Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - Kolan River

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

FINAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BOYNE AND KOLAN RIVERS AND BAFFLE CREEK
Issued at 9:58 am EST on Wednesday 6 March 2013
by the Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane.

Flood levels are easing in the catchments of the Boyne and Kolan Rivers. Below
minor flood levels continue to ease along Baffle Creek.

BOYNE RIVER:
River levels over the spillway at Awoonga Dam will continue to ease during this
week.

BAFFLE CREEK:
Levels at Mimdale are below the minor flood level and easing. Downstream at
Essendean Bridge levels are expected to have dropped below the moderate flood
level during Tuesday and continue to ease.

KOLAN RIVER:
Moderate flooding is slowly easing at Fred Haigh Dam. Levels at Bucca Weir are
below the minor flood level and easing.
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecasts see: www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts

Next Issue:
This is the final warning. River Height Bulletins will continue to be issued.

Latest River Heights:
Kolan R at Springfield * 4.41m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Kolan R at Fred Haigh Dam HW * 1.95m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Kolan R at Monduran 4.6m falling slowly 07:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Gin Gin Ck upstream Gin Gin * 2.18m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Kolan R at Bucca Weir * 17.38m falling 07:30 AM WED 06/03/13
Kolan R at Gooburrum Pump Stn * 3.79m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Baffle Ck at Mimdale * 9.04m falling 08:40 AM WED 06/03/13
Baffle Ck at Essendean Bridge NA
Boyne R at Milton * 3.17m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Boyne R at Awoonga Dam * 41.4m falling 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13
Gladstone Tide * 1.92m steady 09:17 AM WED 06/03/13
Calliope R at Castlehope * 2.07m steady 08:00 AM WED 06/03/13

* denotes automatic stations

Warnings and River Height Bulletins are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood .
Flood Warnings are also available on telephone 1300 659 219 at a low call cost
of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.

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