Storage Inflow Data

Inflow ML: Inflow volume that storage has received in Mega Litres (ML)

POE: The probability of exceedance describes the likelihood of a specific  volume being exceeded in the given time period. E.g. 90% POE means that 90 out of 100 times we would expect higher inflow volumes. A 50% POE is equal to a median average.

% Average: Mean Average - The value obtained by dividing the sum of all inflow volumes by the number of years data is available. Therefore a 50% mean average does not equal a 50% POE.

The inflow statistics are based on historical flow records that have been adjusted to match climate conditions observed since 1975.

February 2024 Inflows 

Murray, Goulburn & Ovens System Storages

Table of inflows for February 2024 for the Murray (Dartmouth and Hume), Goulburn (Eildon and Goulburn Weir) & Ovens (Buffalo and William Hovell) Storages.
Monthly Inflow Murray System Goulburn System Ovens System
Dartmouth Dam Hume Dam Lake Eildon Goulburn Weir Lake Buffalo Lake William Hovell
Inflow (ML) 33,285  35,656 23,719 29,170 6,526 3,844
POE 11%  60%  25% 25% 17% 16%
% of Average 192%  63%  132% 127% 149% 151%

 

Broken, Loddon & Campaspe System Storages

Table of inflows for February 2024 for the Broken (Nillahcootie), Loddon (Cairn Curran, Tullaroop and Laanecoorie) & Campaspe (Eppalock) Storages.
Monthly Inflow Broken System Loddon System Campaspe System
Lake Nillahcootie Cairn Curran Reservoir Tullaroop Reservoir Laanecoorie Reservoir Lake Eppalock
Inflow (ML) 52 0 262 0 0
POE 43% Min 48% Min Min
% of Average 19% 0% 30% 0% 0%

 

Year to Date Inflows

Murray, Goulburn & Ovens System Storages

Table of inflows - Year to date - for the Murray (Dartmouth and Hume), Goulburn (Eildon and Goulburn Weir) & Ovens (Buffalo and William Hovell) Storages.
Water year 2023/2024: July 2023 to February 2024 Murray System Goulburn System Ovens System
Dartmouth Dam Hume Dam Lake Eildon Goulburn Weir Lake Buffalo Lake William Hovell
Inflow (ML) 601,269 1,317,037 1,094,162 1,061,894 335,894 148,170
POE 49%  64%  43% 32% 41%  48%
% of Average 93%  66%  103%  118%  106% 97%

 

Broken, Loddon & Campaspe System Storages

Table of inflows -Year to date - for the Broken (Nillahcootie), Loddon (Cairn Curran, Tullaroop and Laanecoorie) & Campaspe (Eppalock) Storages.
Water year 2023/2024: July 2023 to February 2024 Broken System Loddon System Campaspe System
Lake Nillahcootie Cairn Curran Reservoir Tullaroop Reservoir Laanecoorie Reservoir Lake Eppalock
Inflow (ML) 38,577 32,178 21,962 10,447 109,401
POE 46% 70% 56%  65% 42%
% of Average 86%  39% 55% 26% 89%

 

Inflow data for 2023/2024 against different climate scenarios

Climate Scenarios

The scenarios for different inflow conditions were produced using the following terminology: 

  • Wet Scenario : Inflow volumes that are greater in 10 years out of 100 (10% POE)
  • Average Scenario : Inflow volumes that are greater in 50 years out of 100 (50% POE and not average)
  • Dry Scenario : Inflow volumes that are greater in 90 years out of 100 (90% POE)
  • Extreme Dry Scenario : Inflow volumes that are greater in 99 years out of 100 (99% POE)

In the inflow graphs below actual inflow data is compared to these four scenarios. Inflows are measured in Giga Litres (GL).

Murray System - Dartmouth Dam

Graph of Dartmouth Reservoir Inflows for 2023-24 Actual data until July.
Dartmouth Dam Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Dartmouth Reservoir inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 103  8.0  18  44  111
July 2023 123  12  24  75  185
August 2023 70  16  36  98  220
September 2023 62  21  61  122  239
October 2023 135  22  43  116  250
November 2023 49  5.0  26  63  147
December 2023 82  2.0  15  35  83
January 2024 49  2.0  7.0  20  47
February 2024 33  0.0  4.0  13  34
March 2024    1.0  4.0  12  36
April 2024    2.0  4.0  15  40
May 2024    4.0  10  23  68
June 2024    8.0  18  44  111

Murray System - Hume Dam

Graph of Hume Dam Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Hume Dam Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Hume Dam inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 258  22  48  118  340
July 2023 363  34  69  192  674
August 2023 243  12  103  296  749
September 2023 190  33  157  326  781
October 2023 180  20  100  315  786
November 2023 124  1.0  68  187  453
December 2023 104  0.0  34  111  250
January 2024 59  0.0  16  72  159
February 2024 36  1.0  12  45  99
March 2024    0.0  8.0  43  113
April 2024    6.0  12  50  138
May 2024    9.0  26  73  196
June 2024    22  48  118  340

Goulburn System - Lake Eildon

Graph of Lake Eildon Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Graph of Lake Eildon Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Lake Eildon inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 351  11  22  71  239
July 2023 265  12  55  163  404
August 2023 109  16  84  228  489
September 2023 124  20  78  200  424
October 2023 350  10  47  140  349
November 2023 63  9.0  27  73  180
December 2023 50  8.0  15  40  107
January 2024 109  5.0  10  23  48
February 2024 24  2.0  6.0  15  33
March 2024    0.0  5.0  15  36
April 2024    4.0  7.0  17  43
May 2024    8.0  13  31  102
June 2024    11  22  71  239

Goulburn System - Goulburn Weir

Graph of Goulburn Weir Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Goulburn Weir Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Goulburn Weir inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 188  13  22  61  219
July 2023 216  22  43  114  336
August 2023 116  8.0  55  164  383
September 2023 93  21  56  151  372
October 2023 192  22  42  110  314
November 2023 61  11  24  66  184
December 2023 53  8.0  16  42  104
January 2024 301  8.0  13  27  58
February 2024 29  4.0  8.0  19  41
March 2024    5.0  9.0  20  46
April 2024    6.0  10  23  56
May 2024    10  15  37  114
June 2024    13  22  61  219

Ovens System - Lake Buffalo

Graph of Lake Buffalo Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Lake Buffalo Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Lake Buffalo inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 120  0.0  4.8  22  74
July 2023 111  0.1  11  44  132
August 2023 38  0.1  15  61  147
September 2023 35  0.1  14  55  129
October 2023 98  0.0  9.2  40  118
November 2023 19  0.0  5.1  22  71
December 2023 11  0.6  2.6  10  38
January 2024 17  0.1  1.4  5.1  15
February 2024 6.5  0.1  0.6  2.5  8.5
March 2024    0.2  0.5  2.2  10
April 2024    0.2  0.6  2.8  14
May 2024    0.3  1.4  6.9  31
June 2024    0.0  4.8  22  74

Ovens System - Lake William Hovell

Graph of Lake William Hovell Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Lake William Hovell Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Lake William Hovell inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 60  0.2  3.0  12  38
July 2023 39  0.0  6.7  25  61
August 2023 20  0.0  11  34  66
September 2023 17  0.0  9.9  31  58
October 2023 40  0.0  6.5  21  47
November 2023 8.4  0.8  3.8  11  27
December 2023 6.1  0.9  2.2  5.9  16
January 2024 14  0.5  1.2  3.1  7.4
February 2024 3.8  0.3  0.6  1.6  4.7
March 2024    0.3  0.5  1.5  6.0
April 2024    0.2  0.4  1.8  8.2
May 2024    0.3  1.0  4.1  17
June 2024    0.2  3.0  12  38

Broken System - Lake Nillahcootie

Graph of Lake Nillahcootie Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Lake Nillahcootie Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Lake Nillahcootie inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 16  0.0  0.2  1.5  12
July 2023 6  0.0  0.6  5.1  25
August 2023 2.9  0.0  1.1  9.1  28
September 2023 1.9  0.0  0.7  7.4  24
October 2023 23  0.0  0.2  3.4  19
November 2023 0.2  0.0  0.0  1.3  7.0
December 2023 1.0  0.0  0.0  0.4  2.6
January 2024 3.4  0.0  0.0  0.1  1.1
February 2024 0.1  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.7
March 2024    0.0  0.0  0.1  1.2
April 2024    0.0  0.0  0.1  1.4
May 2024    0.0  0.0  0.4  3.2
June 2024    0.0  0.2  1.5  12

Loddon System - Cairn Curran Reservoir

Graph of Cairn Curran Reservoir Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Cairn Curran Reservoir Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Cairn Curran Reservoir inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 17  0.0  0.4  3.5  26
July 2023 14  0.0  1.1  7.7  42
August 2023 5.3  0.0  1.9  14  61
September 2023 3.5  0.0  1.4  11  54
October 2023 2.4  0.0  0.6  4.8  29
November 2023 0.5  0.0  0.0  1.3  10
December 2023 2.3  0.0  0.0  0.5  4.0
January 2024 3.9  0.0  0.0  0.2  1.6
February 2024  0  0.0  0.0  0.1  2.2
March 2024    0.0  0.0  0.2  1.7
April 2024    0.0  0.0  0.4  2.4
May 2024    0.0  0.0  1.1  7.4
June 2024    0.0  0.4  3.5  26

Loddon System - Tullaroop Reservoir

Graph of Tullaroop Reservoir Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Tullaroop Reservoir Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Tullaroop Reservoir inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 11  0.0  0.1  1.0  7.3
July 2023 9.4  0.1  0.3  2.2  18
August 2023 5.1  0.0  0.5  4.9  27
September 2023 3.3  0.0  0.6  5.4  27
October 2023 1.4  0.0  0.2  2.3  17
November 2023 0.6  0.0  0.1  0.9  6.4
December 2023 0.9  0.0  0.1  0.4  2.5
January 2024 1.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  1.3
February 2024 0.3  0.0  0.0  0.2  1.2
March 2024    0.0  0.1  0.3  1.0
April 2024    0.0  0.1  0.3  0.9
May 2024    0.0  0.1  0.5  2.4
June 2024    0.0  0.1  1.0  7.3

Campaspe System- Lake Eppalock

Graph of Lake Eppalock Inflows for 2023-24. Actual data until July compared to four climate scenarios.
Lake Eppalock Inflows for 2023/2024. Actual data compared to four climate scenarios.
Table of actual Lake Eppalock inflows for 2023/2024 compared to four climate scenarios
Month Actual Inflow (GL) Extreme Dry Scenario (GL) Dry Scenario (GL) Average Scenario (GL) Wet Scenario (GL)
June 2023 26  0.0  0.0  3.2  38
July 2023 26  0.0  0.9  11  67
August 2023 12  0.0  2.0  21  85
September 2023 6.4  0.0  1.5  16  80
October 2023 3.9  0.0  0.3  6.5  46
November 2023 0.6  0.0  0.0  1.6  16
December 2023 1.8  0.0  0.0  0.2  5.5
January 2024 59  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.7
February 2024 0  0.0  0.0  0.0  2.0
March 2024    0.0  0.0  0.0  2.3
April 2024    0.0  0.0  0.0  2.7
May 2024    0.0  0.0  0.6  8.9
June 2024    0.0  0.0  3.2  38