Latest on storages in flood areas

The latest information on storages in flood affected areas will be updated here.

Date

Storage

Statistics

Latest media release

12 December Blowering Dam

Inflow rate: 17,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 17,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 104%

 Blowering Dam passing inflows
12 December Burrinjuck Dam

Inflow rate: 43,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 54,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 105%

 Burrinjuck Dam decrease in outflows
12 December Burrendong Dam

Inflow rate: 28,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 60,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 133%

Burrendong releases reduced temporarily to ease impact
12 December Wyangala Dam

Inflow rate: 4,543ML/day

Outflow rate: 20ML/day

Storage capacity: 86%

Wyangala at highest level in 10 years
10 December 2010 Burrendong Dam

Inflow rate: 70,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 10,000ML/day
(to be increased to 30,000ML/day around midday)

Storage capacity: 132%

Burrendong releases reduced temporarily to ease impact
9 December 2010
(4pm)
Blowering Dam

Inflow rate: 17,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 14,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 103%

 Burrinjuck strategy minimises pressure on river
9 December 2010
(4pm)
Burrinjuck Dam

Inflow rate: 148,700ML/day

Outflow rate: 17,200ML/day

Storage capacity: 99.6%

 Burrinjuck strategy minimises pressure on river
9 December 2010
(1pm)
Burrendong Dam

Inflow rate: 24,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 30,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 131%

 Burrendong outflows further reduced
8 December 2010  Burrendong Dam

 Inflow rate: 68,300ML/day

Outflow rate: 100,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 148%

 Burrendong outflows remain steady
8 December 2010  Burrinjuck Dam

Outflow rate: 23,000ML/day
(to be reduced to 12,700ML/day from 6pm)

Storage capacity: 95.7%

 Burrinjuck Dam remains steady overnight
8 December 2010  Keepit Dam

Inflow rate: 3,000ML/day

Outflow rate: 1,800ML/day

Storage capacity: 95%

 Keepit Dam outflows decreasing

7 December 2010

(afternoon)

 Burrendong Dam

Release rate: 100,00ML/day
(to be reduced to 80,000ML from 8 Dec)

Storage capacity: 140%

 Decrease in outflows from Burrendong Dam

7 December 2010

(afternoon)

 Burrinjuck Dam Release rate: 23,000ML/day at 3pm
(to be reduced to 12,700ML from 6pm)
 Decrease in outflows from Burrinjuck Dam

7 December 2010

(morning)

 Burrendong Dam

Inflow rate: 55,000ML/day

Release rate: 120,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 142.5%

 Burrendong storage levels dropping

7 December 2010

(morning)

 Burrinjuck Dam

Inflow rate: 16,280ML/day

Release rate: 39,700/day

Storage capacity: 96.4%

 Burrinjuck storage decreasing
7 December 2010  Keepit Dam

Inflow rate: 6,030ML/day

Release rate: 11,600ML/day

Storage capacity: 96.5%

 Keepit Dam in airspace operations
6 December 2010  Burrendong Dam

Inflow rate: 80,000ML/day

Release rate: 120,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 148%

 Inflows into Burrendong easing
6 December 2010  Burrinjuck Dam

Inflow rate: 33,000ML/day

Release rate: 43,000ML/day

Storage capacity: 98.7%

 Further decreases to Burrinjuck outflows