Releases will start increasing from Friday 8 January and reach 7,500 megalitres per day (ML/day) before decreasing from 15 January and returning to 6,200 ML/day by the end of the month.
The information in the table below assumes dry conditions, with little or no rainfall for the period.
Forecast Mitta Mitta flows 8 – 28 January 2016
| Date |
Releases from Dartmouth Dam |
Colemans Gauge |
Tallandoon Gauge |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | Flow (ML/day) | Height (m) | |||
| Friday 8 January | Flows start increasing |
6,500 |
2.42 |
6,700 |
2.91 |
|
| Sunday 10 January | Flows steady |
7,500 |
2.54 |
7,600 |
3.06 |
|
| Friday 15 January | Flows start decreasing |
7,500 |
2.54 |
7,600 |
3.06 |
|
| Thursday 28 January | Flows steady |
6,200 |
2.39 |
6,300 |
2.85 |
|
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 www.mdba.gov.au/river-information/storage-volumes-releases
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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