{"id":369903,"date":"2026-03-09T09:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=369903"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:01:26","slug":"boondooma-dam-watch-act-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/03\/09\/boondooma-dam-watch-act-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Boondooma Dam: Watch &#038; Act Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_369905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369905\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309damlevels-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-369905\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309damlevels-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309damlevels-1.jpg 677w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309damlevels-1-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boondooma Dam level &#8230; at 9:45am on Monday, March 9 (Graph: Sunwater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 9, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At 9:12am on Monday, Sunwater issued a WATCH AND ACT warning alert for downstream of Boondooma Dam.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * * <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Warning level:<\/strong> WATCH AND ACT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning area:<\/strong> Downstream of Boondooma Dam<\/p>\n<p>Excess water spilling from Boondooma Dam into Boyne River has increased significantly.<\/p>\n<p>People immediately downstream of Boondooma Dam should MONITOR CONDITIONS as they are changing. Expect increased river flows.<\/p>\n<p>Call Triple Zero (000) if your life is in danger. Call the SES on 13-25-00 for flood help.<\/p>\n<p>More information is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunwater.com.au\/community\/recreation-and-safety-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Should Do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare to leave now so you can go quickly and safely if flooding occurs or gets worse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Decide where you and the people you live with will go \u2013 a safe place away from flooding. This could be with family or a friend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Decide how you will get to your safe place<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not enter floodwater, rivers or creeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stay Informed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed because conditions are changing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor <a href=\"https:\/\/storagelevels.sunwater.com.au\/win\/reports\/win_storages.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boondooma Dam levels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tune in to ABC Wide Bay 100.1 FM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Check local updates, road closures and evacuation information at <a href=\"http:\/\/emergency.northburnett.qld.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Burnett Regional Council<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Burnett Regional Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor river and rainfall conditions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/cgi-bin\/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ60288.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An update will be issued if further action is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 9:12am on Monday, Sunwater issued a WATCH AND ACT warning alert for downstream of Boondooma Dam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":369904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,1906],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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