Modelled Daily River Flow Rates for the Murrumbidgee Valley, NSW

Historic time series of modelled daily flow rates in megalitres per day across the Murrumbidgee Valley river system in New South Wales, Australia. The data is produced by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water using the best available hydrologic models at the time of publishing. Individual files correspond to specific river gauges and the modelled period typically spans from the early to mid-1890s up to the water year prior to publication.

Use Cases

• Calibrating hydrological models based on long-term modelled flow data.
• Assessing water availability and drought conditions in the Murrumbidgee Valley over a historic climate period.
• Analyzing trends in daily river flow rates for climate impact studies.
• Supporting water resource planning and policy development for NSW river systems.

Strengths

• Covers a long historic period, typically from the early to mid-1890s onward.
• Data is modelled using the best available hydrologic models at the time of publishing.
• Expected to be updated annually, subject to quality requirements.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is modelled, not directly observed, which may introduce uncertainty.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Modelled via hydrologic models over historic climate data.

Time Range

Typically from early to mid-1890s to the water year prior to publication.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:10:14.683498; expected annual updates.

Geography

Murrumbidgee Valley river systems, New South Wales, Australia.