At least hundreds of
gigalitres with an altitude difference of 100m would be needed to smooth the output from all the wind farms in SA over a period of weeks.
Not exact matches
In October 2012 the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder entered into a long - term agreement
with Nature Foundation SA for the use of up to 10
gigalitres a year of Commonwealth environmental water over the next five years to support wetland and floodplain rehabilitation projects in the lower Murray River.
Commonwealth environmental water was delivered in conjunction
with approximately 110
gigalitres of water supplied by the New South Wales Government.
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has entered into contracts
with successful bidders, which, subject to State Water approval, will result in the 10
gigalitres of water being made available to Gwydir Valley irrigators.
Rio Tinto will build, own and operate the new borefield, located in the lower Bungaroo Valley, 35 kilometres south east of the town of Pannawonica,
with an annual capacity of 10
gigalitres (GL / a).
By comparison, the Lake Eyre Basin further inland, which is a similar size, is one of the country's least developed,
with only one dam holding 14
gigalitres of water.
The Murray - Darling Basin is Australia's most developed river basin,
with 240 dams that store almost 30,000
gigalitres of water.