Water storage and supply report - 18 December 2008
During the week the following rainfall (approximately) was recorded in the catchments:
|
Warragamba |
60 mm |
|
Upper Nepean |
50 mm |
|
Woronora |
60 mm |
|
Shoalhaven |
50 mm |
|
Blue Mountains |
65 mm |
As at 3 pm Thursday, 18 December 2008, the inflow rate to Warragamba Dam including Shoalhaven transfers was 810 megalitres per day and to Tallowa Dam was 215 megalitres per day.
The available storage as at 3 pm Thursday, 11 December 2008 was 63.4%.
|
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 |
12.12.08 |
20°C |
4.0 mm |
1 209 ML |
1 652 500 ML |
63.3% |
|
Sat |
13.12.08 |
33°C |
28.0 mm |
1 213 ML |
1 660 500 ML |
63.7% |
|
Sun |
14.12.08 |
25°C |
Nil |
1 351 ML |
1 660 500 ML |
63.7% |
|
Mon |
15.12.08 |
25°C |
Nil |
1 362 ML |
1 660 500 ML |
63.7% |
|
Tue |
16.12.08 |
24°C |
Nil |
1 385 ML |
1 660 000 ML |
63.6% |
|
Wed |
17.12.08 |
24°C |
Nil |
1 291 ML |
1 659 500 ML |
63.6% |
|
Thu |
18.12.08 |
26°C |
Nil |
1 466 ML |
1 658 500 ML |
63.6% |
|
Total supply for the week |
9 277 ML |
|
Average daily supply during week |
1 325 ML |
|
Volume pumped from Shoalhaven for the week |
326 ML |
|
Net weekly storage change (megalitres) |
4 950 ML |
|
Net weekly storage change (percentage) |
+0.2% |
|
Available water storage as at 18 December 2008 |
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|
Storage |
Full operating storage (ML) |
Storage level (m) |
Available storage (ML) |
Available storage (%) |
Net weekly change (ML) |
|
Cataract |
94 300 |
-2.31 |
75 930 |
80.5 |
0 |
|
Cordeaux |
93 640 |
-1.60 |
81 740 |
87.3 |
-710 |
|
Avon |
146 700 |
-3.22 |
114 430 |
78.0 |
-100 |
|
Nepean |
69 810 |
-7.65 |
47 860 |
68.6 |
-230 |
|
Woronora |
71 790 |
-11.06 |
38 700 |
53.9 |
-130 |
|
Warragamba |
2 027 000 |
-12.42 |
1 208 430 |
59.6 |
2 770 |
|
Prospect |
33 300 |
-0.28 |
31 840 |
95.6 |
150 |
|
Wingecarribee |
24 100 |
-2.01 |
15 720 |
65.2 |
110 |
|
Fitzroy Falls |
10 000 |
-0.25 |
8 760 |
87.6 |
100 |
|
Tallowa* |
35 300* |
-0.35 |
32 700* |
92.6 * |
2960 |
|
Blue Mountains |
2 790 |
|
2 210 |
79.2 |
30 |
|
Total |
2 608 730 |
|
1 658 320 |
63.6 |
4 950 |
*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.
Other water from Tallowa Dam is provided to Shoalhaven City Council for supply to local communities. Water is also released from the dam as environmental flows for the Shoalhaven River.
