NSW Drought Breaking

1. Dam Inflows & Storages after long drought in Central Area of
NSW
Dr Muhammad Junaid Siddiqi
State Water corporation
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Summary
Dams of Central Area of NSW
Date Total Storage (GL) Percentage of
Total Storage
02/11/2009 344.5 12%
02/11/2010 1815.4 64%
Average Storage
(GL)
2009/10
Storage
(GL)
2010/11
Storage
(GL)
Burrendong Dam 886 (1890-2009) 138 1128
Windamere Dam 56 (1890-2009) 7 37
Wyangla Dam 728 (1898-2009) 111 391
Carcoar Dam 17 (1895-2008) 1 9

2. Burrendong Dam
Burrendong Dam Inflows
0
100
200
300
400
500
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Months
TotalMonthlyInflows(GL)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
MeanInflows(GL)from1890to2009
Mean Monthly Inflows 2009/10 2008/09 2010/11 2007/08

3. Windamere Dam
Windamere Dam Inflows
0
4
8
12
16
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Months
TotalInflows(GL)
0
2
4
6
8
MeanInflowsfrom1890to2009(GL)
2009/10 2008/09 2010/11 2007/08 Mean Monthly Inflows

4. Wyangla Dam
Wyangla Dam Inflows
0
50
100
150
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Months
TotalMonthlyInflows(GL)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
MeanInflows(GL)from1898to2009
2008/09 2010/11 2009/10 2007/08 Mean Monthly Inflows

5. Carcoar Dam
Carcoar Dam Inflows
0
1
2
3
4
5
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Months
TotalMonthlyInflows(GL)
0
1
2
3
4
MeanMonthlyInflows(GL)from1895
to2008
2008/09 2010/11 Mean MonthlyInflows 2009/10 2007/08

6. Burrendong Dam Capacity (%)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
120%
130%
140%
150%
Jul/95N
ov/95M
ar/96Jul/96N
ov/96M
ar/97Jul/97N
ov/97M
ar/98Jul/98N
ov/98M
ar/99Jul/99N
ov/99M
ar/00Jul/00N
ov/00M
ar/01Jul/01N
ov/01M
ar/02Jul/02N
ov/02M
ar/03Jul/03N
ov/03M
ar/04Jul/04N
ov/04M
ar/05Jul/05N
ov/05M
ar/06Jul/06N
ov/06M
ar/07Jul/07N
ov/07M
ar/08Jul/08N
ov/08M
ar/09Jul/09N
ov/09M
ar/10Jul/10
Date
BurrendongStorage(%)

7. Wyangla Dam Capacity (%)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Jun/01
O
ct/01
Feb/02
Jun/02
O
ct/02
Feb/03
Jun/03O
ct/03
Feb/04
Jun/04
O
ct/04
Feb/05
Jun/05O
ct/05
Feb/06
Jun/06
O
ct/06
Feb/07
Jun/07
O
ct/07
Feb/08
Jun/08O
ct/08
Feb/09
Jun/09
O
ct/09
Feb/10
Jun/10O
ct/10
Date
WyanagalaStorage(%)

8. Comparison of Dam Storages on
02/11/09 & 02/11/10
Dam Storages in Central Area of NSW
5.3%
38.8%
7.7%
29.8%
14.2%
103.5%
21.1%
27.6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
02-Nov-09 02-Nov-10
Date
DamCapacity(%)
Wyangala Dam Carcoar Dam Burrendong Dam Windamere Dam

9. Comparison of Dam Volumes on
02/11/09 & 02/11/10
Dam Volumes in Central Area of NSW
65
473
3 11
198
1229
79 102
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
02-Nov-09 02-Nov-10
Date
DamVolume(GL)
Wyangala Dam Carcoar Dam Burrendong Dam Windamere Dam