Declared irrigation district boundaries mapped by Victorian rural water corporations. Declared irrigation districts are managed by Victorian water corporations under Part 6A of the Water Act 1989 and encompass rural water corporation irrigation infrastructure for water supply. The declared irrigation districts in the north of Victoria include the Goulburn Murray, Nyah and Tresco irrigation districts managed by Goulburn Murray Water and the Merbein, Red Cliffs, Robinvale and First Mildura irrigation districts managed by Lower Murray Water. The declared irrigation districts in the south of Victoria include the Macalister, Werribee and Bacchus Marsh irrigation districts managed by Southern Rural Water. These declared irrigation districts service the majority of irrigation enterprises in Victoria, supporting agricultural production. Input scales vary by water corporation. N.B. DITRICT_ID has been removed.
Search Words:
Inland waters
Publication Date:
02 October 2023
Dataset Status:
Covers all irrigation districts across the state of Victoria Completeness Verification: Been verified by suppliers
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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License Text
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Only to be used for broad scale mapping ie > 1:250 000
Data Existence:
Metadata Name
Descriptions
Resource Name:
IRRIGATION_DISTRICT
Title:
Declared Irrigation Districts
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803003049
Custodian:
Owner:
Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
Declared irrigation district boundaries mapped by Victorian rural water corporations. Declared irrigation districts are managed by Victorian water corporations under Part 6A of the Water Act 1989 and encompass rural water corporation irrigation infrastructure for water supply. The declared irrigation districts in the north of Victoria include the Goulburn Murray, Nyah and Tresco irrigation districts managed by Goulburn Murray Water and the Merbein, Red Cliffs, Robinvale and First Mildura irrigation districts managed by Lower Murray Water. The declared irrigation districts in the south of Victoria include the Macalister, Werribee and Bacchus Marsh irrigation districts managed by Southern Rural Water. These declared irrigation districts service the majority of irrigation enterprises in Victoria, supporting agricultural production. Input scales vary by water corporation. N.B. DITRICT_ID has been removed.
Search Words:
Inland waters
Purpose:
Geographic Extent Polygon:
Geographic Bounding Box:
Beginning to Ending Date:
2006-01-01 - unknown
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
As needed
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types:
DIGITAL
Positional Accuracy:
All boundaries are 1:100 000.
Attribute Accuracy:
100%
Logical Consistency:
All validated
Data Source:
This dataset was compiled from data provided by three rural water corporations (Goulburn Murray Water, Lower Murray Water and Southern Rural Water) to create a state-wide view, facilitated through the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
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Dataset Originality: Primary