Dam release update

Latest update: 11:30am Wednesday 21 May 2025

GATED DAMS:

Operational releases from Somerset Dam into Wivenhoe Dam are occurring and will continue this week.

No gated dam releases are planned or occurring.

UNGATED DAMS:

Due to recent rain in the catchment area, the following ungated dams are spilling excess water:

Atkinson Dam
Baroon Pocket Dam
Borumba Dam
Bill Gunn Dam
Cedar Pocket Dam
Cooloolabin Dam
Enoggera Dam
Ewen Maddock Dam
Lake Macdonald Dam
Lake Manchester Dam
Leslie Harrison Dam
Little Nerang Dam
Moogerah Dam
Sideling Creek Dam
Wappa Dam
Wyaralong Dam

Due to continuing rain in the catchment area, outflows have increased from the following dams:

Gold Creek Dam
Hinze Dam

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

Maroon Dam outflows for irrigation supply have temporarily ceased until Saturday morning 24 May while planned maintenance is undertaken on the dam. This means outflows are no longer occurring, however irrigation customers may still have access to water from natural flows.

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.

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.