Climate Change Impacts on Inflows into Lake Eppalock Reservoir from Upper Campaspe Catchment

Climate change has significant effects on societies and ecosystems. Due to the strong link between climate hydrological cycle, water resources is one of most affected fields by change. It great importance investigate streamflows producing future streamflow projections under different scenarios create adaptation measures mitigate potential impacts The Upper Campaspe Catchment (UCC), located at North Central Victoria in Australia, a catchment as it provides large portion total inflow Lake Eppalock Reservoir, which supplies irrigation Irrigation district urban Bendigo, Heathcote, Ballarat cities. In this study, monthly UCC was investigated using high resolution data from CSIRO MIROC models calibrated IHACRES model. model found be very successful simulate UCC. Remarkable reductions were projected based input both (CSIRO MIROC). According optimistic scenario (with highest streamflows) MIROC-RCP4.5 near (2035–2064), River will completely dry out January May. worst lowest projection) CSIRO-RCP8.5 far (2075–2104) showed that produced only for three months (July, August, September) throughout year. Findings study indicated have adverse reservoir inflow, operation, supply, allocation area.