Table 1 Error statistics for the Murray Darling Basinwater depth vs hydrodynamic model benchmark.

From: The floodplain inundation history of the Murray-Darling Basin through two-monthly maximum water depth maps

Model, region, and flood event

Mean Absolute Error (m)

Root Mean Squared Error (m)

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain North - 1996-01

0.43

0.53

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain North - 2011-01

0.39

0.53

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain North - 2012-01

0.36

0.48

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain South - 1996-01

0.46

0.55

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain South - 2011-01

0.39

0.46

Lower Balonne System - Culgoa Floodplain South - 2012-01

0.49

0.60

Lower Balonne System - Narran River - 1996-01

0.54

0.78

Lower Balonne System - Narran River - 2011-01

0.60

0.82

Lower Balonne System - Narran River - 2012-01

0.57

0.86

Murray – Gunbower Koondrook Perricoota Forest - 2016-11

0.51

0.64

South Australia - Weir Pool 3 - 2016-11

0.87

1.29

South Australia - Weir Pool 4 - 2016-11

0.78

1.22

South Australia - Weir Pool 5 - 2016-11

0.52

0.83