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North East (Wangaratta) Dam 1 NE 1

Summary

Location: Boweya, Rural City of Wangaratta, Goulburn Broken CMA

Primary Land use: Mixed farming, cropping
Australian Drainage Division: Murray-Darling (Division IV)
Australian River Basin: Broken River (Basin 4)

Catchment Geology: Pliocene to Holocene incised colluvium (Nc1) (silt, gravel, sand)

Catchment Geomorphology:
1.0 Eastern Uplands (Tier 1);
1.4 Dissected landscapes at a range of elevations (Tier 2);
1.4.6 Outlying ridges and hills (Tier 3)

Australian Soil Classification: Sodosol (at dam), Kurosol (main catchment), Rudosol (southern edge of catchment)

Catchment Soils:

North East Dam 1 - Catchment Soils

About

Location	-36.25926,146.13731
Shape Profile	Custom
Maximum depth	3m
Current depth/Water level	1m
Water level offset	0.2m
Dam area	1666m²
Maximum volume	1595m³
Catchment area	41940.00m²

Water balance

Water balance forecasts

The rating curve chart shows the volume of the dam in relation to vertical water level.
The water balance forecast chart shows the predicted water level and volume for various climate scenarios from the starting water level.

Dam area:

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Catchment area:

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Maximum volume:

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Maximum depth:

Current (Starting) depth:

Household demand:

people

Stock demand:

cattle

Stock demand:

sheep

Climate estimates Shape profile:

Changing any of the above variables will re-generate the charts and data tables.

Dam rating curve

Water balance forecasts

20 year monthly climate range

Month	Rainfall range				Evaporation range
	Decile 1	Decile 3	Decile 5	Decile 7	Decile 10	Decile 7	Decile 5	Decile 3
	Drought	Dry	Average	Wet	Drought	Dry	Average	Wet
January	3mm	17.8mm	40.8mm	49.6mm	306.8mm	260.3mm	226.5mm	211.6mm
February	2.1mm	11.9mm	22.6mm	33.2mm	541.6mm	444.5mm	394.6mm	380.1mm
March	6.5mm	15.9mm	27.3mm	47mm	401.1mm	350.7mm	339.2mm	299.1mm
April	4.6mm	11.5mm	24.8mm	37.3mm	278.9mm	255.2mm	239mm	198.6mm
May	10.6mm	24.8mm	30.8mm	40.9mm	156.3mm	129.8mm	122.8mm	114mm
June	22.1mm	31.9mm	43.5mm	64.3mm	92mm	77.3mm	75.5mm	70.1mm
July	23.5mm	41.6mm	51.3mm	62.1mm	71.8mm	66.8mm	60.7mm	59mm
August	10.1mm	29mm	38.6mm	55mm	92.6mm	85.3mm	83mm	77mm
September	9.1mm	20.6mm	32.3mm	54.1mm	155.2mm	135.7mm	130.1mm	123.7mm
October	9.3mm	23.9mm	28.5mm	49.3mm	289.1mm	223.8mm	205.9mm	182.5mm
November	24mm	36.4mm	51.7mm	69.9mm	410mm	315.7mm	296.8mm	268mm
December	10.9mm	27.5mm	37.6mm	58.6mm	489.2mm	396.7mm	371.8mm	358.4mm

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Climate history

20 year monthly climate range

Month	Rainfall range				Evaporation range
	Decile 1	Decile 3	Decile 5	Decile 7	Decile 10	Decile 7	Decile 5	Decile 3
	Drought	Dry	Average	Wet	Drought	Dry	Average	Wet
January	3mm	17.8mm	40.8mm	49.6mm	306.8mm	260.3mm	226.5mm	211.6mm
February	2.1mm	11.9mm	22.6mm	33.2mm	541.6mm	444.5mm	394.6mm	380.1mm
March	6.5mm	15.9mm	27.3mm	47mm	401.1mm	350.7mm	339.2mm	299.1mm
April	4.6mm	11.5mm	24.8mm	37.3mm	278.9mm	255.2mm	239mm	198.6mm
May	10.6mm	24.8mm	30.8mm	40.9mm	156.3mm	129.8mm	122.8mm	114mm
June	22.1mm	31.9mm	43.5mm	64.3mm	92mm	77.3mm	75.5mm	70.1mm
July	23.5mm	41.6mm	51.3mm	62.1mm	71.8mm	66.8mm	60.7mm	59mm
August	10.1mm	29mm	38.6mm	55mm	92.6mm	85.3mm	83mm	77mm
September	9.1mm	20.6mm	32.3mm	54.1mm	155.2mm	135.7mm	130.1mm	123.7mm
October	9.3mm	23.9mm	28.5mm	49.3mm	289.1mm	223.8mm	205.9mm	182.5mm
November	24mm	36.4mm	51.7mm	69.9mm	410mm	315.7mm	296.8mm	268mm
December	10.9mm	27.5mm	37.6mm	58.6mm	489.2mm	396.7mm	371.8mm	358.4mm