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Paradise Dam – spill event

Posted on by Julian Murphy

Update 3 – Monday 14 November 2022, 2:20pm

Paradise Dam is 97% capacity and is no longer spilling excess water. If you are downstream of the dam, continue to avoid potential hazards and remember if it’s flooded, forget it.

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Update 2 – Friday 11 November 2022, 11:30am

Paradise Dam is 100.3% 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

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Update 1 – Sunday 23 October 2022, 9:55am

Paradise Dam is 100% 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 the Sunwater app
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter 
  • checking the Bundaberg LDMG’s Disaster Dashboard disaster.bundaberg.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 https://bit.ly/ParadiseStorageLevels