Streamflows - July 2009
Close to average rainfall across most of the state saw a slight improvement in streamflows this month, however many were below the July average.
Flows less than the 10% of the long-term July average were recorded at 16 of the 28 representative gauging stations, including four stations where there were no flows. Stations in the southwest, Otways, Alpine and Gippsland regions recorded flows of between 10 and 60% of the long-term July average.
The highest flow recorded at a gauging station was 65% of the long-term July average on the Rose River at Matong North.
Streamflows were equal to or lower than the average flow recorded in the 1982/83 drought at 16 of the 28 representative stations. Streamflows for five streams were equal to or lower than the minimum ever recorded for July.
In this section
The following are graphs for the 28 streamflow gauging 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)