Jump to Advice for recreational river users - check water quality; be aware there may be submerged hazards; be especially careful of fast flowing water . Nov 20- DEAD fish are expected to line the River Murray as the waterway becomes awash with foul-smelling “blackwater” in the coming weeks. The alert comes as the SES issues another flood warning to property owners along the river, threatening shack areas between Cadell and Mannum.
Dec 20- BLACKWATER flooding the River Murray might look ugly and uninviting but it is not a health hazard and there is no reason to abandon plans . Nov 20- WATER draining off the Murray Rivers floodplain has swept thousands of tonnes of leaf litter, bark and other detritus back into the river, fuelling . Jan 20- Blackwater from the Goulburn River has begun flowing into the Murray River however minimal impact on aquatic animals is expected. Dec 20- Farmer desperately tries to save native fish from deadly blackwater event in. Related Story: Murray River flooding draws tourists to Mildura. Nov 20- Households relying on an untreated River Murray supply struggle with dark, smelly water as a result of the blackwater event caused by high . The blackwater event currently being seen in the Murray River is being experienced across the system in the lower basin.