Streamflows - May 2008
Despite higher rainfall than experienced in April, the stream flow situation across the state worsened during May.
At the end of the month, stream flows were below average across the entire state. Flows below 10% of the long term average for May were recorded at 15 of the 28 representative stations in central, north western and far east Victoria.
Of the 28 representative stations, the Macalister River in eastern Victoria experienced the highest flows, recording 54% of the long-term average for May.
At 27 of the 28 representative stations, stream flows were equal to or lower than the average flow recorded in the 1982/83 drought.
In this section
The following are graphs for the 28 streamflow guaging stations, showing long-term average daily streamflow, recorded minimum streamflow, streamflow in the 1982/83 drought and current daily streamflow.
- Glenelg/Wimmera (Glenelg Hopkins catchment, Wimmera catchment)
- Northern Victoria (North Central catchment, Goulburn Broken catchment, North East catchment
- South Central Victoria (Port Phillip catchment, Corangamite catchment)
- Gippsland (West Gippsland catchment, East Gippsland catchment)