Restrictions on activities near the mouth of the River Murray have been updated, due to the extremely high flows caused by flooding along the river system.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) advises that with increasing high flows exiting the Murray Mouth at Goolwa, strong currents pose a safety risk to people swimming or operating human-powered vessels nearby.

The new restrictions apply within a 750 metre radius of the Murray Mouth.

No human-powered vessels or any other water traffic, including canoes, kayaks, surf skis, rowboats or aquatic toys, can be operated, used or moored.

No swimming, bathing, or diving or entering the water is permitted.

The same restrictions now also apply within 250 metres of either side of each of the Goolwa Barrage, Mundoo Barrage, Boundary Creek Barrage, Ewe Island Barrage and Tauwitchere Barrage

This is to protect the infrastructure required to manage water flows on the River Murray and ensure the safety of river users due to fast-flowing water.

These restrictions replicate measures already in place within 250m of locks and weirs further upstream.

To keep up to date with the restrictions and to check for exemptions go to the DIT website.