Analysis of Water Management Options in the Upper Condamine River

The alluvial plains of the Upper Condamine and tributaries are an agriculturally fertile part of the Darling Downs in southern Queensland where main crops include cotton and grain. shows the study area. Rainfall can be erratic and sometimes unreliable, so irrigation has greatly boosted production in recent decades. Sources of water for irrigation include regulated river flows, unregulated flows in rivers and streams and groundwater.