The NSW Office of Water manages groundwater and surface water resources in various basins and catchments throughout the state.
Find out about the water resources and water management issues, including real-time water data in all New South Wales catchments including these major areas:
Catchment snapshots
Find out about your catchment in New South Wales, by selecting from the snapshot page links listed in the table below.
Find your catchment
Go to your location on the map below, and click to read the relevant catchment snapshot. To explore your catchment in detail at street level, via satellite, terrain or 3D images, view larger map. Please note the boundaries shown are a guide only.
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Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
The NSW Office of Water plays an important role in researching and reporting on rivers, groundwater and catchment health. Find out more about the health of catchments throughout NSW on this website at Water management > Monitoring > Catchments.
Catchment descriptions
NSW Office of Water is currently developing detailed catchment description reports, initially for the major inland regulated river valleys and later covering the whole state. The reports include information such as climate, hydrology, environmental aspects, land use, water resources, regulating structures and water resource management.