Streamflows - December 2008
At the end of the month, streamflows across southwest and eastern Victoria showed improvement due to above-average December rainfall.
Of the 28 representative gauging stations, 14 recorded flows greater than 10% of the long-term average for December.
The highest flow of 88% of the long-term December average was recorded on the Macalister River at Glencairn. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved across the rest of the state with 14 gauging stations recording less than 10% of the long-term average for December
Of the 28 representative stations across the state, streamflows were equal to or higher than the average flow recorded in the 1982/83 drought at 20 stations. Streamflows were greater than the lowest flow on record for December at 22 stations.
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)