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North West (Bendigo) Dam 1 NW 1

Summary

Location: Shelbourne, City of Greater Bendigo, North Central CMA

Primary Land use: Mixed farming, grazing (western side); conservation area (eastern side)
Australian Drainage Division: Murray-Darling (Division IV)
Australian River Basin: Loddon River (Basin 7)

Catchment Geology: Ordovician Castlemaine Group (Ocl) sedimentary rocks (shale, sandstone, mudstone)

Catchment Geomorphology:
2.0 Western Uplands (Tier 1);
2.1 Dissected Uplands (Tier 2);
2.1.2 Hills, valley slopes and plains on non- granitic Palaeozoic rocks (Tier 3)

Australian Soil Classification: Sodosol

Catchment Soils:

North West Dam 1 - Catchment Soils

About

Location	-36.78893,144.07237
Shape Profile	Custom
Maximum depth	3m
Current depth/Water level	N/Am
Water level offset	0.2m
Dam area	2165m²
Maximum volume	1701m³
Catchment area	229790.00m²

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	0mm	13.2mm	21.4mm	35.1mm	298.3mm	251.8mm	220.7mm	211.4mm
February	0.9mm	5.7mm	12.3mm	16.8mm	521.6mm	440.5mm	418.6mm	374.8mm
March	1.6mm	13mm	23mm	36.7mm	381.4mm	347.3mm	332.5mm	298.8mm
April	6.3mm	10.9mm	21.8mm	48.7mm	272.8mm	255.8mm	229.6mm	202.4mm
May	18.1mm	22.1mm	28.6mm	36mm	179.7mm	144.6mm	127.8mm	120.4mm
June	15mm	27.1mm	42.9mm	52.4mm	96.1mm	82.9mm	77.4mm	76.3mm
July	19.1mm	37.6mm	45.6mm	49.8mm	78.8mm	69mm	65.7mm	63.5mm
August	10.6mm	29mm	42.6mm	45.1mm	107mm	91mm	85.8mm	83.2mm
September	10.7mm	21.8mm	32.6mm	43.5mm	162mm	144.2mm	135.4mm	132.6mm
October	1.7mm	13.6mm	26.9mm	41.6mm	272.1mm	222.7mm	210.1mm	194.4mm
November	18.7mm	32.2mm	35mm	53.7mm	370.9mm	308.6mm	298.2mm	272.2mm
December	7.6mm	19.1mm	21.4mm	40.7mm	461.5mm	401.1mm	367.9mm	356.4mm

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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	0mm	13.2mm	21.4mm	35.1mm	298.3mm	251.8mm	220.7mm	211.4mm
February	0.9mm	5.7mm	12.3mm	16.8mm	521.6mm	440.5mm	418.6mm	374.8mm
March	1.6mm	13mm	23mm	36.7mm	381.4mm	347.3mm	332.5mm	298.8mm
April	6.3mm	10.9mm	21.8mm	48.7mm	272.8mm	255.8mm	229.6mm	202.4mm
May	18.1mm	22.1mm	28.6mm	36mm	179.7mm	144.6mm	127.8mm	120.4mm
June	15mm	27.1mm	42.9mm	52.4mm	96.1mm	82.9mm	77.4mm	76.3mm
July	19.1mm	37.6mm	45.6mm	49.8mm	78.8mm	69mm	65.7mm	63.5mm
August	10.6mm	29mm	42.6mm	45.1mm	107mm	91mm	85.8mm	83.2mm
September	10.7mm	21.8mm	32.6mm	43.5mm	162mm	144.2mm	135.4mm	132.6mm
October	1.7mm	13.6mm	26.9mm	41.6mm	272.1mm	222.7mm	210.1mm	194.4mm
November	18.7mm	32.2mm	35mm	53.7mm	370.9mm	308.6mm	298.2mm	272.2mm
December	7.6mm	19.1mm	21.4mm	40.7mm	461.5mm	401.1mm	367.9mm	356.4mm