Why let water out of Lake Eucumbene, which is nearly empty, and is at the top of the snowy scheme?

So any water released from Lake Eucumbene may not flow out into the river system anyway as there are many other dams situated below before it does.

The water released into the rivers is from the lowest dams Blowering on the Murrumbidgee and Khancoban Pondage on the Murray.

If these dams are full and all the dams above are full then it does not leave space for any more, - please do not rain!!

The question is are they to remain full or released, and as it takes weeks to flow down stream will it cause a problem after the existing floods have subsided?

The Snowy system may have an obligation to generate electricity as they can be used for emergency, peak lopping, replacement for other generators that have to be taken of line and base load.

Peter A, are you suggesting that we should flood peoples farms & homes, just so Melbourne doesn't have a blackout?

You've got to be kidding.

Hasbeen

You did not read my comment at all, just cherry picked a 'may have' - get real.

I was putting some background information only and not suggesting anything.

If you had read it probably I was asking questions.

Indecently the hydro supplies you as well, and I do not care about Melbourne as I live in a different state.

This OP was written last year (November?) and not anything to do with the recent floods.

In that case did the release cause any problems?

I believe the lower dams, that take the Lakes water, were not full until this year and none may have been released into the rivers at all.

Of course, without the

Scheme water would flow in Nature's

Direction (or not)

Peter it would appear that it is you who are unable to read, or understand what you have read.

Yes it did augment the flood in the river, just as you would expect from our bureaucracy.

It is about time we made public servants responsible at law, for any injury caused to members of the public by their incompetence. Yes we may require some larger prisons, but just think how many idiots we could get off the public payroll.

in Nature's Direction (or not),
Shintaro,
just consider which direction you would be headed if we left it to nature ?