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Leslie Dam – spill event

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Update 5 – Monday, 4 April 2022 – 8:12am

Leslie Dam is at 103.2% capacity and outflows have increased due to continuing rainfall in the catchment.

Water flows are expected to exceed sections of beds and banks of river.

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

Stay informed by:

– downloading the Sunwater app- following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter

– checking Southern Downs Disaster Dashboard disasterdashboard.sdrc.qld.gov.au for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages

– tuning into ABC local radio

– monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au

– checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/LeslieStorageLevels

Update 4 – Monday, 4 April 2022 – 3:10am

Leslie Dam is at 101.5% capacity and spilling water.

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

Stay informed by:

– downloading the Sunwater app

– following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter

– checking Southern Downs Disaster Dashboard disasterdashboard.sdrc.qld.gov.au for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages

– tuning into ABC local radio

– monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au

– checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/LeslieStorageLevels

Update 3 – Friday, 1 April 2022 – 11:10am

Leslie Dam is at 100.00% capacity and the volume of outflows 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 Southern Downs Disaster Dashboard disasterdashboard.sdrc.qld.gov.au for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages

– monitoring forecasts and river levels at www.bom.gov.au

– checking the dam’s level at https://bit.ly/LeslieStorageLevels

Update 2 – Sunday 27 March 2022 – 9:34pm

Leslie Dam is currently 100.1% capacity and expected to spill overnight due to rainfall in the catchment. Water flows expected to remain within beds and banks of river.

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Update 1 – Thursday 24 March 2022 – 5:45pm

Leslie Dam is currently 100.1% capacity and may spill excess water overnight due to forecast rainfall in the catchment. An update will be issued if the dam starts spilling.

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