Murray-Darling Basin Environmental Watering Strategy Regions

Regions defined by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority in 2014 summarize the area of water-dependent native vegetation for basin-wide environmental watering strategy. The dataset provides geospatial boundaries used for strategic water allocation planning. It was created by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation area summaries per strategy region polygon for water allocation planning.
• Map regional boundaries using GEOJSON or SHP files for spatial analysis of watering priorities.
• Assess changes in water-dependent vegetation coverage across defined regions over time.

Strengths

• Geospatial data available in multiple formats including GEOJSON, WFS, SHP, and WMS.
• Updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Created by the authoritative Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Limitations

• No row count, column names, or sample data provided, limiting initial assessment.
• Specific temporal coverage beyond the 2014 strategy publication is unclear.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Murray-Darling Basin.

Provenance

Source

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Collection Method

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Time Range

Strategy published 2014, dataset updated 2026.

Freshness

Updated April 2026.

Geography

Murray-Darling Basin