Burrendong Dam was almost empty in early 2020, but now the region is experiencing a near-record wet period, with dam managers working furiously for the past nine months to contain the massive volumes of water.
Burrendong Dam was almost empty in early 2020, but now dam managers have spent nine months working furiously to stop the dam and rivers from flooding — a job that is far from over.Dam managers have been working to release water out of the dam without causing problematic flooding down Wambuul/Macquarie RiverAt the peak of the drought, the dam was less than 2 per cent full.
La Niña is forecast to continue, bringing a wet winter after "the wettest year in decades", so Water NSW is on high alert for potential flooding caused by yet more rain falling on already full dams, high rivers, and saturated catchments. "Some of these dams have released far more in volume than they actually hold and it's been a pattern of making releases in readiness for the next rain event," Mr Webber said.The current water situation is a far cry from when Burrendong Dam was below 2 per cent capacity in 2020.
"You need to find those opportunities when there's space in the river to make releases without having an adverse impact downstream," Mr Webber said.
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