Rain levels

Renmark
January to April 28, 2022: 44.8mm
January to April 28, 2021: 25mm
January to April average: 66.2mm

Loxton
January to April 28, 2022: 57.1mm
January to April 28, 2021: 23.7mm
January to April average: 66.6mm

Waikerie
January to April 28, 2022: 62.1mm
January to April 28, 2021: 20.6mm
January to April average: 71.3mm

Lameroo
January to April 28, 2022: 58mm
January to April 28, 2021: 54.8mm
January to April average: 81.9mm

Gawler
January to April 28, 2022: 85mm
January to April 28, 2021: 55.4mm
January to April average: 86.2mm

Storage levels

Dartmouth Dam
Current storage: 93%
This time last month: 93%
This time last year: 64%

Hume Dam
Current storage: 86%
This time last month: 90%
This time last year: 43%

Lake Victoria
Current storage: 62%
This time last month: 68%
This time last year: 27%

Menindee Lakes
Current storage: 104%
This time last month: 104%
This time last year: 29%

Flows into SA

Current flows
21,200ML PER DAY

This time last month
17,900ML PER DAY

This time in 2021
5,500ML PER DAY

Weather & Water

Making every drop count

A RENOWNED Riverland horticultural specialist says South Australian primary producers must adapt toward sustainable farming practices to combat growing water supply constraints. Renmark-based Ian Tolley has consulted in horticultural regions around...

Hugh Schuitemaker

October 2023

Nuts

Challenges flood in for almond growers

FLOODING along the River Murray in South Australia and the shutting down of power to irrigation pumps in the Riverland will have an impact on almond crop potential for the coming season, the CEO of the industry’s peak body says. Almond Board of...

SA Farmer

April 2023

Weather & Water

Agriculture booms despite flooding

AUSTRALIAN agriculture has stayed on track despite devastating floods in multiple areas around the country. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Agricultural Commodities and Crop Reports, released in...

SA Farmer

April 2023

Weather & Water