Can I undo a few previous whinge posts with an "un-whinge" post.
Rain has cleared here, since last nights 1-2mm (didnt check gauge this morning), then a decent storm mid arvo with very heavy rain to allow the farmers some run-off to paddock dams which are generally 50-70% full in this area to tally 21.5mm. This was followed by light rain for several hours, then moderate rain for an hour to add another 7mm to a wetted soil. You couldnt design more effective rain if you tried!!!!!!!!!!!
Todays rain should produce no flooding (OK should be a minor to near-moderate lifting off the McAllister which will mostly stay within the banks), Glenmaggie dam to get inflows for easy next 2 weeks (its full and has been spilling lightly all this week), which gives the farmers a continued reset to 100% water right and cheap entitlement to "run-of-the-river" water for the same period. Glenmaggie will stay full/optimum level for the summer tourists, last moderate rain near a week ago (20mm) - so very little water logging for pasture, we are so lucky.
When I return to whinging, it will probably be over a 7 inch Christmas wipe-out