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Bjelke-Petersen Dam – spill event

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Update 6 – Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:15am

Bjelke-Petersen Dam is at 101% and outflows are decreasing.

If downstream of the dam, expect continued 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 the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels

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

Update 5 – 25 October 2022, 9.42am

Bjelke Petersen Dam is 103.5% capacity and is continuing to spill excess water due to recent rainfall in the catchment. If downstream of the dam, expect continued 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 the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels

Update 4 – 26 September 2022, 8:30am

Bjelke Petersen Dam is 102.7% 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.

Stay informed by:

  • downloading Sunwater’s App
  • following Sunwater on Facebook and Twitter
  • checking the the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels

Update 3 – 22 September 2022, 9:25am

Due to rainfall and inflows in the catchment, Bjelke-Petersen Dam is at 101.7% 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 the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels

Update 2 – 18 September 2022, 10:45am

Bjelke-Petersen Dam is at 101.7% 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 the North and South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au and here dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages
  • monitoring forecasts and river levels at bom.gov.au
  • checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels

Update 1 – 5 September 2022

Due to recent rainfall, Bjelke-Petersen Dam is at 102.7% and is spilling excess water.

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

Check the South Burnett Regional Council Disaster Dashboard dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages.

River level information is available from the Bureau of Meteorology website bom.gov.au

For dam level updates check the app or Sunwater website bit.ly/Bjelke-PetersenStorageLevels