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Australian Water Information Dictionary

accessible storage volume

The volume of water stored at a particular time and date. It excludes the dead storage volume and hence is the volume of water that can be accessed under normal circumstances without the installation of additional infrastructure. See the water storage diagram for more information.

Synonym: volume

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water status: Water Storage
• Glossary for Water status: National Water Account 2011
• Glossary for Water status: National Water Account 2012-2017
• Glossary for Water status: Australian Water Resources Assessment

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