The BBQ facilities at Lake Baroon Southern Recreation Area are temporarily out of service due to a power outage. Please observe the directions of signage and staff on-site. Site barbecues will be operational once power is restored. We thank you for your patience during the outage. You can locate alternate recreation areas at the following link https://www.seqwater.com.au/locations-and-guides

The Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project is progressing with onsite works continuing. Seqwater has been able to work through a new construction approach and Lake Macdonald is expected to remain open to on-water recreation. Lake lowering is currently underway resulting in some minor impacts to recreational access due to the reduced water level: The fishing platform at Perch Park and Mary River...

We’re reminding visitors at Seqwater lakes to please check your boats, paddlecraft and equipment for weed ‘hitchhikers’ before entering or leaving waterways, particularly at Lake Baroon. Rangers conducting an inspection at Baroon Pocket Dam discovered fragments of the aquatic weed Salvinia molesta, which is not previously recorded in the storage. Salvinia, a native of South America, is highly...

Spillway Common at Wivenhoe Dam will reopen on Monday 22 January 2024, with the exception of Atkinsons Crossing. Ongoing closure of Atkinsons Crossing is to support community safety following an increase in occurrences of unlawful fishing and swimming around the Wivenhoe Dam wall and spillway. The closure is an ongoing measure to prevent unsafe, unauthorised and unlawful conduct, with the...