Boondooma Dam Spill Event

Boondooma Dam spilling

Update 2 – 6 December 2022, 1.40pm

Boondooma Dam is 100.4% capacity and the volume of excess water flowing over the spillway is decreasing.

If downstream of the dam, expect increased 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 the Sunwater’s app

-checking council Disaster Dashboards here emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au, dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/ and http://disaster.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/ (Paradise, Fred Haigh) for emergency news, road and crossing closures and power outages

-tuning into ABC Radio 100.1FM

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

-checking the dam’s level at bit.ly/BoondoomaStorageLevels

Update 1 – 1 December 2022, 10.35am

BOONDOOMA DAM is 100.4% capacity and spilling excess water due to rainfall in the catchment.

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 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

–  tuning into ABC local radio

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

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