Releases will be reduced from 600 megalitres per day (ML/day) to 200 ML/day on Saturday 30 April.
The releases from Dartmouth Dam may vary from those forecast and flows on the Mitta Mitta may increase at any time if there's rainfall in the catchment downstream of the dam.
Forecast Mitta Mitta flows
| Date |
Releases from Dartmouth Dam |
Colemans Gauge |
Tallandoon Gauge |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | |||
| Friday 29 April | Flows steady |
580 |
1.22 |
640 |
1.44 |
|
| Saturday 30 April | Flows decreasing |
580 |
1.22 |
640 |
1.44 |
|
| Monday 2 May | Flows steady |
200 |
0.86 |
280 |
1.19 |
|
A further flow advice will be issued when there is a significant change to releases.
Landholders and river users on the Mitta Mitta are advised to regularly check the current flows and forecasts on the MDBA website for more information on releases from Dartmouth Dam:
Live river data for Dartmouth Dam, the Mitta Mitta and other sites on the Murray system can be seen at: http://livedata.mdba.gov.au
Summary information about the River Murray system is available in the River Murray weekly report at: http://www.mdba.gov.au/river-information/weekly-reports
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