35°31′20″S 144°57′38″E / 35.52222°S 144.96056°E / -35.52222; 144.96056 The Murray Irrigation Area is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales , between Mulwala and Moulamein . It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river system feeding and fed by the area is the Murray River .
5-690: Much of the water is supplied via the Mulwala Canal , flowing from Lake Mulwala . Water supply is provided by Murray Irrigation Limited, a company formed by the New South Wales government in 1995. Murray Irrigation purchases water directly from the New South Wales State Water Corporation . The system is regarded as a major engineering achievement comprising an elaborate series of weirs, canals and holding ponds (fed by upstream rivers and dams), including
10-506: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mulwala Canal 35°58′48″S 146°00′27″E / 35.979895°S 146.007547°E / -35.979895; 146.007547 The Mulwala Canal is an irrigation canal in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales , Australia. It is the largest irrigation canal in the Southern Hemisphere. The canal, starting at Lake Mulwala , diverts water from
15-478: Is the main industry of the towns within the area which include Finley , Deniliquin and Jerilderie . The irrigation area has become increasingly controversial in the early 21st century, after consecutive years of drought and a growing Australian population have led to demands for greater levels of water conservation. This Riverina geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This New South Wales river or creek related article
20-619: The Murray River across the southern Riverina plain to the Edward River at Deniliquin . The canal is 156 km long. The channel has an offtake capacity of 10,000 megalitres (ML) per day and annually supplies over 1,000,000 ML to 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 acres) in the Murray Irrigation Area . The canal was constructed between 1935 and 1942. As well as water for agriculture, the canal also provides water for
25-701: The large Lawson syphon where the Mulwala Canal flows under the Edward River . Anabranches of the Murray including the Edward River and the Wakool River are also managed to provide irrigation water to irrigators along those waterways. Managed flow along those waterways bears little correlation to natural flow regimes, with peak flows occurring during peak irrigation demand (summer) rather than during peak runoff (early spring). Irrigated agriculture
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