Update 4 – Tuesday 16 August, 3:33pm
The Burdekin Falls Dam Road directly below the spillway has reopened at 3pm today, Tuesday 16 August 2022. We will advise if conditions change that will require the road to be closed.
Update 3 – Tuesday 26 July, 10:00am
The boat ramp at Burdekin Falls Dam has reopened. We will continue to monitor the storage level and provide updates. Check the dam storage level at https://bit.ly/BurdekinFallsStorageLevels
Update 1 – 29 August 2022, 10:50am
Update 2 – Tuesday 5 July, 6:30am
The boat ramp at Burdekin Falls Dam is now closed until further notice. We will continue to monitor the storage level and provide updates. Check the dam storage level at https://bit.ly/BurdekinFallsStorageLevels
Update 1 – Sunday 3 July, 9:00am
Burdekin Falls Dam is currently at 100.61% capacity and spilling excess water.
The road directly below the spillway remains closed.
Stay informed by:
- downloading Sunwater’s app
- following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
- tuning into ABC local radio
- monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
- checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/BurdekinFallsStorageLevels
- checking local Disaster Dashboards for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages:
- Burdekin Shire: disaster.burdekin.qld.gov.au/
- Charters Towers: getready.ctrc.qld.gov.au/
- Whitsunday Regional Council: disaster.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au/
- Townsville: disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au/