Dam release update

Latest update: 9:20am Wednesday 24 June 2026.

GATED DAMS: 

No gated dam releases are planned or occurring. 

UNGATED DAMS: 

Due to recent rainfall in the catchments, the following ungated dams are spilling excess water: 

  • Borumba Dam
  • Cedar Pocket Dam
  • Enoggera Dam
  • Ewen Maddock Dam
  • Hinze Dam
  • Little Nerang Dam
  • Sideling Creek Dam
  • Wappa Dam.

Avoid potential hazards downstream of the dam such as fast flowing or deep water near waterways and floodplains.

Dam release notification service

Seqwater provides a free dam release notification service that provides subscribers with notifications by email, text messages to mobile phones or recorded messages to telephone landlines when dam releases are occurring.

Register now to receive notifications. 

River levels and road closures

For information about road and crossing closures or other flood impacts, contact your local council or www.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au.

Weather warnings and river heights are available from the Bureau of Meteorology website at www.bom.gov.au.