The big girl is gonna spill

Warragamba to spill

"Warragamba Dam, to Sydney's west, is set to spill for the first time in 14 years with heavy rain predicted across south-eastern NSW."

"The Sydney Catchment Authority said Warragamba Dam was 88 per cent full, and would spill if 80mm of rain fell over the entire 9000 square kilometre catchment area."

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Apparently the Knee of Syd is gonna cop 100+ mm over the next 3 days.

The big Dam holds 4 times the volume of Sydney Harbour, but got as low as 37% in early 2007. A decision to build Sydney's Desalination plant was made in 2006. Ironically, water levels have steadily risen since Jan 2007.

So it looks like the decision to build the desal plant has lead directly to the rain falling on the dams.

A bit like when the 1983 drought broke just after Hawkey was elected.

Pinkos - saving the country in all sorts of ways.

Aye, it was a JGK reverse-woof of epic proportions.

same in Victoria

been very wet down here too...6 inches in parts of the city over the past 36 hours

Been on a cougar-athon for the past day and half, h?

hahahaha ....not quite S...those days are long behind me...damned good thing

tho tomorrow I am going to a wake ( a proper booze -up) for an old friend who died in Canada - there will be several ex temporary gfs and a couple of ex Mrs H's there...am dreading it as I expect some have become cougar types...tho I am safely way too old for them now

Sounds both grouse and terrifying, h.

skully wrote:Sounds both grouse and terrifying, h.

Laughing weakly] I'd give you a blow by blow account but expect it may involve me and blows of the thumping kind [laughing weakly

Jayzuuuuus, the weather dudes are now saying up to 300mm of rain is possible between now and the weekend in and around Sydney.

It's been my type of summer, with the average temp in December-January just 22C.

So, what's the strategy for controlling outflow from the dam so that Penrith, St Mary's, Rooty Hill, Blacktown and Mt Druitt aren't destroyed?

Actually, scrap that.

lardbucket wrote:So, what's the strategy for controlling outflow from the dam so that Penrith, St Mary's, Rooty Hill, Blacktown and Mt Druitt aren't destroyed?

It must somehow involve Kevin Sheedy....

lardbucket wrote:So, what's the strategy for controlling outflow from the dam so that Penrith, St Mary's, Rooty Hill, Blacktown and Mt Druitt aren't destroyed?

Actually, scrap that.

Indeed. Laugh, I'd PMSL.

Well not really. I used to work up in the Lower Mountains and would drive past a billboard everyday that had the 1961 flood level on it. It was about 10 feet over my head and was in the middle of the suburb of Richmond.

I remember something similar out at Windsor

lardbucket wrote:I remember something similar out at Windsor

Yup, I have seen that sign in Windsor too. Scarey shit when you consider it is the middle of a dense residential precinct.

What's scarier is that the displaced hordes of Rooty Hill etc might be relocated to Hornsby.

Hornsby and Manly, I think.

lardbucket wrote:Hornsby and Manly, I think.

Mosman has a nicer view of the Harbour for the Rootyites.

Dam spills are farking scary. A few years ago, my brother had to wade through upto chest high water for a day after a large dam overflowed in Tamil Nadu.

skully wrote:

Awesome movie this.

Heh, so I've heard.

Dubbers all getting moist ...

A mate is shitting himself at Pitt Town. The Hawkesbury is up and Warragamba hasn't let go yet (although they did exercise the flood gates for a small spill today).

Aye, it could get ugly. Hope you and RD have offered to take in a good number of Westie refugees.

Warragamba at 94% (up 5% from yesty) and expected to go at midnight.

Those Westies may end up washed over to Auckland.