Current water releases

Current and upcoming water for the environment deliveries..

Releases are dependent on many factors, and can often change, so it is important to keep up to date by checking back here regularly for the most current information.

Wirn Wirndook Yeerung (Macalister River)

Delivery type: Autumn low flow
Start date: Monday 3 March 2025
End date: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Maximum flow rate: approx 90 ML/d ~0.4 m downstream of Lake Glenmaggie
Peak flow dates: Monday 3 March to Wednesday 21 May

Delivery type: Autumn Fresh
Start date: Friday 11 April 2025
End date: Saturday 19 April 2025
Maximum flow rate: approx 350 ML/d ~0.6 m downstream of Lake Glenmaggie
Peak flow dates: Saturday 12 April to Wednesday 16 April

Delivery type: Winter continuous low flow
Start date: Saturday 24 May 2025
End date: Monday 30 June 2025
Maximum flow rate: approx 300 ML/d ~0.5 m downstream of Lake Glenmaggie
Peak flow dates: Saturday 24 May to Monday 30 June

Delivery type: Winter fresh
Start date: Saturday 31 May 2025
End date: Sunday 8 June 2025
Maximum flow rate: approx 700 ML/d ~0.7 m downstream of Lake Glenmaggie
Peak flow dates: Monday 2 June to Friday 6 June

Carran Carran (Thomson River)

Delivery type: Summer-Autumn fresh
Start date: Friday 28 March 2025
End date: Thursday 3 April 2025
Maximum flow rate: 230ML/d ~0.2 m at Coopers Creek
Peak flow dates: Friday 28 March to Thursday 3 April

Delivery type: Autumn fresh
Start date: Wednesday 16 April 2025
End date: Monday 28 April 2025
Maximum flow rate: 800ML/d ~0.6 m at Coopers Creek gauge
Peak flow dates: Friday 18 April to Thursday 24 April

Delivery type: Autumn-Winter continuous low flow
Start date: Tuesday 29 April 2025
End date: Monday 30 June 2025
Maximum flow rate: approx 230 ML/d
~0.2 m @ Coopers Creek gauge

Peak flow dates: Tuesday 29 April to Monday 30 June

Tanjil River

No current or scheduled water for the environment releases.
Durt’Yowan (Latrobe River)

No current of scheduled water for the environment releases.

* Please note: Flow rates and heights are estimates, and actual heights on the day may vary due to rainfall or irrigation water orders being delivered. Also, environmental flow deliveries may be offset or replaced by natural rainfall/flow events. In the case of a large rainfall event meeting our flow targets, an environmental flow may not be delivered.

This page will be updated if any changes occur or you can email  eflows@wgcma.vic.gov.au if you have any further queries.

Previous environmental water deliveries in the Gippsland region, can be found here.

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Page updated 2 April 2025