Regulated River Water Sources in New South Wales

Water Sharing Plan Regulated River Water Sources is a geospatial dataset depicting sections of rivers in New South Wales subject to controlled water releases from state storages. It represents an aggregation of In Force Water Sharing Plans gazetted under the NSW Water Management Act 2000, based on geometry from NSW LPI's hydroline feature class. The dataset is served via an ArcGIS REST API and was initially published on August 28, 2024.

Use Cases

• Mapping regulated river sections for water sharing plan compliance based on gazetted legal boundaries.
• Analyzing water source extents for hydrological modeling and water release planning.
• Integrating regulated river data with other environmental layers for catchment management.
• Supporting water licensing and allocation decisions using the official spatial representation.

Strengths

• Data is derived from official In Force Water Sharing Plans gazetted under the NSW Water Management Act 2000.
• Spatial geometry is sourced from the authoritative NSW LPI hydroline feature class.
• Dataset is served via a live API, suggesting potential for programmatic access and updates.

Limitations

• Column names and detailed schema are not provided in any source, limiting understanding of available attributes.
• Conflicting metadata exists: one source lists a last updated date of 2026-05-27, while the initial publication date is 2024-08-28, creating uncertainty about update history.
• Data is described as a 'best endeavours aggregation', indicating it may not be a definitive legal representation.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW)

Collection Method

Aggregated from gazetted Water Sharing Plans, using geometry from NSW LPI's hydroline feature class.

Freshness

2026-05-27 (from platform metadata, conflicts with stated data currency date of 2024-08-28)

Geography

New South Wales, Australia