Lake of plenty: Releases from Lake Eildon have been contributing to a high Goulburn River level, but minor flood warnings have been eased.
The flooding threat along the Goulburn River at Seymour has eased, with VicEmergency saying river levels have fallen below minor flood levels.
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A VicEmergency update issued just before 10am on Thursday, September 29 said the lack of significant rainfall across the Goulburn catchment in the 24 hours before meant river levels were continuing to ease.
That is not expected to change in the short term, given no significant rainfall is forecast for the coming days.
In its advice, VicEmergency said the Goulburn River at Seymour had fallen to 3.46 metres and was expected to remain below the minor flood level of 3.8m.
Managed release: Lake Eildon at 98.9 per cent capacity on Tuesday, September 27. Goulburn-Murray Water has been releasing 13,000 megalitres a day from the lake to create space for further inflows.
Water is still being released from Lake Eildon, though, with Goulburn-Murray Water reporting that it expects to release 13,000 megalitres a day at least until October 3.
“We have been releasing water from Lake Eildon since August 26, to make room for further inflows,” G-MW water storage services general manager Martina Cusack said.
“We constantly assess whether water needs to be released, and how much water, based on downstream impacts, current conditions, forecast conditions and projected storage volume.
“These factors can change quickly and unexpectedly, making it difficult to predict when releases will be necessary.”
G-MW said the releases were occurring to manage “air space” and to slow the “rate of rise” in the lake.
Meanwhile, although the flooding threat has eased, VicEmergency said people should continue to stay informed and monitor local conditions.
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