Small Farm Dam Research Repository

North East (Wangaratta) Dam 2b NE 3

Summary

Location: Chesney Vale, Benalla Rural City, Goulburn Broken CMA

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

Catchment Geology: Pliocene to Pleistocene dissected granite-derived colluvium (Nc4) (sand)

Catchment Geomorphology:
4.0 Northern Riverine Plain (Tier 1);
4.3 Alluvial fans and aprons (Tier 2)

Australian Soil Classification: Sodosol

Catchment Soils:

About

Location	-36.38315,146.03172
Shape Profile	Custom
Maximum depth	2m
Current depth/Water level	N/Am
Water level offset	0.2m
Dam area	586.29m²
Maximum volume	545.86m³
Catchment area	14970.00m²

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:

m²

Catchment area:

m²

Maximum volume:

m³

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	8.3mm	18.5mm	41.1mm	54.2mm	300.9mm	255.4mm	221.7mm	208.7mm
February	3.7mm	16.1mm	21.8mm	28.6mm	529mm	434.6mm	389.7mm	377mm
March	5.5mm	19mm	35mm	47.7mm	396.4mm	347.6mm	332.1mm	298.2mm
April	5mm	8.7mm	25.6mm	38.2mm	274.6mm	252.4mm	235.2mm	197.5mm
May	19.1mm	27.4mm	33.8mm	40.7mm	158.3mm	130.4mm	123.2mm	116.5mm
June	23.6mm	31.3mm	46.6mm	57.3mm	92.7mm	78.3mm	76.4mm	71.5mm
July	25.8mm	39.2mm	48.8mm	67.4mm	73.2mm	67.5mm	63mm	59.8mm
August	11.2mm	31.5mm	47.5mm	69.2mm	94.4mm	86.8mm	83.9mm	78.5mm
September	10.7mm	13.7mm	26.9mm	52.4mm	154.1mm	136.1mm	131.4mm	124.9mm
October	9.2mm	18.6mm	30.7mm	52mm	285.2mm	222.6mm	205.2mm	183.3mm
November	11.4mm	31.1mm	57.4mm	71.2mm	402.3mm	311.9mm	294.7mm	265.9mm
December	10.5mm	26.7mm	40.2mm	52.5mm	480.6mm	391.6mm	365.1mm	355.1mm

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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	8.3mm	18.5mm	41.1mm	54.2mm	300.9mm	255.4mm	221.7mm	208.7mm
February	3.7mm	16.1mm	21.8mm	28.6mm	529mm	434.6mm	389.7mm	377mm
March	5.5mm	19mm	35mm	47.7mm	396.4mm	347.6mm	332.1mm	298.2mm
April	5mm	8.7mm	25.6mm	38.2mm	274.6mm	252.4mm	235.2mm	197.5mm
May	19.1mm	27.4mm	33.8mm	40.7mm	158.3mm	130.4mm	123.2mm	116.5mm
June	23.6mm	31.3mm	46.6mm	57.3mm	92.7mm	78.3mm	76.4mm	71.5mm
July	25.8mm	39.2mm	48.8mm	67.4mm	73.2mm	67.5mm	63mm	59.8mm
August	11.2mm	31.5mm	47.5mm	69.2mm	94.4mm	86.8mm	83.9mm	78.5mm
September	10.7mm	13.7mm	26.9mm	52.4mm	154.1mm	136.1mm	131.4mm	124.9mm
October	9.2mm	18.6mm	30.7mm	52mm	285.2mm	222.6mm	205.2mm	183.3mm
November	11.4mm	31.1mm	57.4mm	71.2mm	402.3mm	311.9mm	294.7mm	265.9mm
December	10.5mm	26.7mm	40.2mm	52.5mm	480.6mm	391.6mm	365.1mm	355.1mm