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<< BACK TO CONTENTS Environmental flows triggered huge wildlife breeding events in Gippsland. » Water for the environment helped trigger the largest breeding event of black swans in a decade at Sale Common. » A project in the Thomson River tested if endangered Australian grayling would spawn at lower flows. » A wet winter and spring resulted in Lake Glenmaggie spilling from July to November and the first bankfull flows in the Macalister River since 2012, which helped breeding among important native fish species. » Over 130,000 megalitres of water for the environment was delivered to the Snowy River to improve habitat for native plants, waterbirds and aquatic animals. 15 | Victorian Environmental Water Holder

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