Coverty Road taken from the Coverty Rural Fire Brigade shed this morning … depth of the water is over two metres.  (Photo: Greg Craig)

January 27, 2013

The heavy rain overnight has led to most major roads in the South Burnett region being closed and towns isolated.

Remember … if it’s flooded, FORGET IT!

Conditions are changing rapidly, but here’s a list of some of the major local closures as at 10:00am today:

  • Wide Bay Highway – closed at Goomeri, Kilkivan and Bells Bridge
  • Bunya Highway – closed at Krebs Bridge (Murgon); Dingo Creek (Wondai); Kingaroy (TAFE college); the road is also cut between Kingaroy and Kumbia
  • Burnett Highway – closed north of Nanango
  • Brisbane Valley Highway – closed at Toogoolawah and Esk
  • D’Aguilar Highway – closed at Kilcoy and Kingaroy (near Mitre 10); water also across road at Nanango
  • Kingaroy-Cooyar Road – Oakey Creek bridge closed; large tree across road near Goodger
  • Chinchilla-Wondai Road – Stuart River bridge closed, Boyne River bridge closed
  • Cherbourg Road – closed

Localised flooding has closed multiple back roads in the Booie, Byee, Coverty, Durong, Ellesmere, Goomeri, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kumbia, Murgon, Nanango, Redgate, Tansey, Wondai and Yarraman areas.

There are a number of reports of large washouts on roads in the Brigooda, Coolabunia and Kilkivan areas.

Don’t forget flood waters can hide washouts. Again … if it’s flooded, FORGET IT!

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The Stuart River, Barambah Creek and Boyne River are all flooding.

At 8:00pm, Gordonbrook Dam was 2.23m over the spillway; Boondooma Dam was 3.75m and Bjelke-Petersen Dam 1m

At 2:30pm, water was 4.2m over the Silverleaf Weir.

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Rainfall totals overnight: Dandabah (Bunya Mountains) 180mm, Murgon 300mm, Kingaroy 234mm,  Di Di Station (Proston) 400mm

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  • We invite you to post your road closures and flood photos on our Facebook page

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UPDATE January 29: Download Council’s list of South Burnett road closures 3:50pm (70kb PDF)

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