Tinaroo Falls Dam – Spill event

Update 3 – Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:02pm

The volume of excess water spilling from Tinaroo Falls Dam into the Barron River is decreasing. The Mareeba community can expect continued river flows.

Stay up to date in case the situation changes by:

• Monitoring Tinaroo Falls Dam level bit.ly/TinarooFallsStorageLevels
• Monitoring river and rainfall conditions at bit.ly/3y9TcqE
• Checking local news and road closures Tablelands Regional Council (dashboard.trc.qld.gov.au/), Mareeba Shire Council (emergency.msc.qld.gov.au/), Cairns Shire Council (http://disaster.cairns.qld.gov.au/) disaster dashboard

Update 2 – Monday, 6 March 2023, 9:38am

The volume of excess water spilling from Tinaroo Falls Dam is increasing due to rainfall overnight. Avoid potential safety hazards downstream. For dam level updates visit https://bit.ly/TinarooFallsStorageLevels  

The Mareeba community is advised to stay up to date in case the situation changes by:

• Monitoring river and rainfall conditions at bit.ly/3y9TcqE
• Checking local news and road closures Tablelands Regional Council (dashboard.trc.qld.gov.au/),Mareeba Shire Council (emergency.msc.qld.gov.au/ ), Cairns Shire Council (http://disaster.cairns.qld.gov.au/) disaster dashboard

Update 2 – Thursday, 2 March 2023, 11:18am

The volume of excess water spilling from Tinaroo Falls Dam into the Barron River is decreasing. The Mareeba community can expect continued river flows.

Stay up to date in case the situation changes by:

• Monitoring Tinaroo Falls Dam level bit.ly/TinarooFallsStorageLevels
• Monitoring river and rainfall conditions at bit.ly/3y9TcqE
• Checking local news and road closures Tablelands Regional Council (dashboard.trc.qld.gov.au/),Mareeba Shire Council (emergency.msc.qld.gov.au/ ), Cairns Shire Council (http://disaster.cairns.qld.gov.au/) disaster dashboard

Update 1 – Friday 10 February 2023, 2.30pm

Tinaroo Falls Dam is spilling excess water into the Barron River due to recent rainfall. Expect increased river flows.

The Mareeba community is advised to stay up to date in case the situation changes by:

• Monitoring Tinaroo Falls Dam level bit.ly/TinarooFallsStorageLevels
• Monitoring river and rainfall conditions at bit.ly/3y9TcqE
• Checking local news and road closures Tablelands Regional Council (dashboard.trc.qld.gov.au/),Mareeba Shire Council (emergency.msc.qld.gov.au/ ), Cairns Shire Council (http://disaster.cairns.qld.gov.au/) disaster dashboard
• Tuning in to ABC Far North 106.7FM for local updates.