Releases from Dartmouth Dam are expected to increase in late July due to high releases from Hume Reservoir. It is likely releases of 5-7,000 megalitres (ML) per day will continue throughout August should dry conditions persist.
The information below assume dry conditions, with little or no rainfall for the period.
Forecast Mitta Mitta flows 24 July—3 August 2015
| Date |
Releases from Dartmouth Dam |
Colemans Gauge |
Tallandoon Gauge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | |||
| Friday 24 July | Flows steady | 2,600 | 1.82 | 2,800 | 2.16 | |
| Monday 27 July | Flows increasing | 6,800 | 2.46 | 7,300 | 3.00 | |
| Monday 3 August | Reduced to 6,500 ML/day then held steady | 6,500 | 2.42 | 7,000 | 2.95 | |
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 river 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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