Uses
Use of Surface Water
The annual volume of surface water used in the NT at present is approximately 50 000 ML.
Storage of Surface Water
Surface water is impounded in major dams, farm dams, excavated tanks, turkey's nest, or steel tanks to cater for future water demand. Large surface water storages are used for water supply, recreation or flood mitigation purposes. There are three major dams in the NT, Darwin River Dam, Manton Dam and Mary Anne Dam.
Currently there are only two major water supply systems that use surface water in the NT, Darwin's water supply from the Darwin River Dam and Katherine's water supply from the Donkey Camp weir on the Katherine River.