Dam release update

Latest update: 4:00pm Sunday 11 May 2025

GATED DAMS:

Operational releases from Somerset Dam into Wivenhoe Dam began Saturday 10 May and continue over the next week.

These low flow releases are not expected to cause the lake level in Wivenhoe Dam to increase by more than 0.5 metres.

Operational releases are common to balance the lake levels across Somerset and Wivenhoe dams.

No gated dam releases from North Pine or Wivenhoe dams are planned or occurring.

UNGATED DAMS:

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

Atkinson Dam
Cedar Pocket Dam
Cooloolabin Dam
Lake Macdonald Dam
Lake Manchester Dam
Maroon Dam

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

Baroon Pocket Dam
Borumba Dam
Enoggera Dam
Ewen Maddock Dam
Gold Creek Dam
Hinze Dam
Leslie Harrison Dam
Little Nerang Dam
Sideling Creek Dam
Wappa Dam

Avoid potential hazards downstream of the dams 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.

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.