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… Use of terms For the purposes of the present Convention: "Watercourse" means a system of surface waters and … normally flowing into a common terminus; "International watercourse" means a watercourse, parts of which are situated in different States; …

… environmental flows, people and communities along the watercourse could gain greater access to drinking water. A … supply needed freshwater to thirsty communities along the watercourse. Likewise, where the purpose of securing minimum … (adjacent) sovereign States. For example, the Danube watercourse alone has seventeen riparian sovereign States, …

… of 'prior appropriation' where use rights in a given watercourse are prioritised in accordance with the date on … include hydrological changes from water abstraction or watercourse regulation and water-borne pollution from … boundaries are not the same as political boundaries. A watercourse may flow through several jurisdictional units …

… environmental flow: the amount of water needed in a watercourse to maintain healthy, natural ecosystems. … the flow of, hold, divert or otherwise control water in a watercourse; deepen, widen or alter watercourses or lakes; … of a dam on the main stem or tributary of an international watercourse may affect water levels, fisheries, recreation …

… affects the enjoyment of the amenity of water in the watercourse" by an adjoining occupier, even in the absence of … In some States, controls are introduced by prescribing a watercourse; in others, by prescribing an area. In Victoria … Victoria. This is because, by statute, the "whole of the watercourse" of the Murray River is in New South Wales, but …