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North West (Bendigo) Dam 5 NW 5

Summary

Location: Shelbourne, Loddon Shire, North Central CMA

Primary Land use: Mixed farming; cropping and grazing
Australian Drainage Division: Murray-Darling (Division IV)
Australian River Basin: Loddon River (Basin 7)

Catchment Geology: Ordovician Castlemaine Group (Ocl) metamorphic rocks (hornfels, calc-silicates)

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:

About

Location	-36.86807,144.00962
Shape Profile	Custom
Maximum depth	4m
Current depth/Water level	N/Am
Water level offset	0.5m
Dam area	1073m²
Maximum volume	1675m³
Catchment area	222200.00m²

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:

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	0mm	14.9mm	23.7mm	38.1mm	298.7mm	251mm	222.9mm	211.1mm
February	1.9mm	5.7mm	10.4mm	22.3mm	521.7mm	442.3mm	418mm	374.5mm
March	1.6mm	13.1mm	28.1mm	33.7mm	380.8mm	348.1mm	331.9mm	298.6mm
April	6.6mm	11mm	21.7mm	46.5mm	271.3mm	257.2mm	229.1mm	202.6mm
May	17.8mm	21.5mm	30.2mm	35.1mm	179.8mm	146.1mm	127.8mm	122.1mm
June	16mm	23.6mm	40.8mm	52.7mm	96.4mm	83.4mm	78.2mm	76.7mm
July	19mm	33.4mm	44.7mm	48.7mm	79.5mm	69.6mm	66mm	63.7mm
August	9.3mm	30.2mm	41mm	45.7mm	107.7mm	91.6mm	86mm	83.5mm
September	9.8mm	23.9mm	32.6mm	42.9mm	162mm	144.7mm	136.1mm	133.1mm
October	1.6mm	16.5mm	21.9mm	39.3mm	272.1mm	222.6mm	210mm	194.1mm
November	18.9mm	32.1mm	34.8mm	49.8mm	371.4mm	307.3mm	297.2mm	272mm
December	7.8mm	17.3mm	23.8mm	40.9mm	461.9mm	399.3mm	368.5mm	355.3mm

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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	14.9mm	23.7mm	38.1mm	298.7mm	251mm	222.9mm	211.1mm
February	1.9mm	5.7mm	10.4mm	22.3mm	521.7mm	442.3mm	418mm	374.5mm
March	1.6mm	13.1mm	28.1mm	33.7mm	380.8mm	348.1mm	331.9mm	298.6mm
April	6.6mm	11mm	21.7mm	46.5mm	271.3mm	257.2mm	229.1mm	202.6mm
May	17.8mm	21.5mm	30.2mm	35.1mm	179.8mm	146.1mm	127.8mm	122.1mm
June	16mm	23.6mm	40.8mm	52.7mm	96.4mm	83.4mm	78.2mm	76.7mm
July	19mm	33.4mm	44.7mm	48.7mm	79.5mm	69.6mm	66mm	63.7mm
August	9.3mm	30.2mm	41mm	45.7mm	107.7mm	91.6mm	86mm	83.5mm
September	9.8mm	23.9mm	32.6mm	42.9mm	162mm	144.7mm	136.1mm	133.1mm
October	1.6mm	16.5mm	21.9mm	39.3mm	272.1mm	222.6mm	210mm	194.1mm
November	18.9mm	32.1mm	34.8mm	49.8mm	371.4mm	307.3mm	297.2mm	272mm
December	7.8mm	17.3mm	23.8mm	40.9mm	461.9mm	399.3mm	368.5mm	355.3mm