Classification of aquatic ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin v3.0

Created 20/09/2025

Updated 20/09/2025

This is the 2021 update to the classification of aquatic ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin v3.0. It is a compilation of river, lake, wetland, riparian and floodplain mapping for the Murray-Darling Basin using the best available mapping from state jurisdictions (South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Walesand the Australian Capital Territory), Australian Government agencies and other organisations. Data sources range in scale from 1:5,000 to 1:250,000. The interim Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem (ANAE) classification framework has been applied to all wetland polygons varying by system type (lacustrine, palustrine, riverine, estuarine and springs. Attribute values and final wetland types are included in the attribute data table.

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Title Classification of aquatic ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin v3.0
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/5cab5e67-1850-4b66-a516-6de7e9235a74
Remote Last Updated
Contact Point
DCCEEW's Find Environmental Data (FED)
geospatial@dcceew.gov.au
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Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal DCCEEW

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This dataset was originally found on DCCEEW "Classification of aquatic ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin v3.0". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://fed.dcceew.gov.au/datasets/erin::classification-of-aquatic-ecosystems-in-the-murray-darling-basin-v3-0