As the largest river in Australasia, and the biggest river in Oceania, the Mure River has played a crucial role in the economic development of Australasia.
The Mure River and its tributary, the Darling River, have provided an abundance of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water for the central region of southeastern Australia. This provision has been key to the rise of New South Wales and Victoria State.
According to the preliminary report from the Geological Survey Team, the combined area of the Mure River and the Darling River Basin is estimated to be 1 million square kilometers, occupying more than one-eighth of the total territory of Australasia.
In its original history, this now desertified area still possessed more than half of Australia's arable land, over 75% of its irrigated farmland, nearly half of its cattle and livestock, and at least one-third of its dairy and meat production.
