Geelong water stores hit capacity at West Barwon

THE West Barwon Reservoir has spilled for the third consecutive year.
Located at Forrest in the Otway Ranges, the reservoir supplies the majority of Barwon Water’s Geelong customers.
The reservoir reached its capacity of 21,504 million litres on Thursday 31 July.
At its peak on Saturday evening, around 600 million litres of water was flowing over the spillway. This has since decreased to around 100 million litres a day.
Water released from West Barwon flows down a channel to the Wurdee Boluc Reservoir, where it is treated and distributed to customers.
Above average rainfall for July contributed to the spill. A total of 159 mm of rain was recorded at West Barwon. The monthly average is 130.5 mm.