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Boondooma Dam – spill event

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Boondooma Dam spilling

Update 4 – Friday 17 December 2021, 3.30pm

Boondooma Dam is 100.8% capacity and the volume of excess water flowing over the spillway is decreasing.

If downstream of the dam, expect continued river flows and remember if it’s flooded, forget it.

An update will be issued if further rainfall in the catchment cause flows to increase.

Stay informed by:

  • downloading Sunwater’s app
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
  • checking the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboards here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au/ and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • tuning into ABC local radio- monitoring forecasts and river levels at www.bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at https://bit.ly/BoondoomaStorageLevels

Update 3 – Monday 6 December 2021, 7:30am

Boondooma Dam is 100.2% capacity and spilling excess water.

If downstream of the dam, expect increased river flows and remember if it’s flooded, forget it.

Stay informed by:

  • downloading Sunwater’s app
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
  • checking the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboards here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au/ and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • tuning into ABC local radio- monitoring forecasts and river levels at www.bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at https://bit.ly/BoondoomaStorageLevels

Update 2 – Sunday 5 December 2021, 5:00pm

Boondooma Dam is currently 99.7% capacity and expected to spill excess water in the coming days due to rainfall in the catchment. An update will be issued if the dam starts spilling.

Stay informed by:

  • downloading Sunwater’s app
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
  • checking the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboards here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au/ and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • tuning into ABC local radio- monitoring forecasts and river levels at www.bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at https://bit.ly/BoondoomaStorageLevels

Update 1 – Thursday 2 December 2021, 4:30pm

Boondooma Dam is currently 86.3% capacity and may spill excess water in the coming days due to forecast rainfall in the catchment. An update will be issued if the dam starts spilling.

Stay informed by:

  • downloading Sunwater’s app
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
  • checking the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboards here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au/ and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • tuning into ABC local radio- monitoring forecasts and river levels at www.bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at https://bit.ly/BoondoomaStorageLevels