Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
- Written by Avril Horne, Research fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Michael Storer/flickrIf you stand beside Seven Creeks in Victoria or Spring Creek in Queensland, they might seem small and unremarkable. But these creeks flow into the mighty Goulburn and Condamine Rivers, and punch far above their weight.
Small headwater creeks, at the beginning of a river network, act as the first source of water for bigger...





