Waiting for the rain

Stage = 33.25cm, Discharge = 0.374 m3/s

Depending on the arrival of the rainy season downpours, mid to late June can have the lowest discharge levels of the year for Takiya River. The snowmelt season has ended, and conditions can be extremely dry and hot. Levels of ET (evapotranspiration) rise and this reduces groundwater levels and the amount of flow in the river. The hydrograph below shows some rain fell on 13-14 June (45mm), but it is not enough to prevent the continuing fall of river discharge towards annual minimum levels.