The Burdekin Shire Council Flood Reporting Centre reports on the Burdekin River and its tributaries as follows:
At 7:30 AM on Thursday, 22 March 2012
| Height | Tendency |
Burdekin Falls Dam | 5.00 m | Over spillway & rising very slowly |
Myuna – Bowen River | 5.89 m | Falling |
Dalbeg | 17.06 m | Stationary |
Strathbogie – Bogie River | 3.11 m | Falling |
Millaroo | 14.40 m | Stationary |
Clare | 14.13 m | Rising very slowly |
Inkerman (Burdekin River Bridge at Home Hill) | 10.81 m | Rising very slowly |
Rita Island Bridge | 2.75 m | Over decking & rising very slowly |
Groper Creek | | No reading available |
The Burdekin River will almost reach its’ predicted peak of 10.9 metres at the Inkerman Bridge at Home Hill at midday today.
Residents of Rita Island and Groper Creek should be monitoring heights as water is coming into Todd’s Break, Warren’s Gully, over Plantation Creek, over the banks at Tapiolas Break and McDowell’s and Ramsden’s on the Home Hill side, as well as farms in the Jarvisfield area. Water breaks over the top of protective work at Todd’s holding up traffic on Rita Island Road at Jarvisfield School and on Kilrie Road at Lando’s.
It is not possible to accurately predict the height which outbreak waters will reach at locations away from the river banks. The information contained in the Council’s Flood Reports relating to these effects, including predictions of effects at Rita Island and Groper Creek, are to provide guidance only.
A further bulletin will be issued at 11am on Thursday 22nd March 2012.
