Saturday, Mar 06, 2010 at 15:32
FLOOD WARNING FOR LOWER
CONDAMINE, MARANOA AND BALONNE RIVER SYSTEM
Issued at 12:59 PM on Saturday the 6th of March 2010
by the Bureau of Meteorology,
Brisbane.
Widespread major flooding continues in the lower
Condamine, Balonne and Maranoa
Rivers with some areas reaching record flood levels.
At noon Saturday, the Balonne River at
St George was 13.26 metres and rising
slowly. The main flood peak is now in the Beardmore Dam to
St George area. Based
on current upstream river levels, the Balonne River at
St George is predicted to
peak below 13.5 metres during this afternoon or evening.
MARANOA RIVER: Moderate flooding continues to ease at Springfield and
Woodlands
with the main flood waters now downstream of Old Cashmere where a peak of 8.86
metres was recorded at 8pm Friday.
BALONNE RIVER: Major flood levels are generally falling along the lower
Condamine and Balonne Rivers from Cotswold to Weribone. At 9am, the Balonne
River at Warroo was 14.3 metres and steady causing major flooding. This high
level is expected to be maintained during the weekend with some fluctuations.
At noon Saturday, the Balonne River at
St George was 13.26 metres and rising
slowly. The main flood peak is now in the Beardmore Dam to
St George area. Based
on current upstream river levels, the Balonne River at
St George is predicted to
peak below 13.5 metres during this afternoon or evening.
High level major flooding will be maintained at
St George during the next 24 to
48 hours before commencing to fall more quickly early next week. Flood waters
will continue to move around on the flood plain and some areas will experience
continuing rises during this period.
High level major flooding will reach the Whyenbah and
Dirranbandi area during
the weekend and continue during next week.
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