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JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS – UPDATED

09/03/2022
Following what is now officially the wettest summer in over 100 years in the Jindabyne catchment, high inflows are now continuing into autumn. Additional releases to the Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam commenced on 7 March to manage the high inflows. Inflows to the storage have continued at elevated rates and the storage is now […]

JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS

07/03/2022
Wet conditions have persisted through summer and are now continuing into autumn. Snowy Hydro has been pumping water out of the Jindabyne catchment at every opportunity and gradually created a significant amount of reservoir airspace considering the conditions. Heavy rainfall on Saturday has triggered high inflows to Jindabyne Dam and with a forecast for lingering […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS

03/03/2022
Wet conditions have persisted through summer and are now continuing into autumn. SnowyHydro has been pumping water out of the Jindabyne catchment at every opportunity and hasgradually created a significant amount of reservoir airspace considering the conditions.Weather forecasts are indicating substantial rainfall in the Snowy Mountains in the coming week,particularly to the east of the […]

SNOWY HYDRO’s SUBMISSION ON THE DRAFT ISP

13/02/2022
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SNOWY HYDRO COMMUNITY GRANTS – APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

07/02/2022
Snowy Hydro’s long-standing commitment to supporting local people and initiatives continues in 2022, with applications now open for round one of its community grants program. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for activities, projects and events that align with Snowy Hydro’s four social commitment pillars: education and development, health and wellbeing, regional capacity building […]

LAUNCH OF THE SNOWY 2.0 VIRTUAL TOUR

31/01/2022
Snowy Hydro has launched a Snowy 2.0 virtual tour, to provide the public with a ‘window’ into the pumped-hydro megaproject’s key construction sites.  The virtual tour is a web-based platform and is fully optimised for mobile phones – no app download is required.  People can check out the action, world-class engineering and construction progress through […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS

24/01/2022
December 2021 was officially the wettest since records began for the Lake Jindabyne catchment and with over 160mm of rain so far, January isn’t too far behind. The lake level will continue to stay high throughout summer.  Releases from Jindabyne Dam to the Snowy River returned to the advised environmental releases from 18 January. Additional […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS

11/01/2022
December 2021 was officially the wettest since records began for the Lake Jindabyne catchment. The lake level will continue to stay high throughout summer.  Daily water releases from the lake of up to 3,000 megalitres (ML) per day will continue until at least 17 January. It is likely that additional flows above the notified environmental […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE LAKE LEVELS

07/01/2022
December 2021 was officially the wettest since records began for the Lake Jindabyne catchment. The lake level will continue to stay high throughout summer.  Daily water releases from the lake of 3,000 megalitres (ML) per day will continue until at least 10 January. It is likely that additional flows above the notified environmental releases will […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE DAM SPILL

05/01/2022
Due to additional rainfall in the forecast, Snowy Hydro is increasing releases from Jindabyne Dam to the Snowy River from the planned target of 200ML per day, to 3,000ML per day. These increased releases will reduce the risk of flooding and minimise pressure on communities around and downstream of Lake Jindabyne. It remains possible that […]

UPDATED: JINDABYNE DAM SPILL

22/12/2021
Following recent significant rainfall events, Jindabyne Dam reached full supply level on Monday 20 December and commenced spilling into the Snowy River. Up to 140mm of rain was recorded in Snowy Scheme catchments last weekend, continuing what has been a very wet year and the wettest November/December since 1992. With further storm activity forecast for […]

JINDABYNE DAM SPILL

20/12/2021
Following recent significant rainfall events, Jindabyne Dam reached full supply level (FSL) today and commenced spilling into the Snowy River this morning. Up to 140mm of rain was recorded in Snowy Scheme catchments over the weekend, continuing what has been a very wet year and the wettest November/December since 1992. The spillway is likely to […]