The Red Alert warning for the Darling River upstream of the Menindee Lakes, including the town of Wilcannia, as well as the sections of the river immediately upstream and downstream of Wilcannia beyond Caulpaulin remains in place.
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Published on 19 December 2024
Risk of fish deaths – actions being taken
Hypoxic water in the Barwon-Darling river
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment says the risk of fish deaths is high over the coming weeks as temperatures continue to soar and a large mass of hypoxic (low oxygen) water makes its way down the river.
Community-update-for-Menindee-and-Lower-Darling_final-19-Dec-24.pdf(PDF, 109KB)