Reservoir hits July peak

LAANECOORIE reservoir is at its highest July level on record.

Latest figures have the reservoir at 90 per cent capacity compared with 39.8 per cent a year ago.

Upstream, Tullaroop reservoir started spilling this week and Cairn Curran to just under 95 per cent.

The 7255 ML currently in Laanecoorie has historically been recorded in August and September, according to records that start in 1963.

Goulburn Murray Water says it will continue to pass all inflows into Laanecoorie.

Water storage services general manager Martina Cusack said on Tuesday: “Laanecoorie Reservoir is currently passing all inflows, ensuring the level of the storage remains stable.

“Approximately 800 ML per day is being released from Laanecoorie reservoir as of Monday,” she said.

“The storage is receiving about 350 ML per day from water that

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is being released from Cairn Curran reservoir, and a further 200 ML per day from water spilling at Tullaroop Reservoir.

“Flows from Cairn Curran reservoir and Tullaroop reservoir have risen following recent rainfall.

“These flows are expected to continue and may change in re- sponse to inflows into the storages. GMW will continue to pass all inflows into Laanecoorie Reservoir.”

The Loddon River downstream of Laanecoorie on Monday was 1.21 metres compared with 0.45 metres a fortnight ago.

GMW says Laanecoorie Reservoir is a tilt gate storage.