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Murray River

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  • Access here has not been confirmed on the ground — treat every way in as unverified.

The Murray is the river you drive to for a Murray cod on the fly. NSW's own fishing guide says the river up and downstream of Lake Mulwala holds the same cod, golden perch, Murray crayfish, redfin and carp as the lake, and that it deserves a look when the lake is crowded over the summer school holidays.

It is a long river, so start with its shape. It runs as the border between NSW and Victoria and carries on into South Australia. Up top it drops fast out of steep high country. Below that, a chain of weirs and locks turns it into a string of slow pools. Think of it in three parts: the high country at the top, the Hume to Tocumwal stretch around Lake Mulwala, and the long lowland river below.

Start at Mulwala. The river above and below the lake is timbered cod and golden perch water, and the NSW guide points you to it over the busy summer holidays. Read the current NSW and Victorian guides for what is open on this stretch before you go.

For trout, head for the steep high country at the top of the river, which in our read fishes as trout water. Read the current NSW guide for any trout season before you plan the drive.

The lower river, below Torrumbarry and on past Robinvale and Mildura, is big slow cod and golden perch water. Fish the timber between the weirs and locks rather than the white water beneath them, and check the current guides for what applies near each wall.

Pick your third of the river, check the gauge nearest where you will stand, and read the NSW, Victorian and South Australian guides before you go.

Water and habitat

Below the high country the Murray is a lowland river held up by weirs. The water between the walls is slow and deep, and the fish sit on structure: fallen timber, undercut banks, the outside of bends where the current has scoured a hole. The gradient chart shows how quickly the river drops out of its steep upper country and then runs nearly flat for most of its length, and the bank cover chart shows how much of the river's edge is still vegetated.

In our read, cod treat a big snag in a slow pool as home, and golden perch hang around the same timber but roam more. The steep upper river is a different animal: faster, colder water with riffles and runs, where trout take the usual stations at the heads of pools and along the seams.

Fish and forage

Murray cod and golden perch are the main event. Silver perch, freshwater catfish, redfin and carp are all recorded, as are trout cod, which look a lot like a small Murray cod. Learn to tell them apart and check the current guide for their status before you keep anything. Brown and rainbow trout are recorded too, and river blackfish.

The small fish the predators eat are recorded here as well: Australian smelt, carp gudgeons, bony bream, rainbowfish and several galaxias, plus Murray crayfish. That menu tells you what to throw. A big, bulky fly that moves water suits a cod looking for a bony bream or a crayfish, and a smaller baitfish pattern suits golden perch and redfin.

NSW recreational fishing trust money has gone into tagging studies of how cod use the upper Murray, so the fish up there are being watched as well as fished.

When to fish it

Summer and early autumn are the obvious time on the lowland water. In our experience the warm months are when cod and golden perch are most active in shallow water and most willing to chase a fly, and the NSW guide suggests the river around Mulwala when the lake is busy over the summer school holidays. In our experience the edges of the day matter more than the month: first light, last light and the first hour of dark.

Winter cod fishing is slower but not dead. Fish deeper and slower and expect fewer takes. Check the current NSW and Victorian guides for any seasonal closure on your stretch before you plan a spring trip.

The flow and hydro-thermal charts come from a gauge high in the upper river, above Hume Weir. They give you the shape of the year in the high country, but they cannot show what Hume releases or how the lowland river is running. In our read, the warmer months bring terrestrials such as hoppers onto the grassy banks up there.

How to fish it

For cod, use a heavy rod (an 8 to 10 weight), a sinking or intermediate line, and a short, stout leader. Throw a big fly tight to timber and bring it back slowly, with pauses. Most takes come close to the snag, so be ready to turn the fish before it gets back in. After dark, a large surface fly worked slowly along a snag-lined bank is a good bet.

For golden perch and redfin, drop to a 6 or 7 weight and fish a smaller weighted fly, something like a Woolly Bugger in dark or olive, slowly along the same timber.

On the trout water, fish it as you would any small mountain river: nymphs under an indicator in the runs, a dry or a hopper along the banks in summer, and an approach from downstream.

Access and safety

The access card lists the NSW angler access sites and boat ramps along the river. Treat them as places to get to the water, not as permission to cross private land. Where you are not sure whose ground you are on, ask.

As on any big lowland river, snags and steep, slippery banks are the everyday hazard. Wear a life jacket in a boat, and keep well clear of the rough water right below any weir. Check the live conditions for the gauge nearest you before you go, because the level can change from one trip to the next.

Regulations

Check the current guides, including their closed-waters lists, for the stretch you plan to fish. The river borders three states, so before you fish, read the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Victorian Fisheries Authority and Primary Industries and Regions SA fishing guides for the stretch and the bank you will be on. That covers bag and size limits, the cod and trout seasons, and anything that applies near the weirs and locks.

487 named access sites

These authority-listed points are separate from the mapped track intersections above. Some were inspected and some are public boat-ramp records; each row says which. A listing does not grant permission across private land, so check closures, signs and gates when you arrive.

Showing the first 60 of 487 sites on this long river. Use the authority sources below for the complete lists.

Sources: NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development; Transport for NSW.

When things happen

The guide's calendar for this water

When things happen

The year on this water

A year at a glance; check current rules

  • Cod and golden perch in the warm months · Dec to Apr In our experience the most reliable stretch of the year for natives on the fly. Big flies against timber at first and last light. Check the current NSW and Victorian guides for what is open on your stretch.
  • Hoppers on the trout water · Dec to Mar In our read, a hopper along a grassy bank in the high country is a good bet on a warm afternoon. Check the current NSW guide for any trout season before you go.
  • Winter cod, slow and deep · Jun to Aug A guide's read, not a measurement. Fewer takes and a slower fly, fished deep along the timber on a sinking line.

What the record shows

Flows, river gradient, changing water levels, fish surveys and stocking

What the record shows

The river's year

Daily flow at Murray River at Bringenbrong Bridge, every year 1983 to 2026

10 20 50 100 200 typical range high-flow mark Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec m³/s
43 years of the gauge, week by week. The dark band is the middle half of all years, the pale band nine years in ten, the line the median. The shaded strip is the typical range: the band the river sits in about half of all days. In a typical year the river sits in it from late October through the turn of the year to mid June, and runs higher than that from early July to late October. Whether a given day is one to wade is a call made at the bank, not a reading off this chart. Median flow peaks in mid September and bottoms out in late December. Flow and temperature are measured at different stations; this chart shows flow only.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology.
Source details and licence

Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online series catalogue (Snowy/Monaro stations). Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. retrieved 2026-08-12.

How often it runs this high

15,658 days at Murray River at Bringenbrong Bridge, 1983 to 2026

10 20 50 100 200 typical range 24.76 to 65.7 m³/s high-flow mark 92.562 m³/s 0% of days 25% of days 50% of days 75% of days 100% of days m³/s
Read it left to right: the river runs above the flow on the left edge almost never, and above the flow on the right edge almost always. Half of all days sit below 53.1 m³/s. The shaded band is the typical range, where it sits about half the time; it runs higher than that one day in three and above the high-flow mark about one day in seven. These are frequency bands drawn from the record, not a measured limit — judge the water when you get there.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology.
Source details and licence

Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online series catalogue (Snowy/Monaro stations). Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. retrieved 2026-08-12.

The fall of the river

Elevation along the river, source to end

Falls 1379 m over 1988.5 km, fine-grained bed, floodplain pockets for much of its length.

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from the source: 45 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1655.95 km from the source: 40 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1662.6 km from the source: 43 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1669.25 km from the source: 41 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1675.9 km from the source: 42 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1682.55 km from the source: 41 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1689.2 km from the source: 41 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1695.85 km from the source: 41 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1702.5 km from the source: 39 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1709.15 km from the source: 38 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1715.8 km from the source: 41 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1722.46 km from the source: 38 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1729.11 km from the source: 44 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1735.76 km from the source: 37 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1742.41 km from the source: 36 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1749.06 km from the source: 36 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1755.71 km from the source: 36 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1762.36 km from the source: 39 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1769.01 km from the source: 32 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1775.66 km from the source: 35 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1782.31 km from the source: 37 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1788.96 km from the source: 29 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1795.61 km from the source: 31 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1802.26 km from the source: 31 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1808.91 km from the source: 32 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1815.56 km from the source: 32 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1822.21 km from the source: 32 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1828.86 km from the source: 28 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1835.51 km from the source: 35 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1842.16 km from the source: 30 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1848.81 km from the source: 28 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1855.46 km from the source: 27 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1862.11 km from the source: 28 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1868.76 km from the source: 27 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1875.41 km from the source: 26 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1882.07 km from the source: 26 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1888.72 km from the source: 27 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1895.37 km from the source: 27 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1902.02 km from the source: 26 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1908.67 km from the source: 28 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1915.32 km from the source: 24 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1921.97 km from the source: 28 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1928.62 km from the source: 24 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1935.27 km from the source: 24 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1941.92 km from the source: 24 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1948.57 km from the source: 23 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1955.22 km from the source: 25 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1961.87 km from the source: 22 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1968.52 km from the source: 25 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1975.17 km from the source: 21 m · falling 0.1 m per km · fine-grained 1981.82 km from the source: 20 m · falling 0 m per km · fine-grained 1988.47 km from the source: 25 m · falling 0 m per km 0 km 497 km 994 km 1491 km 1988 km
bedrock · 4% gravel · 1% sand · 8% fine-grained · 82% unstated · 3% not surveyed · 1%
Headwater
1404 m
Outlet
25 m
Typical drop
0.7 m/km
Steepest sampled stretch
13 m/km, near 6.65 km
Hover the profile for the reading at any kilometre.
Source: Geoscience Australia.
Source details and licence

Geoscience Australia — 1 second SRTM-derived DEM-H v1.0 (NCI tile store). Geoscience Australia, 1 second SRTM-derived DEM-H v1.0, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. retrieved 2026-08-16.

Bed material: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Water, Surface Water Science).
Source details and licence

NSW River Styles spatial dataset — geomorphic character and dominant bed material. NSW River Styles spatial dataset, © State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2023. retrieved 2026-08-21.

Gauge pins identify the monitoring stations. The slope shows how steeply the river falls; it does not show rapids or safe wading routes.

The banks, seen from space

Land cover in the 120 m beside the water, Landsat 2023 to 2024 to 2025

0 to 100 km: woody dense 39.4% 0 to 100 km: woody open 57.5% 0 to 100 km: woody sparse 0.3% 0 to 100 km: herbaceous native 0.6% 0 to 100 km: cultivated 2.2% 100 to 200 km: woody dense 16.8% 100 to 200 km: woody open 29.7% 100 to 200 km: woody sparse 1.2% 100 to 200 km: herbaceous native 6.3% 100 to 200 km: cultivated 46% 200 to 300 km: woody dense 6.6% 200 to 300 km: woody open 26.6% 200 to 300 km: woody sparse 1.3% 200 to 300 km: herbaceous native 29.1% 200 to 300 km: cultivated 36.4% 300 to 400 km: woody dense 11.3% 300 to 400 km: woody open 37.8% 300 to 400 km: woody sparse 0.9% 300 to 400 km: herbaceous native 36.4% 300 to 400 km: cultivated 12.5% 300 to 400 km: bare 1.1% 400 to 500 km: woody dense 19.4% 400 to 500 km: woody open 50% 400 to 500 km: woody sparse 0.3% 400 to 500 km: herbaceous native 19.3% 400 to 500 km: cultivated 10.8% 400 to 500 km: artificial 0.2% 500 to 600 km: woody dense 29.8% 500 to 600 km: woody open 57.8% 500 to 600 km: woody sparse 0.8% 500 to 600 km: herbaceous native 6.9% 500 to 600 km: cultivated 3.3% 500 to 600 km: bare 0.4% 500 to 600 km: artificial 1% 600 to 700 km: woody dense 34.2% 600 to 700 km: woody open 56.9% 600 to 700 km: woody sparse 0.2% 600 to 700 km: herbaceous native 5.1% 600 to 700 km: cultivated 2.4% 600 to 700 km: bare 1% 600 to 700 km: artificial 0.2% 700 to 800 km: woody dense 26.1% 700 to 800 km: woody open 71.1% 700 to 800 km: woody sparse 0.2% 700 to 800 km: herbaceous native 1.9% 700 to 800 km: cultivated 0.6% 700 to 800 km: bare 0.1% 800 to 900 km: woody dense 8.8% 800 to 900 km: woody open 73% 800 to 900 km: woody sparse 1.1% 800 to 900 km: herbaceous native 9.6% 800 to 900 km: cultivated 5.5% 800 to 900 km: bare 1.1% 800 to 900 km: artificial 0.9% 900 to 1000 km: woody dense 26.3% 900 to 1000 km: woody open 63.7% 900 to 1000 km: woody sparse 0.6% 900 to 1000 km: herbaceous native 7.9% 900 to 1000 km: cultivated 1.3% 900 to 1000 km: bare 0.2% 1000 to 1100 km: woody dense 20.5% 1000 to 1100 km: woody open 59.9% 1000 to 1100 km: woody sparse 0.6% 1000 to 1100 km: herbaceous native 12.2% 1000 to 1100 km: cultivated 5.9% 1000 to 1100 km: bare 0.3% 1000 to 1100 km: artificial 0.6% 1100 to 1200 km: woody dense 13% 1100 to 1200 km: woody open 46.6% 1100 to 1200 km: woody sparse 0.6% 1100 to 1200 km: herbaceous native 26.8% 1100 to 1200 km: cultivated 12.2% 1100 to 1200 km: bare 0.5% 1100 to 1200 km: artificial 0.3% 1200 to 1300 km: woody dense 4.9% 1200 to 1300 km: woody open 60.7% 1200 to 1300 km: woody sparse 2.1% 1200 to 1300 km: herbaceous native 22.9% 1200 to 1300 km: cultivated 9.2% 1200 to 1300 km: bare 0.2% 1300 to 1400 km: woody dense 5.1% 1300 to 1400 km: woody open 77.4% 1300 to 1400 km: woody sparse 1.4% 1300 to 1400 km: herbaceous native 12.1% 1300 to 1400 km: cultivated 3.9% 1300 to 1400 km: bare 0.1% 1400 to 1500 km: woody dense 1.4% 1400 to 1500 km: woody open 77.5% 1400 to 1500 km: woody sparse 2.3% 1400 to 1500 km: herbaceous native 16.2% 1400 to 1500 km: cultivated 2.4% 1400 to 1500 km: bare 0.2% 1500 to 1600 km: woody dense 1.8% 1500 to 1600 km: woody open 60.8% 1500 to 1600 km: woody sparse 1.6% 1500 to 1600 km: herbaceous native 29.3% 1500 to 1600 km: cultivated 5.6% 1500 to 1600 km: bare 0.9% 1600 to 1700 km: woody dense 3.2% 1600 to 1700 km: woody open 56.7% 1600 to 1700 km: woody sparse 3.9% 1600 to 1700 km: herbaceous native 31.4% 1600 to 1700 km: cultivated 3.8% 1600 to 1700 km: bare 1% 1700 to 1800 km: woody dense 0.1% 1700 to 1800 km: woody open 37.8% 1700 to 1800 km: woody sparse 5.2% 1700 to 1800 km: herbaceous native 42.6% 1700 to 1800 km: cultivated 9.8% 1700 to 1800 km: bare 3.1% 1700 to 1800 km: artificial 1.4% 1800 to 1900 km: woody dense 2.5% 1800 to 1900 km: woody open 64.1% 1800 to 1900 km: woody sparse 4% 1800 to 1900 km: herbaceous native 23.6% 1800 to 1900 km: cultivated 3.8% 1800 to 1900 km: bare 2% 1900 to 1995 km: woody dense 4.8% 1900 to 1995 km: woody open 69.9% 1900 to 1995 km: woody sparse 2.5% 1900 to 1995 km: herbaceous native 20% 1900 to 1995 km: cultivated 2.1% 1900 to 1995 km: bare 0.7% 0 km 50 km 100 km 150 km 200 km 250 km 300 km 350 km 400 km 450 km 500 km 550 km 600 km 650 km 700 km 750 km 800 km 850 km 900 km 950 km 1000 km 1050 km 1100 km 1150 km 1200 km 1250 km 1300 km 1350 km 1400 km 1450 km 1500 km 1550 km 1600 km 1650 km 1700 km 1750 km 1800 km 1850 km 1900 km 1950 km
dense forest open woodland scattered trees and scrub native grass and heath farmed or cleared bare ground lake
Along the river itself about 72% of the bank is under trees, 18% is native grass or heath and 9% is farmed. The most wooded stretch is 700 to 800 km from the source; the most open is 200 to 300 km. A satellite reads the canopy, not the ground beneath it, so treat this as a read of the country, not a survey of every bank.
Source: Geoscience Australia / Digital Earth Australia.
Source details and licence

DEA Land Cover (Landsat) — Level 4 classification, continental mosaics. © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). DEA Land Cover (Landsat), Digital Earth Australia. retrieved 2026-08-19.

How well this water has been surveyed

54,859 capture records, 6 decades of 7 on file

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1960s: 1 capture record 1960s: 1 capture record 1980s: 2 capture records 1980s: 20 capture records 1990s: 356 capture records 1990s: 36 capture records 1990s: 3 capture records 1990s: 77 capture records 1990s: 11 capture records 1990s: 16 capture records 1990s: 6 capture records 1990s: 23 capture records 2000s: 7,996 capture records 2000s: 51 capture records 2000s: 1 capture record 2000s: 3 capture records 2000s: 6 capture records 2000s: 21 capture records 2010s: 33,778 capture records 2010s: 42 capture records 2010s: 361 capture records 2010s: 119 capture records 2010s: 13 capture records 2010s: 27 capture records 2020s: 11,468 capture records 2020s: 8 capture records 2020s: 272 capture records 2020s: 138 capture records 2020s: 3 capture records 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
electrofishing (boat), 53,598 records electrofishing (backpack), 137 records electrofishing (other), 5 records fyke netting, 711 records gill netting, 31 records seine netting, 276 records other netting, 26 records trapping, 74 records piscicide (rotenone), 1 record
Capture records by decade — electrofishing, netting, trapping and rotenone surveys only; a sighting, an eDNA water sample or a stocking release is not a capture and is not counted here. A record is not an abundance estimate, and a decade with no bar is a decade with no capture survey on file, not evidence the water was empty.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Source details and licence

Atlas of Living Australia — freshwater fish occurrence records (open licences, with coordinates). Occurrence records from the Atlas of Living Australia and its contributing datasets, including the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, NSW BioNet Atlas, Sustainable Rivers Audit, Murray-Darling Basin fish monitoring programs, OZCAM museum collections and iNaturalist Australia. Each record carries its own licence and originating dataset. retrieved 2026-08-13.

Conditions

What the gauges say

Murray River at Biggara

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Jingellic

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Bringenbrong Bridge

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at downstream Hume Dam (Heywoods)

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Doctors Point

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River downstream Yarrawonga Weir

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Howlong

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Echuca

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Tocumwal

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Swan Hill

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Barmah

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water clarity

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Cobram

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ D/s Campaspe R (Pianta Road)

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Mallee Cliffs No.1 downstream

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Mallee Cliffs No.2 upstream

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ below Wakool Junction

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Boundary Bend

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Euston

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Colignan

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Mullaroo Creek @ Lock 7 Offtake

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ D/s Mildura Weir (Chaffeys Grave Yard)

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ Wemen

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

F.m.i.t. North East Drain @ Bruces Bend

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Merbein North-west Drain @ U/s of Outfall to Murray R

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Robinvale No 4 System Outfall @ Pethard Road

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Robinvale No 6 System Outfall @ Malaya Road

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Nangiloc Colignan Drain @ Nangiloc

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River at Lock No. 10 (Wentworth)

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Murray River @ below Rufus River. Operational Tables

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Calculated Flow To SA

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 9 upstream (AMTD 764.8km)

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Storage level

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 8 Downstream (AMTD 725.7km)

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 7 Downstream (AMTD 696.6km)

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 8 Upstream (AMTD 725.7km)

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Storage level

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 9 Downstream (AMTD 764.8km)

River flow

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Gauge height

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

River Murray at Lock 7 Upstream (AMTD 696.6km)

Water temperature

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Storage level

No reading shown: No reading has been captured for this gauge yet, so none is shown.

Readings from the Bureau of Meteorology's Water Data Online, © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed CC BY 4.0. Nothing here is a forecast. Check the gauge before you rely on it.

Weather

What the sky is doing

Live weather for River Murray at Calculated Flow To SA loads here. If it does not, check the Bureau of Meteorology forecast before you go.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Questions anglers ask

Can I fish right up to the weirs?

Check first. Read the current NSW and Victorian fishing guides for the weir you are heading to before you fish anywhere near the wall. As below any weir, the water right under it can be rough, so keep your distance from it anyway.

Where do I fish for trout?

In our experience, the steep high country at the top of the river. Read the current NSW guide for any trout season before you fish it.

Which state's rules apply?

The river is a border water shared by NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Before you fish, read the current NSW, Victorian and South Australian guides for the stretch and the bank you will be on.

Behind this page

Where next

 Fish species Murray cod The fish most anglers come to the Murray for.
Fish species Golden perch Shares the timbered water with the cod.
Fish species Redfin Recorded around the Mulwala stretch and a fair target on small flies.
Fish species Brown trout Recorded in the river; in our read, a fish of the high country.