Band 7+: Task 1: The charts below show the water levels of 6 cities in Australia in October 2009 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart presents data on the water levels in reservoirs of six Australian cities from October 2009 to October 2010.

Overall, Canberra and Sydney had the highest percentage of water per maximum capacity in both years. Meanwhile, Perth saw the biggest increase over the period of one year.

In October 2009, almost 80% of Sydney reservoirs were full, the highest percentage of all the cities. Canberra followed this closely, with just about 5% behind. Eventually, Canberra surpassed Sydney in the next year, with almost all of its reservoirs were filled, while the same figure for Sydney only saw a small rise to just over 80%.

Although Perth’s water level ranked fourth in 2009, at 40%, it dramatically increased to about 70% in the end. It also overtaken Brisbane, which reserved the same amount of water after one year, at just under 60%. In addition, water level in Melbourne ended the period ranked fifth, at 40%. While Darwin is the only city that experienced a fall, only had one-forth of its water capacity in 2010.