Events that have been cancelled for the past two years may be able to return now that Lake Albert has had a generous helping of rain overnight.
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Boat club commodore Mick Henderson told The Daily Advertiser it was an exciting day on Saturday when he woke to find the evening's dumping of 63.4mm of rain had brought the lake up to two metres in depth.
"It means we can host most of the events again," Mr Henderson said.
"It'll put things like the Barry Carne back on the map."
The famed speed boat and water ski event has had to be cancelled in 2019 and 2020 due to low water levels.
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With more rain forecast for Saturday night, Mr Henderson has his fingers crossed to see the lake rise even higher.
"I'm hoping it gets to 2.5 metres, that'll see it out for the rest of the summer," Mr Henderson said.
The last time the boat club was able to utilise the lake in any real way was in late 2018 when a circuit boat and speed racing demonstration was held.
"It [the lake] wasn't used at all in 2019 and 2020," Mr Henderson said.
The fresh flow of water will also improve the lake's overall health, Mr Henderson said, by keeping the waters from becoming stagnate and promoting algae bloom.
"There's boats already out there today [on Saturday] and we're putting a couple of speed boats in tomorrow [Sunday]," Mr Henderson said.
A proposal to raise the level of the lake with an allocation from the Murrumbidgee River is currently being prepared for the NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey.
"It's really come at the right time, it's given us that breathing space while we wait for the Tatton drain and the minister."