Murray-Darling Basin
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Murray-Darling Basin Facts
Basin Area: 1061000 1,061,000 km²
409,546 mi² km2
Type:watershed or basin
Includes Riparians: Australia;
Facts about included riparians are at the end of the article. Fact References[1]
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The Murray-Darling Basin drains over 1 million km2, representing about 14% of Australia's land area and home to more than 2 million people. Approximately 13% of land in the basin is dedicated to irrigated agriculture, though two-thirds of land in the basin is primarily used as crop or pasture land and the basin contains almost 40% of the country's farms.[3]
The Murray-Darling Basin includes the Murray, Darling and Murrumbidgee rivers. It covers 5 states and territories within Australia.
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Climate Change
Within the Basin, mean temperatures have risen at similar rates to global increases since 1950 and the frequency of extremely high temperature have increased since 1957.[4] Climate models predict that annual basin rainfall is expected to decline, though uncertainty limits the ability to predict the degree, seasonality, or geographic range of decline with great confidence.
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| Australia | 2 million2,000,000 people | 1,061,000 km²409,654.39 mi² | 14,000 km²5,405.43 mi² |
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue 4618.0 Water Use on Australian Farms, 2011-12. Accessed online at http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4618.0main+features52011-12 July 22 2013
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue 4610.0.55.007 - Water and the Murray-Darling Basin - A Statistical Profile, 2000-01 to 2005-06. Accessed online at http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4610.0.55.007 on July 23 2013
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue 4610.0.55.007 - Water and the Murray-Darling Basin - A Statistical Profile, 2000-01 to 2005-06. Accessed online at http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4610.0.55.007 on July 23 2013
- ^ Albert van Dijk, Ray Evans, Peter Hairsine, Shahbaz Khan, Rory Nathan, Zahra Paydar, Neil Viney, Lu Zhang (February 2006) Risks to the Shared Water Resources of the Murray-Darling Basin MDBC Publication 22/06 http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/waterforahealthycountry/2006/RisksSharedWaterResources.pdf
| Basin Area | 1,061,000 km² (409,546 mi²) + |
| Located in Region | Australia and New Zealand + |
| Riparian | Australia + |
| Water Feature Type | Watershed or basin + |
| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Murray-Darling Basin + |
