As water levels decrease in the Murray River, gum trees that inhabit its banks are under threat. Recreational leisure-craft increase the rate of erosion, exposing their root systems and destabilising the tree’s foundations. Around Mildura, a network of weirs retains water, giving a false sense of actual water levels. Drought is severely affecting the region in Australia. The situation is dire for those relying on the Murray-Darling River system. This once majestic river system occupies and supports four of Australia’s several states and in places has been reduced to a mere trickle.