Agronomist Graham Falconer welcomed the rain which he said will contribute to sub-soil moisture and build on levels received from the Christmas and New Year rains.

“We’ve had some pretty good rain in Forbes … [although] there’s been a bit of damage with flooding in the north, but still its good rain,” Mr Falconer said.

Mr Falconer said producers will start taking advantage of the rain by sowing oats and grazing barley.

“If we can get really good sub-soil moisture, any of the fallows for later wheat crops should produce a better harvest than the last few years, even if we go on to experience another dry period.

“[However] we’ve still have to get a good Spring, to ensure a profitable harvest,” Mr Falconer said.

Bogan Gate farmer Don McKeowen reported receiving up to 124 millimetres of rainfall, filling the 16 dams scattered over his 1600 acre property.

One dam, near his house, was filled for the first time in nearly 10 years.

“The first 50mm probably soaked in and the rest probably ran off,” Mr McKeowen said.

While considerable falls have been reported around the Forbes area, State Water spokesperson Tony Webber said unfortunately this will have little impact on Wyangala Dam.

“The impact on Wyangala has been minimal,” Mr Webber said, adding falls received in the catchment area had not been as heavy as elsewhere.

“The inflows are currently equivalent to the outflows … there’s just not enough water flowing into the dam to make any kind of impact,” Mr Webber said.

“We expect some increased inflows in the next few days, but it won’t be enough to make a significant difference,” he said.

As of yesterday morning, Wyangala Dam stood at 5.3 per cent capacity, receiving net inflows of 179 megalitres.

Towns across the Wyangala catchment area have reported falls of up to 98.8 millimetres at Crookwell, 23.4 millimetres at Yass and 57.6 millimetres at Trunkey Creek.