharge of 247,240 cubic feet per second. Furthermore, the Zambezi River is split into three sections: the upper, middle, and lower river. Victoria Falls—the world’s largest waterfall—is considered the boundary between the upper and middle Zambezi River. There are also two main dams built on the Zambezi that harness enough energy to power most of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Finally,

University of New South Wales CVEN9611 –Urban Hydraulic Structures Assignment Stefan Felder Submitted by: Garth Cooper Student Number – z3189074   Question 1 Toowoomba City is located 125km from Brisbane in Queensland on the Western side of the Great Dividing Range. It consists of two main creek catchments, east creek and west creek catchments. In January 2011 there was a main flooding event which caused a large flood event that is described as an “Inland Tsunami”. Figure 1 - Catchment map of Toowoomba