Australian Natural Resources Atlas

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Water resources - Allocation and Use - Northern Territory

Location map

Groundwater Province: Daly River

Introduction

How has groundwater use in Daly River Province changed since 1985?

1985 groundwater use:1 GL/yr
1996 groundwater use:20 GL/yr
% change 1985 to 1996:1,077,512
Sustainable Yield 1996: no data

How is groundwater used in Daly River province?

Chart of Proportion of groundwater use by use classes {irrigation, rural, urban/industrial, in-situ}

 

In the following table "GMU" = Groundwater Management Unit and "UA" = Unallocated Area.

  Use (GL/yr)Allocation (GL/yr)Use/Alloc (GL/yr)
TotalGMU13 1 2,204
UA7 1 1,175
Total-2 -
IrrigationGMU11 no datano data
UA7 no datano data
Total-no data86
RuralGMU1 1 100
UA1 1 100
Total-2 6
Urban/IndustryGMU2 no datano data
UA1 no datano data
Total-no data9
In-situGMU--no data
UA--no data
Total--no data

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