An automated multi-step calibration procedure for a river system model

This procedure was tested in the Northern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and results from the Border Rivers catchment are presented. The results from the Border Rivers case study demonstrate the applicability of the procedure with median calibration and evaluation NSE values of 0.88 and 0.79, respectively. The use of this procedure in the Border Rivers region has highlighted the likelihood of changing stream channel connections at higher flows in the lower reaches of the river network.