Streamflows - May 2010
Heavy rainfall late in May has resulted in an improvement of streamflow at the end of the month, particularly in north-east Victoria. Six of the 28 representative stations, located in East Gippsland and the Alpine region recorded flow above 100% of the long-term May average.
At the end of the month, nine stations recorded flow below 10% of the long-term May average, and four of those stations recorded no flow. These stations were located in the Loddon River basin, the lower Avoca and the lower Moorabool Rivers.
Of the remaining stations, flow at seven stations ranged between 10 and 50% of the long-term average, while six recorded flow between 50 and 99% of the long-term May average.
Compared to the average flow during the1982/83 drought, 15 stations recorded higher end-of-month flow. Flows at 24 stations recorded were higher than the historical minimum (the remaining four recorded no flow).
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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)