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HISTORICAL FACTS: Wivenhoe dam - Caught on Camera

How are Wivenhoe Dam water releases ahead of the wet season going?

Wivenhoe Dam is located on the Brisbane River in the Somerset Regional Council area, and along with Lake Somerset, it supplies 70 per cent of south-east Queensland's water supply.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

Brisbane dam releases water in flood plans

The Queensland government has authorised Wivenhoe Dam operators to release drinking water into the Brisbane River in preparation for possible floods.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Water to be released from Wivenhoe Dam ahead of looming wet season

Water from south-east Queensland's largest dam will be released for a two-week period in a bid to prepare the state for the looming wet season.

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

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South-east Queensland 'minor' dam releases begin from Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams

Water has been released from two of the region's largest dams twice this month. However, Seqwater says that, this time, releases will not affect flood levels.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

Qld defends dam amid flood condolences

The Queensland premier has extended condolences to the families of 13 people killed in the recent floods, while again defending Wivenhoe Dam releases.

AAP · Mar 16, 2022

Queensland dams report started in 2016 now due by year's end, prompting claims of flood inaction

The state government says the study's priority is to look at raising the walls of Somerset and Wivenhoe dams, but former premier Campbell Newman says it could have acted on recommendations made in 2014.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

Water releases from Wivenhoe have been halted. So what's the status of south-east Queensland's major water supply?

Seqwater has stopped releases from Wivenhoe Dam, more than a week after they commenced. So what does that mean for the huge south-east Queensland water supply?

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

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Qld floods, govt response to be probed

The Queensland premier has defended flood mitigation releases from Wivenhoe Dam, but says there will be an independent review of the disaster.

AAP · Mar 8, 2022

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

South-east Queensland flood levels to start dropping as Wivenhoe Dam releases continue

As flood levels keep dropping across Brisbane, some inundation adjacent to the river may not recede until early next week, says Seqwater.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

What caused the ‘rain bomb’? How the unprecedented Queensland and NSW 2022 floods unfolded

The damage was much worse than predicted. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Wivenhoe Dam capacity above 180pc and holding after staged releases

Water is being released from Wivenhoe Dam, but Seqwater says the situation is very different from 2011 when authorities released large volumes of water, contributing to extensive flooding.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Many Queensland schools to close as ‘unpredictable’ weather continues – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022

Brisbane's rapidly rising Wivenhoe Dam releases water amid south-east Queensland rain deluge

The massive rain band that has drenched the region in recent days sees the dam's water level jump.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

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