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 when full 4m
Current (or actual) water depth 2m
Water level offset 0.5m
Dam area 1073m2
Maximum volume 1675m3
Catchment area 222200.00m2

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
Auto calculated variables
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 0mm 14.9mm 28.9mm 41.5mm 298.7mm 251mm 222.9mm 208.4mm
February 1.9mm 5.7mm 10.4mm 22.3mm 223mm 189.7mm 183.7mm 169.6mm
March 8.6mm 18.7mm 28.2mm 36.7mm 179.3mm 162.5mm 142mm 126.4mm
April 6.6mm 11mm 23.9mm 46.5mm 102.5mm 88.4mm 79.7mm 72.5mm
May 17.8mm 21.5mm 30.2mm 35.1mm 55.4mm 49.5mm 45.4mm 43.5mm
June 16mm 23.6mm 40.8mm 51.2mm 38.7mm 32.7mm 30.6mm 28.5mm
July 19mm 39mm 46.7mm 48.8mm 47.1mm 37.4mm 35.6mm 31.9mm
August 9.3mm 26.2mm 36.5mm 45.7mm 64.6mm 54.2mm 51.2mm 48.9mm
September 8.7mm 16.7mm 30.2mm 42.9mm 99.5mm 87.2mm 83.8mm 81.5mm
October 0.3mm 12mm 21.8mm 35.3mm 172.6mm 136.4mm 124.9mm 110.7mm
November 6.3mm 29.6mm 34.8mm 49.8mm 198.9mm 173.9mm 161.1mm 152.1mm
December 5.6mm 15.4mm 21.6mm 37.6mm 274mm 218.5mm 203.2mm 194.1mm

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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 0mm 14.9mm 28.9mm 41.5mm 298.7mm 251mm 222.9mm 208.4mm
February 1.9mm 5.7mm 10.4mm 22.3mm 223mm 189.7mm 183.7mm 169.6mm
March 8.6mm 18.7mm 28.2mm 36.7mm 179.3mm 162.5mm 142mm 126.4mm
April 6.6mm 11mm 23.9mm 46.5mm 102.5mm 88.4mm 79.7mm 72.5mm
May 17.8mm 21.5mm 30.2mm 35.1mm 55.4mm 49.5mm 45.4mm 43.5mm
June 16mm 23.6mm 40.8mm 51.2mm 38.7mm 32.7mm 30.6mm 28.5mm
July 19mm 39mm 46.7mm 48.8mm 47.1mm 37.4mm 35.6mm 31.9mm
August 9.3mm 26.2mm 36.5mm 45.7mm 64.6mm 54.2mm 51.2mm 48.9mm
September 8.7mm 16.7mm 30.2mm 42.9mm 99.5mm 87.2mm 83.8mm 81.5mm
October 0.3mm 12mm 21.8mm 35.3mm 172.6mm 136.4mm 124.9mm 110.7mm
November 6.3mm 29.6mm 34.8mm 49.8mm 198.9mm 173.9mm 161.1mm 152.1mm
December 5.6mm 15.4mm 21.6mm 37.6mm 274mm 218.5mm 203.2mm 194.1mm