‘Rather extra special’: Extensive volumes of water launched from NSW dams into rivers

Tranquil South Wales is awash with water as the La Niña weather sample continues to bring rain across the converse.

The dams are fat and big quantities of water are being launched as extra heavy rain is forecast to shut in the following week.

An quantity of water an much like ten instances the amount of Sydney Harbour has been dumped in the Barwon Darling river gadget since February, causing the lakes at Menindee to receive the an analogous of three instances its quantity in that time.

Within the case of Wyangala Dam on the Lachlan River and Burrunjuck Dam on the Murrumbidgee authorities bear launched as worthy water as the dams will attend to enable them to take care of the water soundless coming in.

Tony Webber from WaterNSW said it had been a not easy length.

“For a prolonged while over summer season it became once lawful relentless, delivery as worthy water because it is doubtless you’ll perhaps perhaps perhaps between rain events and and prepare for the following huge quantity of water,” he said.

Dam managers bear to originate converse for stamp unique inflows, while doing their top to e book sure of flooding in the valleys and flood plains downstream.

Rain retains on coming

Factual about the whole dams are at 90 per cent or extra ability, with rain anticipated to continue into September.

It is an astonishing turn spherical from the drought when dams delight in Keepit, Shatter up Rock and Burrendong had been almost empty.

And while three quarters of the amount of the Menindee Lakes has already been launched down movement into the Barwon Darling, there may perhaps be extra water soundless to attain abet into the gadget.

“There may perhaps be a giant quantity of water that we’re if fact be told soundless calculating coming down from rain events in southern Queensland and the Border Rivers, but additionally from the Macquarie and other tributaries,” he said.

Tony Webber said it became once an much like almost one other three Sydney Harbours payment.

Environment advantages

The downpours spell ultimate records for the atmosphere.

It has rejuvenated key rivers and colossal wetlands, per Mr Webber, in particular waterways out in the Some distance West which bear suffered so badly for see you later.

“It’s if fact be told booming … we saw that unbelievable pelican breeding match on Lake Brewster on the Lachlan, but additionally all main inland river valleys are experiencing an environmental rejuvenation,” he said.