436ESQ   The Murray River near the Victorian city of Mildura may appear calm and peaceful, but it is at the heart of an ongoing war being raged by the drought that is currently ravaging much of Australia. Reflections in the river's still blue water, forests that line the riverbank and where the only sounds are of birds twittering, and reeds that move gently in a subtle breeze paint a picture of serenity in this rural landscape. But the reality is far more harsh as the river is dying, and scenes such as this are primarily a result of locks and weirs that retain the limited amounts of water that still flow along this major Australian waterway.

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