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    The Shoalhaven River basin summary provides information on the population, towns, rivers, water storages, irrigation, groundwater, and rainfall reliability in the region. Over 55,000 people live in the basin, with its largest towns being Nowra and Culburra. It has over 20 water storages with a total capacity of over 124,758 megaliters. Groundwater extraction and recharge data is still being compiled. The basin has a low chance of receiving average seasonal rainfall, between 4 to 4.5 years in 10.

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    The Shoalhaven River basin summary provides information on the population, towns, rivers, water storages, irrigation, groundwater, and rainfall reliability in the region. Over 55,000 people live in the basin, with its largest towns being Nowra and Culburra. It has over 20 water storages with a total capacity of over 124,758 megaliters. Groundwater extraction and recharge data is still being compiled. The basin has a low chance of receiving average seasonal rainfall, between 4 to 4.5 years in 10.

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    The Shoalhaven River basin summary provides information on the population, towns, rivers, water storages, irrigation, groundwater, and rainfall reliability in the region. Over 55,000 people live in the basin, with its largest towns being Nowra and Culburra. It has over 20 water storages with a total capacity of over 124,758 megaliters. Groundwater extraction and recharge data is still being compiled. The basin has a low chance of receiving average seasonal rainfall, between 4 to 4.5 years in 10.

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    The Shoalhaven River basin summary provides information on the population, towns, rivers, water storages, irrigation, groundwater, and rainfall reliability in the region. Over 55,000 people live in the basin, with its largest towns being Nowra and Culburra. It has over 20 water storages with a total capacity of over 124,758 megaliters. Groundwater extraction and recharge data is still being compiled. The basin has a low chance of receiving average seasonal rainfall, between 4 to 4.5 years in 10.

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    SHOALHAVEN RIVER

    River Basin Summary

    Population (2006):1 55,853


    Major Towns:1 Nowra, Culburra
    2
    Major Rivers: Shoalhaven River, Mongarlowe River, Ettrema Creek

    Surface Water Storages:2, 3, 4


    Largest known storages: Tallowa, Fitzroy Falls
    Reservoir
    No. of storages: 20
    Storage capacity (ML): >124,758

    Licensed Irrigation:
    Largest areas:3 None
    5
    Number of licenses: n/a
    Average annual allocation (ML):
    Since 1996-97: n/a
    Minimum: n/a
    Maximum: n/a
    Average annual diversion (ML):
    Since 1996-97: n/a
    Minimum: n/a
    Maximum: n/a

    Groundwater:
    Number of production bores:7 491
    8
    Recharge rate (mm/year): Data being compiled
    8
    Yield (ML/year): Data being compiled
    7
    Extraction (ML/year): Data being compiled

    Rainfall Reliability:
    Chance of receiving average seasonal rainfall:8 Low (4 to 4.5 yrs in 10)

    1
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006); 2 Geosciences Australia (1999); 3 National Land and Water Resources Audit (2000); 4 Australian National
    Committee on Large Dams (2004); 5 Australian National Committee - International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (2005); 6 Murray Darling
    Basin Commission (2005); 7 State Agencies (2006); 8 Bureau of Rural Sciences (2007); x Incomplete

    n/a = Not available


    SHOALHAVEN RIVER
    Modelled Annual Water Balance
    Land Use Type Area Precipitation Runoff ET (ML) Deep drainage Irrigation Return flow
    (sqkm) (ML) (ML) (ML) (ML) (ML)
    Closed Forest 185 245,446 59,818 181,871 3,757 0 0
    Open Forest 4,525 4,583,130 642,150 3,868,935 72,046 0 0
    Plantation 124 101,308 4,686 94,867 1,755 0 0
    Woodland 166 150,625 22,595 125,554 2,476 0 0
    Woody Pasture 315 379,411 104,672 268,810 5,929 0 0
    Shrubby Pasture 52 56,358 13,427 42,046 885 0 0
    Pasture 1,686 1,613,155 376,580 1,211,587 24,988 0 0
    Irrigated Pasture 10 12,766 3,748 8,832 187 2,615 77
    Winter Crops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Summer / Fodder Crops 3 2,613 371 2,113 129 0 0
    Irrigated Crops 2 2,364 519 1,742 104 551 24
    Sugarcane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Irrigated Sugarcane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Cotton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Irrigated Cotton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Horticulture 15 17,866 3,608 13,985 274 0 0
    Irrigated Horticulture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Bare Ground 9 9,545 3,015 6,381 149 0 0
    Intensive Use 32 36,772 10,857 25,361 555 0 0
    Water 61 68,808 21,734 46,040 1,034 0 0
    Entire Basin 7,202 7,303,160 1,267,779 5,921,115 114,265 3,166 101
    NLWRA1 7,235 n/a 1,560,000 n/a n/a 6,817 n/a
    2
    AWRC 7,300 n/a 1,850,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a

    Data Sources: Land use data sourced from the Bureau of Rural Sciences. Precipitation data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. All
    other data derived from the Bureau of Rural Sciences' steady-state annual water balance model.
    1
    National Land and Water Resources Audit (2000); 2Australian Water Resource Council (1987); n/a = Not available
    SHOALHAVEN RIVER
    Average Annual Water Resource Summary (GL)

    Water Supply Seasonal Climate Variability


    1
    Runoff: 1,268 Potential Evapotranspiration Precipitation
    1, 2
    Transfers: 0
    Groundwater Sustainable 150
    Yield:3 92
    Total: 1,360

    Millimeters
    100

    Water Use
    Irrigation:1 3 50
    1
    Residential: 5
    Commercial/Industrial:#, 3 1
    #, 3 0
    Rural (Stock/Domestic): 2 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    1, 2
    Transfers: 16
    Total: 27
    Water Use

    Total Use (% of Supply): 2%


    Transfers 60%

    Residential 17%
    River Flows
    Irrigated Pasture 10%
    Retained in Storage:~ 6
    Rural 7%
    Environmental Flows: Data being
    Commercial/Industrial 5%
    compiled
    Irrigated Crops 2%
    Transmission Losses:^ 317
    Return Flows:1 3
    Outflow:@ 922

    1
    Bureau of Rural Sciences (2007); 2Australian Water Resource Council (1987); 3National Land and Water Resources Audit (2000)
    #
    Groundwater only; *Surface water only; ~5% of total storage; ^25% of runoff; xincomplete
    @
    Surface water (supply - use - retention in storage - transmission losses + environmental flows + return flows)

    n/a = Not available

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