Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program: Loddon River catchment
- MDB Catchments
- Loddon
Major irrigation areas
- Pyramid-Boort Irrigation Area
Examples of high value environmental assets
Loddon River catchment
State: Victoria
Water purchased from the Loddon River catchment can be used to benefit environmental assets in this catchment and downstream.
Australian Government water purchases in the Loddon River catchment
| Catchment | Entitlement Type | Secured Purchases (ML) | Secured Entitlement Purchases - Average Annual Yield (ML) | Other Purchases - Average Annual Yield (ML) | Average price paid per trade ($/ML) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon | High reliability | 2,476 | 2,352 | 1,823 | |
| Low Reliability | 644 | 174 | 200 |
Note: Refer to caveats on the 'Purchases Secured under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program as at 31 December 2011' table on the 'Progress of water recovery under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program' page.
Where to obtain information on market prices
Information on market prices in Victoria can be found on the Victorian Water Register .
Private water auction houses or brokers can also provide information on historical entitlement trades.
CSIRO Sustainable Yields Report
Note that the catchment boundaries referred to in this report may not directly align with the catchment boundaries represented on this web site.