Streamflows - February 2011
Already saturated ground from rainfall in previous months, coupled with above average rainfall throughout February resulted in higher than average streamflows across the State.
Although mid-month flows were likely higher, 23 stations recorded flows well above the February average at the end of the month. Such high streamflows are unusual for most parts of Victoria during February.
The Kiewa, Ovens, Goulburn, Campaspe and Loddon Rivers’ catchments again experienced high flows and flooding with large areas of land remaining inundated at the end of the month. This is now contributing to high water levels in the Swan Hill region.
The Moorabool and Woady Yaloak Rivers in Central Victoria, as well as the Tarra River in Gippsland experienced flows between 40 and 59% of the long-term February average. And the Genoa River in far East Gippsland continues to display drought conditions due to limited rainfall in the region during the 2010/11 summer period.
At the end of the month, flow at all stations was higher than the historical minimum for February, and higher than the 2006/07 February drought flow.
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 2006/07 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)