Mitta Mitta Flow Advice – 16 March 2018

Landholders and river users, including pumpers, on the Mitta Mitta River are advised to take into account the forecast releases of water from Dartmouth Dam and make any necessary adjustment to their river activities.

Published: 16 March 2018

A brief increase in release is planned for the last weekend in March to benefit water quality in the Mitta Mitta River downstream of Dartmouth Dam.

The information in the table below assumes dry conditions, with little or no rainfall for the period. 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 24 March – 28 March 2018


Date

Releases from  
Dartmouth Dam

Colemans Gauge

Tallandoon Gauge

 

Flow 
(ML/day)

Height 
(m)

Flow 
(ML/day)

Height 
(m)

 
Saturday 24 March, 0500 hrs start rising 300 1.00 530 1.36  
Saturday 24 March, 1400 hrs peak 2,700 1.84 530 1.36  
Sunday 25 March, 0300 hrs start falling slowly 2,700 1.84 2,900 2.13  
Wednesday 28 March, 1500 hrs return to minimum flows 300 1.00 680 1.44  

Another flow pulse to benefit water quality in the Mitta Mitta River is likely during April, depending on conditions.

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. Summary information about the River Murray system is available in the River Murray weekly report.

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ENDS