Wimmera region Overview The Wimmera region in The main river is the Wimmera, which Victoria covers around 3% rises in the Pyrenees Ranges and of the Murray–Darling Basin flows across the northern foothills of and contributes 1.7% of water the Grampians. The river ends at Lake inflows. Hindmarsh but in times of peak flow its waters reach Lake Albacutya. The Wimmera region includes many lakes that are of national The region is home to about 2% of the significance including Pink Lake, population of the Basin. Water is used Natimuk Lake, Oliver’s Lake and for urban supply, industry, stock and White Lake. irrigation. The Wimmera region covers Dryland broadacre agriculture is the the traditional country of the main industry, with the production Dja Dja Wurrung, Wotjobaluk of cereal, oilseed and pulse grains. A and Wergaia. The north of the small amount of irrigation occurs for region is the traditional lands pasture production and there is some of the Latji Latji, Tatti Tatti and viticulture and olive production. Wamba Wamba Nations. Image: Mallee scrub in Murray Sunset National Park, Victoria Carnarvon N.P. r e v i r e R iv e R v i o g N re r r e a v i W R o l g n Augathella a L r e v i R d r a W Chesterton Range N.P. Charleville Mitchell Morven Roma Cheepie Miles River Chinchilla amine Cond Condamine k e e r r ve C i R l M e a nn a h lo Dalby c r a Surat a B e n e o B a Wyandra R Tara i v e r QUEENSLAND Brisbane Toowoomba Moonie Thrushton er National e Riv ooni Park M k Beardmore Reservoir Millmerran e r e ve r i R C ir e e St George W n i Allora b Cunnamulla e Bollon N r e Jack Taylor Weir iv R e n n N lo k a e B Warwick e r C Inglewood a l a l l a g n u Coolmunda Reservoir M N acintyre River Goondiwindi 25 Dirranbandi M Stanthorpe 0 50 Currawinya N.P. r Currawinya Lakes ive a R go Kilometres ul D) C QL r ( er D e iv um iv R Culgoa N.P. ar R o es Texas rn ro q ve a Ri e P ve S Hungerford r Mungindi Tenterfield Elevation Goodooga 0-200m Torrington State er Recreation Area iv Gwydir Riv R er e 200-400m ri er Pindari Reservoir ir iv B n R ra ar 400-800m N S er Enngonia Lightning Ridge eve v rn i er Rive R iv Moree r (NS go R Warialda W) 800-1200m e a rr ar a h Me W ok hi River 1200-1600m Wanaaring B M Narran Lake ac Glen Innes Inverell inty re R Nocoleche Narran Lakes r iver Legend ive Nature n R wo State borders Reserve Brewarrina Bar Walgett Copeton Reservoir Basin border Bourke Weir Bourke Highways Wee Waa Bundarra Namoi Riv Rivers/creeks er Mt. Kaputar N.P. Towns & cities Narrabri Capital cities outside of MDB Gundabooka N.P. Louth Major water storages Pilliga West Byrock State Forest Split Rock Uralla Wetlands and natural lakes Pilliga Reservoir Paroo–Darling Nature Manilla National Park k National parks Macquarie Marshes Reserve e e r C s Keepit Reservoir White Cliffs r x Irrigation area ive o g R Coonamble C rlin Da Gunnedah M a Paroo–Darling c Tamworth q u State Conservation Area a r i e Chaffey Reservoir Coonabarabran R i v e Warrambungle r Gulargambone N.P. Werris Creek Wilcannia Cobar Nyngan C a s t le Warren re ag h R iver Coolah Coolbaggie Goonoo er Broken Hill gar Riv Nature State Talbra Reserve Forest Dunedoo Menindee Main Weir B og Tottenham an Dubbo R iv Narromine er Menindee Lakes Burrendong Menindee NEW SOUTH WALES Reservoir Wellington Weir 32 Mudgee Kinchega N.P. Tullamore Windamere Goobang N.P. Yathong Reservoir Rylstone State Forest Round Hill h nc Ivanhoe Nature Reserve ra ab An g lin r ar ive D n R t Wi la Condobolin a llandra Creek ach re L Parkes G Lake Cargelligo Orange Danggali Portland Conservation Forbes SOUTH Park Lake Cargelligo Pooncarie Bathurst Hillston AUSTRALIA Lake Brewster r ive R ng Willandra Lakes region Carcoar Reservoir Burra rli Lake Cowal Da Oberon Mungo N.P. Grenfell Cowra Booligal Sydney Lock 6 Morgan Riverland Goolgowi B West Wyalong la Wyangala Reservoir Lake Victoria n d Wentworth C Lock 9 re Lock 2 Lock 5 Lock 11 Cocoparra N.P. e River Murray Lock 7 k Lock 3 Great Cumbung Renmark Lock Merbein Swamp Lock 8 10 Mallee Cliffs N.P. Banrock Station Berri Mildura Barmera Blanchetown Griffith Young Lock 4 Red Murrum Hanwood Lock 1 bidge Cliffs e River Murray River N.P. Hay Temora Boorowa Crookwell Loxton Fivebough– Robinvale Tuckerbil Swan Reach Leeton Cootamundra Lock Balranald Hattah– 15 Kulkyne Lakes Narrandera Murray Sunset N.P. Ri ver M Billiat Conservation Hattah urra Hattah Lakes y Park Oolambeyan N.P. Adelaide Mannum Yanga N.P. Yass 1 Hattah-Kulkyne N.P. Moulamein k ree 2 Tooleybuc o C Wagga Wagga Lake Ouyen N B nc iem illab Ya Murray Bridge ur ong Burrinjuck George Riv Cre Gundagai er Werai Forest ek Reservoir Lockhart Lake Brindabella N.P. Tailem Bend Pinnaroo Murrayville Alexandrina Tumut Canberra E Swan Hill dw Milang Lower Lakes VICTORIA ar and Coorong d R Jerilderie Blowering ive B T Wa l River r illa u Goolwa koo b m Reservoir Sea Lake ong Ginini Deniliquin Cr Henty u e t ACT Lake Albert e Flats Barrages k R i Murray Mouth v Tinderry Big Desert Finley e Wyperfeld N.P. Kerang Tu r Barham Koondrook– ppal C Nature Meningie Wilderness Wetlands reek Perricoota Namadgi N.P. Reserve Park 3 Hopetoun Forest Millewa Forest The Coorong Kerang Talbingo Gunbower Torrumbarry Tumbarumba Lake Albacutya Forest Reservoir Weir Tocumwal R i ve Lake Mulwala urray Hume Reservoir r M River M Cabramurra u rr Barmah Forest Wycheproof ay Maragle State Forest Albury Adaminaby Lake Hindmarsh 4 Kow Moama Yarrawonga Weir Corowa Swamp Broken Cre ek Wodonga Echuca Goul burn Lake Buloke Ri Khancoban Cooma Charlton L ver o Kosciuszko d d Nhill o Wangaratta N.P. Donald n Shepparton R M Ov it r iv e ta Blue Lake e n M ve A s i i vo r Bro Ri tta R c ke ve K R r n r i n a R i ve Little Desert N.P. o R e iv e r i v e w s St Arnaud ve i r Winton Wetlands d r R a r Av on R Dartmouth a Riv e Benalla h er p i c v i s Waranga Basin e Reservoir Horsham R a r Legend 5 Bendigo p m Mt. Buffalo N.P. Alpine N.P. W a C Bright State border im m e Cairn Basin border ra Lake Nillahcootie R River/creek i Curran ve Eppalock Town/city r Reservoir Reservoir Seymour Water storage/lake Maryborough Castlemaine Mansfield National Park Alpine N.P. Ramsar site Avoca Omeo Tullaroop Eildon Reservoir Irrigation area Halls Gap Reservoir Grampians N.P. Goulb urn R iver Kinglake N.P. Lake Eildon N.P. Around the region Murray–Sunset National Park is known Lake Hindmarsh is a wetland of 1 for the Pink Lakes Salt mine relics. 4 international significance and is Victoria’s Mounds of salt have lain abandoned largest freshwater lake. on the edges of the Pink Lakes since Melbourne operation ceased in 1979. The Wimmera stockVICTORIA and domestic 5 channel system was replaced by the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline in 2010, to The Ouyen Lake opened for recreational save 103,000 ML of water each year, use in 2018 thanks to the dedication of 2 by reducing transmission losses and the local community that campaigned for evaporation. years for its creation. Lake Albacutya is a wetland of 3 international significance. Carnarvon N.P. r e v i r e R iv e R v i o g N re r r e a v i W R o l g n Augathella a L r e v i R d r a W Chesterton Range N.P. Charleville Mitchell Morven Roma Cheepie Miles River Chinchilla amine Cond Condamine k e e r r ve C i R l M e a nn a h lo Dalby c r a Surat a B e n e o B a Wyandra R Tara i v e r QUEENSLAND Brisbane Toowoomba Moonie Thrushton er National e Riv ooni Park M k Beardmore Reservoir Millmerran e r e ve r i R C ir e e St George W n i Allora b Cunnamulla e Bollon N r e Jack Taylor Weir iv R e n n N lo k a e B Warwick e r C Inglewood a l a l l a g n u Coolmunda Reservoir M N acintyre River Goondiwindi 25 Dirranbandi M Stanthorpe 0 50 Currawinya N.P. r Currawinya Lakes ive a R go Kilometres ul D) C QL r ( er D e iv um iv R Culgoa N.P. ar R o es Texas rn ro q ve a Ri e P ve S Hungerford r Mungindi Tenterfield Elevation Goodooga 0-200m Torrington State er Recreation Area iv Gwydir Riv R er e 200-400m ri er Pindari Reservoir ir iv B n R ra ar 400-800m N S er Enngonia Lightning Ridge eve v rn i er Rive R iv Moree r (NS go R Warialda W) 800-1200m e a rr ar a h Me W ok hi River 1200-1600m Wanaaring B M Narran Lake ac Glen Innes Inverell inty re R Nocoleche Narran Lakes r iver Legend ive Nature n R wo State borders Reserve Brewarrina Bar Walgett Copeton Reservoir Basin border Bourke Weir Bourke Highways Wee Waa Bundarra Namoi Riv Rivers/creeks er Mt.