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Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

20 June 2024

The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne Dam in southern NSW for Thursday 27 June 2024.

Water delivery a win for the environment

20 June 2024

NSW is making great progress towards its Murray-Darling Basin targets with 6.29 gigalitres (GL) of water now returned to the environment to boost the health of our rivers through the $126.5 million Murrumbidgee Irrigation Automation Finalisation

More consultation at Louth on fishways

21 May 2024

Western NSW residents are invited to continue discussions about the Fish Passage Project at Louth next Wednesday 29 May.

Quirindi and Werris Creek water security delivered

21 May 2024

One of the largest water security projects ever undertaken in the North West region of New South Wales is complete, with Quipolly Dam now connected to the taps of residents in Quirindi and Werris Creek through a new $36.9 million world-class water

Planned Snowy environmental flow reduced

5 December 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has reduced the volume of a planned environmental water release from Jindabyne Dam that was scheduled to take place on Friday 9 December 2022, from 3,705 megalitres per day to 1,995 megalitres per day.

One week left for the new Dungowan Dam EIS

30 November 2022

Tamworth and the Peel Valley have one more week to have their say on the New Dungowan Dam and Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - November

7 November 2019

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 14 November 2019.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - October

23 October 2019

The NSW Department of Industry today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Wednesday 30 October 2019.

Rising River Alert - Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

26 August 2019

The department issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Tuesday 3 September 2019.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - July 2019

18 July 2019

The department issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 25 July 2019.

Rising River Alert - Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

21 June 2019

The NSW Department of Industry today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Friday 28 June 2019.

Community notice: Wilcannia Weir upgrade consultation commences

19 December 2018

The department is pleased to advise that the business case and scoping study for the upgrade of Wilcannia Weir are now available for review.