Highest ever Feb flows of 150GL – data from 1977. Highest annual flow since 2000 – 240.8GL.
All of which wastes to the sea. In recent summer months there has been significant rainfall in SW WA – Jan 2016 heaviest in the SW – I blogged on that – Jan 2017 – Then Feb 2017 where I blogged again – and the ABC reported – Now we have Jan 2018 where most Perth dam catchments saw over 100mm on the 16th. I have not seen where Water Corporation recorded any dam inflows or increased levels from the above rain.
I thought there might be news of these records at the WA Water Dept news page; Zilch, Nada, Zero.
www.water.wa.gov.au/news/current-news
What goes on in there? I mean its only the main River through ya know, Perth.
Go easy on the WA Water Corporation – they hibernate.
for 364 days each year.
Waterguru appears to have gone back into hibernation. I spent many school days playing in and alongside the Avon River in the 6os in Northam, with one flood covering the footbridge in the centre of town. The source of the town’s water supply at the time. I don’t know about now, it may come from the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie pipeline which runs nearby.
” I mean its only the main River through ya know, Perth.”
Not quite correct Beachgirl, the Avon is a tributary of the Swan which flows through Perth.
However with respect to the topic the Water authority will almost certainly be hesitant to acknowledge an increased inflow into WA’s major catchments. It doesn’t fit the pseudo scientific, or political meme.
I have been trying to check various river/stream flows on the WA DoWater pages.
614065 Murray River – Pinjarra record Feb 2017 flow 57GL since 1994 record ann flow for 2017 – 404GL data since 1996
kumina.water.wa.gov.au/waterinformation/wir/reports/publish/614065/g02.htm
This is another worthy record flow near Perth – did not disturb the ink on the Dept of Water News pages.