Inland NSW Dam levels revelling in rainfall (down to 1.5% at one point during the drought)

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Heavy rainfalls dating back to last Christmas have pushed water levels at Lake Burrendong to measurements not seen since about 2000.

As another rain system made its way through the region yesterday, Lake Burrendong State Park manager Jason Kirk said it would only take another two or three inches of rain to push the dam to 100 per cent.

“We are ecstatic with all of he water in the area and every day it seems to be going up,” he said. “At our lowest point we got to about 1.5 per cent which is still a lot of water for a lake which is bigger than Sydney Harbour but it wasn’t good.

“Now we are at 81 per cent and rising, and the whole region is wet which means a lot of that will run into our system. “Another two or three inches of rain and the associated run-off from that would probably push us close to 100 per cent.”

Mr Kirk said the last two or three weeks had been extremely busy with skiers and fisherman making the most of the rising water levels.

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