DEECA Victorian Water Accounts 2022-23

About the area

Goulburn-Murray Water manages water-related services for an area of 68,000 km² bordered by the Great Dividing Range in the south and the Murray River in the north and stretching from Corryong in the east down-river to Nyah.

Goulburn-Murray Water supplies irrigators and other rural water users and provides bulk water supply to many towns within irrigation areas and along regulated rivers.

More information on the water corporation can be found at Goulburn-Murray Water.

2022-23 overview

Rural deliveries

805,353 ML of rural deliveries were made in common and rural systems in 2022-23, less than the previous year (941,445 ML in 2021-22).

Water deliveries

Rural systems

Goulburn Murray Water operates 15 rural supply systems.

Table 1: Rural system water balance, Goulburn-Murray Water

Area / town / system	Start volume in store (ML)	Total inflows (ML)	Outflows (ML)	End volume in store (ML)	Distribution system efficiency (%)
Central Goulburn Irrigation Area	0	227,785	189,217	0	34,846	3,722	227,785	0	85%
East Loddon D&S	0	282	0	208	27	47	282	0	90%
Loddon Valley Irrigation Area	0	122,977	110,910	2,796	8,088	1,183	122,977	0	93%
Lower Broken Creek	0	286,048	0	9,395	0	276,653	286,048	0	100%
Murray Valley Irrigation Area	0	184,185	128,582	0	26,943	28,660	184,185	0	85%
Normanville D&S	70	341	0	141	109	91	341	70	68%
Nyah Irrigation Area	0	4,075	3,914	0	161	0	4,075	0	96%
Rochester Irrigation Area	0	114,970	103,930	440	9,880	720	114,970	0	91%
Shepparton Irrigation Area	0	134,006	72,822	0	13,162	48,022	134,006	0	90%
Torrumbarry Irrigation Area	124,366	1,393,699	185,703	64,305	218,847	920,205	1,389,060	129,005	84%
Tresco Irrigation Area	0	3,078	2,744	0	334	0	3,078	0	89%
Tungamah D&S	0	401	0	260	141	0	401	0	65%
West Loddon D&S	0	164	0	164	0	0	164	0	100%
Woorinen Irrigation Area	0	10,135	7,449	0	2,686	0	10,135	0	73%
Total 2022-23	124,436	2,482,146	805,271	77,709	315,224	1,279,303	2,477,507	129,075
Total 2021-22	125,710	1,630,296	938,805	63,101	251,797	377,869	1,631,572	124,436

Area / town / system	Start volume in store (ML)	Total inflows (ML)	Outflows (ML)	End volume in store (ML)	Distribution system efficiency (%)
Central Goulburn Irrigation Area	0	227,785	189,217	0	34,846	3,722	227,785	0	85%
East Loddon D&S	0	282	0	208	27	47	282	0	90%
Loddon Valley Irrigation Area	0	122,977	110,910	2,796	8,088	1,183	122,977	0	93%
Lower Broken Creek	0	286,048	0	9,395	0	276,653	286,048	0	100%
Murray Valley Irrigation Area	0	184,185	128,582	0	26,943	28,660	184,185	0	85%
Normanville D&S	70	341	0	141	109	91	341	70	68%
Nyah Irrigation Area	0	4,075	3,914	0	161	0	4,075	0	96%
Rochester Irrigation Area	0	114,970	103,930	440	9,880	720	114,970	0	91%
Shepparton Irrigation Area	0	134,006	72,822	0	13,162	48,022	134,006	0	90%
Torrumbarry Irrigation Area	124,366	1,393,699	185,703	64,305	218,847	920,205	1,389,060	129,005	84%
Tresco Irrigation Area	0	3,078	2,744	0	334	0	3,078	0	89%
Tungamah D&S	0	401	0	260	141	0	401	0	65%
West Loddon D&S	0	164	0	164	0	0	164	0	100%
Woorinen Irrigation Area	0	10,135	7,449	0	2,686	0	10,135	0	73%
Total 2022-23	124,436	2,482,146	805,271	77,709	315,224	1,279,303	2,477,507	129,075
Total 2021-22	125,710	1,630,296	938,805	63,101	251,797	377,869	1,631,572	124,436

Common systems

Goulburn Murray Water operates one common supply system.

Table 2: Common system water balance, Goulburn-Murray Water

Area / town / system	Start volume in store (ML)	Total inflows (ML)	Outflows (ML)	End volume in store (ML)	Distribution system efficiency (%)
Waranga Western Channel	304,899	1,210,401	83	1,053,766	51,722	35,626	-	1,141,197	374,104	92%
Total 2022-23	304,899	1,210,401	83	1,053,766	51,722	35,626	0	1,141,197	374,104
Total 2021-22	253,810	758,503	2,640	641,494	55,886	7,394	0	707,414	304,899

Area / town / system	Start volume in store (ML)	Total inflows (ML)	Outflows (ML)	End volume in store (ML)	Distribution system efficiency (%)
Waranga Western Channel	304,899	1,210,401	83	1,053,766	51,722	35,626	-	1,141,197	374,104	92%
Total 2022-23	304,899	1,210,401	83	1,053,766	51,722	35,626	0	1,141,197	374,104
Total 2021-22	253,810	758,503	2,640	641,494	55,886	7,394	0	707,414	304,899