Eppalock has climbed to 92.92%, holding around 283 GL and gaining almost 39 GL in just seven days. That leaves only about 21.6 GL of room before it reaches full supply level.
That doesn't mean it's definitely going to spill, but with the lake now nudging 93% and the catchment wet, another decent rain event could make things interesting.
And for those of us fishing the Murray, even a bit of extra water would be welcome.
Water leaving Eppalock heads down the Campaspe River before eventually joining the Murray at Echuca. If Eppalock does reach full and starts sending additional water downstream, it's certainly not going to create a flood or massive rise by the time it reaches Mildura.
But it doesn't have to.
A bit of extra flow moving down the Murray heading into spring can help freshen things up, get water moving around river edges and backwaters and potentially get native fish moving as the water begins warming.
That's where it becomes interesting for yellowbelly and Murray cod.
Spring is already the time when things start waking up after winter. Add some fresh water moving through the system and conditions could be considerably better than they were shaping up to be only a few weeks ago.
There are other encouraging signs upstream too, with Hume, Dartmouth and Eildon all rising, but for now Eppalock is the interesting one simply because it's getting so close to full.
At 92.92%, it doesn't have a lot of room left.
We don't need a massive spill.
Even a little bit of extra water coming down the Campaspe and eventually finding its way into the Murray would be a welcome little spring fresh.
And if you're already thinking about dusting off the fishing gear for September, things around Mildura might just be starting to look a bit better.
