Available water storage - 8 March 2012
During the week the following rainfall (approximately) was recorded in the catchments:
|
Catchment |
Rainfall |
|---|---|
|
Warragamba |
95 mm |
|
Upper Nepean |
105 mm |
|
Woronora |
135 mm |
|
Shoalhaven |
115 mm |
|
Blue Mountains |
135 mm |
Water supply
At 3 pm Thursday, 8 March 2012, the inflow rate to Warragamba Dam was 53 000 megalitres per day and to Tallowa Dam was 51 000 megalitres per day.
Total available storage as at 3pm Thursday, 8 March 2012 was 98.1%, an increase of 5.9% since last Thursday.
|
Date |
Maximum |
Sydney rainfall |
Bulk water supply |
Available storage at 3 pm |
% storage at 3 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fri 2.3.12 |
30°C |
16.0 mm |
1 122 ML |
2 459 000 ML |
95.2% |
|
Sat 3.3.12 |
21°C |
17.0 mm |
1 226 ML |
2 521 000 ML |
97.6% |
|
Sun 4.3.12 |
23°C |
2.2 mm |
1 313 ML |
2 522 500 ML |
97.7% |
|
Mon 5.3.12 |
27°C |
15.0 mm |
1 256 ML |
2 524 000 ML |
97.8% |
|
Tue 6.3.12 |
27°C |
Nil |
1 241 ML |
2 524 000 ML |
97.8% |
|
Wed 7.3.12 |
25°C |
Nil |
1 253 ML |
2 524 000 ML |
97.8% |
|
Thu 8.3.12 |
23°C |
109.0 mm |
1 202 ML |
2 533 500 ML |
98.1% |
Note: Maximum Sydney temperature and rainfall figures refer to the 24 hours to 8 am.
Water supply summary
| Total supply for the week |
8 612 ML |
|
Average daily supply during week |
1 230 ML |
|
Net weekly storage change (ML) |
+ 152 770 ML |
|
Net weekly storage change (%) |
+ 5.9% |
Available water storage at 8 March 2012
|
Storage |
Full operating storage (ML) |
Storage level (m) |
Available storage (ML) |
Available storage (%) |
Net weekly change (ML) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cataract |
97 190 |
+0.38 |
97 190 |
100.0 |
0 |
|
Cordeaux |
93 640 |
+0.24 |
93 640 |
100.0 |
0 |
|
Avon |
146 700 |
-2.81 |
118 320 |
80.7 |
8 190 |
|
Nepean |
67 730 |
+0.45 |
67 730 |
100.0 |
3 100 |
|
Woronora |
71 790 |
-3.21 |
60 540 |
84.3 |
6 440 |
|
Warragamba |
2 027 000 |
+0.11 |
2 027 000 |
100.0 |
132 380 |
|
Prospect |
33 330 |
-0.65 |
29 960 |
89.9 |
-910 |
|
Wingecarribee |
24 130 |
-1.25 |
18 770 |
77.8 |
2 690 |
|
Fitzroy Falls |
9 950 |
-0.01 |
9 900 |
99.5 |
770 |
|
Tallowa |
7 500** |
+0.97 |
7 500** |
100.0** |
0 |
|
Blue Mountains |
2 890 |
|
2 880 |
99.8 |
110 |
|
Total |
2 581 850 |
|
2 533 430 |
98.1 |
152 770 |
** 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 7,500 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.
Available water storage
