What is the highest level the waters in Lake Awoonga have reached?
GAWB had raised the dam to 40m above sea level in 2002 and the drought that had commenced in 1996/97 eventually broke in February 2003 with 600mm of rain falling mainly over four days from a rain depression resulting from cyclone Beni. This raised the water level to 34.96m above sea level which was 62.31% of capacity. Further rainfall and inflows to Lake Awoonga raised the water to its highest level on 18 March 2004. The water levels in the lake reached 36.94m above sea level which was 75.63% of capacity.
