Streamflows - June 2011
Despite below average rainfall across most of the State during June, streamflows in a number of regions continue to respond quickly to any rainfall thanks to low temperatures and evapotranspiration and soaked catchments.
Above average flows occurred at 11 of 28 representative gauging stations at the end of June, located mainly in the Alpine region and along the south-west coast. The Avoca River at Coonooer again recorded flows below 10% of the long-term June average. Ten stations recorded flows between 10 and 50% of the long-term June average. Once again, the Genoa River fell into the low-flow category, despite above average rainfall in East Gippsland this month. The remaining six stations recorded flows between 50 and 99% of the long-term June average.
At the end of the month, flow at all stations was higher than the historical minimum for June. However two stations located on the Snowy River and the Genoa River in eastern Victoria recorded end-of-month flows lower than the average recorded in June of the 2006/07 drought.
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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 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)