Menindee Lakes - Flood update

Managing the lakes

Like many areas of NSW bearing the brunt of wet La Nina conditions, the Menindee Lakes system has received an unprecedented amount of floodwater in the past 12 months.

Over that period the Lakes have received around 10,000 gigalitres of water - six times their capacity and more than five times what they would normally receive in a year.

For the past year WaterNSW has been working hard to protect the community from flooding as much as possible, and we feel for the local people whose lives have been affected.

With a major flood peak arriving in Menindee in December, WaterNSW has been managing the Lakes to continuing flood operations.

While huge volumes of water continue to enter the Lakes, floodwaters have started receding.

WaterNSW's operations remain focussed on protecting our storages, maximising the water resource and mitigating downstream flooding.

The Menindee Lakes have received more than five times their average yearly inflow in the last year.

Learn more in our community update