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Fred Haigh Dam – spill event

Posted on by Julian Murphy

Update 2 – 9 November 2022, 1.20pm

Fred Haigh Dam is at 102.7% 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 Bundaberg Regional Council Disaster Dashboard http://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/FredHaighStorageLevels

Update 1 – 22 October 2022, 10.30am

Fred Haigh Dam is at 101.21% capacity and is 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 Bundaberg Regional Council Disaster Dashboard http://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/FredHaighStorageLevels