First off, a reminder to download the full River Ops report for the latest flow advices. This week, advice was issued about:
The drawing down of the Mildura Weir pool for essential maintenance on the weir’s underwater concrete base from 27 May
The partial lowering of Lake Mulwala to help manage River Murray salinity levels while essential [...]
Before we get to this week’s River Murray Ops Update (which includes the monthly summary for February), we wanted to take a moment to talk about the Menindee Lakes releases.
The main purpose of these releases is to meet state requirements (a mix of water for irrigators and water for the environment). The recent releases have [...]
Before we get to the Ops update, just a reminder that higher flows may occur in the Mitta Mitta River. Please read the flow advice in the full river ops weekly report.
A look back at October
Following the relatively dry conditions of August and September, below average rainfall in the Basin continued in October.
Inflows to the [...]
Somehow, it’s September already! August was generally a dry month across much of the Murray-Darling Basin, with rainfall mostly below average (grab a copy of the full River Ops report for a map as well as the usual facts and figures). According to the Bureau of Meteorology, August rainfall averaged 17 mm across the entire [...]
Welcome to 2012 and the first River Operations blog update for the year. As usual, you can find the full report with information on rainfall, inflows and other stats at the MDBA website.
You can also find old Weekly Reports in the MDBA’s Weekly Report Archive.
River Operations
MDBA active storage is currently 6,688 GL (78% capacity), down [...]
Welcome to the last River Ops update for 2011. As in previous years, there will be no Weekly Report issued for the week ending 28 December 2011. The next report will cover the two week period ending 4 January 2012.
Don’t forget the full River Murray Weekly Report – including images, graphs and data on flow [...]
Here is the latest update on the last week in River Murray operations. Don’t forget the full River Murray Weekly Report – including images, graphs and data on flow and salinity – on the MDBA website. The full report is available in pdf and doc formats. Let us know if you have any trouble accessing [...]