The 1956 flood, which peaked at 341GL/day, is the largest River Murray flood on record. Flood maps released by the Department of Environment and Water show areas likely to go under water in a new ...

A South Australian River Murray flood is considered ‘exceptional’ if the water level is five or more metres above pool level. This has occurred just four times – in 1931, 1956, 1973 and 1974.

A long stretch of the Murray River and the massive Macquarie Marshes wetland in NSW could soon be designated "threatened ecological communities" by the federal government. Here's what that means.