The recent rains, drought-busting for some, have not led to a massive increase in water in big dams in NSW. The large water storages like Burrendong, Keepit and Lake Hume are still only around 15% full. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-15/the-rain-has-been-welcome-but-the-dams-are-nowhere-near-full/12147348

"WaterNSW spokesman Tony Webber said the soil moisture deficit was so high that there had not been the run-off into dams that would be a game changer".

Didn't someone once explain this saying "so even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and river systems"?