Week ending Wednesday 11 Jul 2018 State Allocations (as at 11 Jul 2018) NSW - Murray Valley Victorian - Murray Valley NSW Murrumbidgee Valley Victorian - Goulburn Valley – NSW - Darling South Australia Murray Valley – NSW : http://www.water.nsw.gov.au/water-management/water-availability VIC : http://nvrm.net.au/seasonal-determinations/current SA : JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 13 July 2018 Lake Mulwala level on the rise after effective weed control Lake Mulwala is on the rise over the next four following the lowering of the lake over winter for successful weed control and completion of works around the lake foreshore. Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) head of River Management, Andrew Reynolds, said locals and visitors to Lake Mulwala and Yarrawonga Weir might notice changes to water levels until early August. are starting to re-fill Lake Mulwala to its normal operating level, which should happen by early August, in “We time for the new irrigation season,” Mr Reynolds said. drawdown was managed in a way that posed minimal risk of impacting on available water resources in the “The coming season. flows from the Kiewa and Ovens rivers are being used to help re-fill the lake, along with water releases “Stream from Hume Dam. The actual completion of re-filling the lake is dependent on the amount of rain that falls in the catchments.
Week ending Wednesday 11 Jul 2018 State Allocations (as at 11 Jul 2018) NSW - Murray Valley Victorian - Murray Valley NSW – Murrumbidgee Valley Victorian - Goulburn Valley NSW - Darling South Australia – Murray Valley NSW : http://www.water.nsw.gov.au/water-management/water-availability VIC : http://nvrm.net.au/seasonal-determinations/current SA : JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 13 July 2018 Lake Mulwala level on the rise after effective weed control Lake Mulwala is on the rise over the next four following the lowering of the lake over winter for successful weed control and completion of works around the lake foreshore. Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) head of River Management, Andrew Reynolds, said locals and visitors to Lake Mulwala and Yarrawonga Weir might notice changes to water levels until early August. “We are starting to re-fill Lake Mulwala to its normal operating level, which should happen by early August, in time for the new irrigation season,” Mr Reynolds said. “The drawdown was managed in a way that posed minimal risk of impacting on available water resources in the coming season. “Stream flows from the Kiewa and Ovens rivers are being used to help re-fill the lake, along with water releases from Hume Dam. The actual completion of re-filling the lake is dependent on the amount of rain that falls in the catchments.
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