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More flows headed down Murray River after Hume Dam releases

Peter Bannan

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has started releasing water from the near-full Hume Dam in the expectation of more rain. The MDBA increased daily releases from 10 gigalitres to 31GL in the past week to manage capacity after it revealed there was a “high chance” of significant flooding downstream of the dam if further heavy […]

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