CYCLONE Trevor's positive influence on NSW precipitation was reminiscent of tropical storms in decades past.
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Many a bushie would recall the northern "wet" as an influencer of rain patterns in northern and central NSW and even down to some southern regions.
There's certainly some welcome tributary flows into the Macquarie and Namoi rivers which is certainly some good news, but not much for the storages.
*Hay Weir, Murrumbidgee measured in metres.
For many areas rain has been welcomed, even if it came with force taking fences with it while creating gully-rakers and well-watered paddocks which in due course will bear new pasture and deep soil moisture ready for winter crop sowing.
However, while creeks that haven't flowed for months are running well, the state's major water storages have not been greatly affected.
NSW Water spokesperson, Tony Weber said there were some flows, but with little influence on dam levels in most areas, particularly along and west of the Great Dividing Range.
"There is now an embargo on the Lower Macquarie announced on Monday, and also on tributary flows in the Lower Namoi," Mr Weber said.
"Heavy rain events across the Namoi and Castlereagh River catchments are unlikely to impact on dam storage levels.
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"However much-needed flows in the Namoi downstream of Keepit, and flows in the lower Macquarie are subject to a NSW Government embargo to ensure they are only used for landholders' stock and domestic supply and other critical needs."
The embargo came into effect on Monday and could be in place until 30 June.
Mr Weber said rain on March 29 and 30 resulted in falls of up to 82 millimetres at Gunnedah on the Namoi, 75mm at Coonabarabran on the Castlereagh and 98mm at Merriwa on the Hunter.
"The Namoi River has flows in three separate sections, downstream of the Peel River, Coxs Creek and Brigalow Creek," he said.
"These flows were expected to join up on Monday so there will be some flow in the Namoi from the Peel River Junction (near Keepit Dam) to 10 to 20 kilometres downstream of Wee Waa while flows are not yet sufficient to forecast a flow arriving Walgett.
"Flows in the Marthaguy Creek at Carinda of about 500ML may be enough to recommence flows in the Lower Macquarie to the junction with the Barwon River over the next three to five days
"Unfortunately inflows at this stage are not substantial. There is about 1000ML flowing into Lake Burrendong, but that's not influential in improving the dam level at this stage. Inflows to Lake Keepit is approximately one per cent and Wyangala may have increased very slightly."
