Storage Levels - December 2007
Volumes in the major storages throughout the State decreased by 0.5% in December. Victoria’s share of the volume in major storages in the State was at 26.1% of capacity, compared with 21.0% at the same time last year.
Melbourne Water's storages decreased by 0.8% in December to finish the month at 39.2% of capacity (0.2% higher than at the same time last year). Rural water corporation storages decreased by 0.5% to finish the month at 23.7% of capacity (6.1% higher than at the same time last year).
Volumes in major northern storages increased in all but the Murray Basin, whilst volumes in the Grampians Wimmera Mallee headworks storages declined. In the south, volumes in the major storages remained steady or declined in all but Blue Rock Lake, which continued to increase.
On 31 December, Lake Eildon was at 23.8% of capacity compared with 11.9% at the same time last year; Rosslynne Reservoir was at 4.8% of capacity compared with 5.2% at the same time last year; and the Murray Basin was holding 20.7%, which is 0.8% lower than at the same time last year. Storages in the Glenelg-Wimmera Basin are at 5% compared with 4.7% at the same time last year.