North East (Wangaratta) Dam 2c NE 4

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 Holocene Shepparton Formation (Nws) (clay, sand, silt, gravel) in the lower catchment;
Pliocene to Pleistocene dissected granite-derived colluvium (Nc4) (sand) in middle catchment;
Late Devonian Chesney Vale Granite (G211) in the upper catchment (Mount Meg)

Catchment Geomorphology:
In the lower catchment -
4.0 Northern Riverine Plain (Tier 1);
4.3 Alluvial fans and aprons (Tier 2);
In the upper catchment -
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 (main catchment), Rudosol (far end of upper catchment).

Catchment Soils:

About

Location -36.37755,146.03406
Shape Profile Custom
Maximum depth when full 2m
Current (or actual) water depth 1m
Water level offset 0.2m
Dam area 871.73m2
Maximum volume 1014.63m3
Catchment area 282490.00m2

Water balance

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

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Maximum depth when full:
m
Current (or actual) water depth:
m
Household demand:
people
Stock demand:
cattle
Stock demand:
sheep
Climate estimates
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Dam area:
m2
Catchment area:
m2
Maximum volume when full:
m3

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 3.3mm 18.4mm 49.5mm 59mm 300.9mm 249.3mm 212.9mm 201.8mm
February 2.7mm 11.4mm 21.8mm 28.6mm 228.1mm 191.3mm 176mm 169mm
March 4.2mm 19mm 39mm 47.7mm 175.7mm 159.1mm 152.8mm 128.1mm
April 1.3mm 8.7mm 25.6mm 42mm 102.1mm 84.5mm 77.7mm 69.8mm
May 19.1mm 27.4mm 33.8mm 40.7mm 62.2mm 46.5mm 44.4mm 41.3mm
June 3.5mm 31.3mm 46.6mm 57.3mm 36.6mm 31.9mm 29.6mm 27.8mm
July 21.3mm 36.2mm 59.6mm 67.4mm 42mm 35mm 33.2mm 31.2mm
August 3.3mm 29.2mm 44.6mm 50.4mm 57.2mm 52.2mm 48.6mm 46.3mm
September 10.7mm 13.7mm 20.5mm 49.1mm 102.5mm 85.7mm 79.5mm 77.7mm
October 9.2mm 18.6mm 30.7mm 45.6mm 157.9mm 138.6mm 124.5mm 109.2mm
November 11.4mm 31.1mm 49.1mm 71.2mm 189mm 171mm 161.3mm 156.4mm
December 10.5mm 26.7mm 36.5mm 52.5mm 243mm 212.5mm 205.1mm 189.8mm

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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 3.3mm 18.4mm 49.5mm 59mm 300.9mm 249.3mm 212.9mm 201.8mm
February 2.7mm 11.4mm 21.8mm 28.6mm 228.1mm 191.3mm 176mm 169mm
March 4.2mm 19mm 39mm 47.7mm 175.7mm 159.1mm 152.8mm 128.1mm
April 1.3mm 8.7mm 25.6mm 42mm 102.1mm 84.5mm 77.7mm 69.8mm
May 19.1mm 27.4mm 33.8mm 40.7mm 62.2mm 46.5mm 44.4mm 41.3mm
June 3.5mm 31.3mm 46.6mm 57.3mm 36.6mm 31.9mm 29.6mm 27.8mm
July 21.3mm 36.2mm 59.6mm 67.4mm 42mm 35mm 33.2mm 31.2mm
August 3.3mm 29.2mm 44.6mm 50.4mm 57.2mm 52.2mm 48.6mm 46.3mm
September 10.7mm 13.7mm 20.5mm 49.1mm 102.5mm 85.7mm 79.5mm 77.7mm
October 9.2mm 18.6mm 30.7mm 45.6mm 157.9mm 138.6mm 124.5mm 109.2mm
November 11.4mm 31.1mm 49.1mm 71.2mm 189mm 171mm 161.3mm 156.4mm
December 10.5mm 26.7mm 36.5mm 52.5mm 243mm 212.5mm 205.1mm 189.8mm