Bulk water storage and supply report - 22 February 2007
During the week the following rainfall (approximately) was recorded in the catchments:
- Warragamba – 22 mm
- Upper Nepean – Negligible
- Woronora - Negligible
- Shoalhaven – 6 mm
- Blue Mountains – 14 mm.
As at 3 p.m. Thursday, 22 February 2007, the inflow rate to Warragamba Dam including Shoalhaven transfers was 1,000 megalitres per day and to Tallowa Dam was 460 megalitres per day.
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Date |
24 hours to 8 a.m. |
As at 3 p.m. |
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Sydney Max. Temp. |
Sydney Rainfall |
Bulk Water Supply |
Available Storage |
% Storage |
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Fri. |
16.2.07 |
26°C |
Nil |
1 377 ML |
956 500 ML |
37.0% |
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Sat. |
17.2.07 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 438 ML |
958 000 ML |
37.1% |
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Sun. |
18.2.07 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 478 ML |
958 000 ML |
37.1% |
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Mon. |
19.2.07 |
26°C |
Nil |
1 558 ML |
957 500 ML |
37.1% |
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Tue. |
20.2.07 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 433 ML |
959 000 ML |
37.1% |
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Wed. |
21.2.07 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 364 ML |
959 500 ML |
37.1% |
|
Thu. |
22.2.07 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 497 ML |
959 500 ML |
37.1% |
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Total supply for the week |
10 145 ML |
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Average daily supply during week |
1 449 ML |
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Volume pumped from Shoalhaven for the week |
6 277 ML |
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Net weekly storage change (megalitres) |
+ 3 860 ML |
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Net weekly storage change (percentage) |
+ 0.1 % |
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Available Water Storage as at 22 February 2007 |
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Storage |
Full Operating Storage (ML) |
Storage Level (m) |
Available Storage (ML) |
Available Storage (%) |
Net Weekly Change (ML) |
|
Cataract |
94,300 |
- 11.40 |
25,990 |
27.6 |
-860 |
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Cordeaux |
93,640 |
- 10.58 |
34,220 |
36.5 |
160 |
|
Avon |
146,700 |
- 9.26 |
62,490 |
42.6 |
1,840 |
|
Nepean |
69,810 |
- 3.85 |
58,110 |
83.2 |
-110 |
|
Woronora |
71,790 |
- 19.82 |
21,770 |
30.3 |
-210 |
|
Warragamba |
2,027,000 |
- 23.68 |
688,420 |
34.0 |
2,260 |
|
Prospect |
8,870 |
- 0.78 |
4,980 |
56.1 |
240 |
|
Wingecarribee |
24,100 |
- 1.37 |
18,280 |
75.9 |
380 |
|
Fitzroy Falls |
10,000 |
- 0.31 |
8,450 |
84.5 |
1,060 |
|
Tallowa* |
35,300* |
- 0.12 |
34,460* |
97.6* |
-840 |
|
Blue Mountains |
2,790 |
|
2,090 |
74.9 |
-60 |
|
Total |
2,584,300 |
|
959,260 |
37.1 |
3,860 |
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*NOTE: The "full operating storage" for Tallowa Dam refers only to the amount of water in the dam that is available to be transferred to Sydney and the Illawarra. When full, the dam can hold 90,000 ML but only 35,300 ML is available to be transferred. |
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