Releases from Dartmouth Dam will increase to 8,500 megalitres per day (ML/day) this Friday to transfer water to Hume Reservoir. To allow for routine maintenance work, releases will be gradually reduced to 6,000 ML/day in late October. They are then expected to return to 8,500 ML/day in early November.
The information below assumes dry conditions, with little or no rainfall for the period.
Forecast Mitta Mitta flows for October
| Date |
Releases from Dartmouth Dam |
Colemans Gauge |
Tallandoon Gauge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | |||
| Friday 16 October | Flows start increasing | 7,000 | 2.48 | 7,100 | 2.98 | |
| Saturday 17 October | Flows steady | 8,500 | 2.65 | 8,600 | 3.22 | |
| Wednesday 21 October | Flows start decreasing | 8,500 | 2.65 | 8,600 | 3.22 | |
| Saturday 31 October | Flows start increasing | 6,000 | 2.36 | 6,200 | 2.84 | |
| Sunday 1 November | Flows steady | 8,500 | 2.65 | 8,600 | 3.22 | |
If dry conditions persist, releases are expected to be above 5,000 ML/day over summer.
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.
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
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