Community & Business

18 September, 2024

Spill record for Tinaroo dam

A ROBUST wet season and continued wet weather since has helped the Tinaroo Falls Dam set a new spill record of 273 days.

The dam started spilling on 17 December last year in the wake of Cyclone Jasper, and spilled over until Saturday when it dropped under 100%. 

This is its longest continuous spill since 1979, when it spilled for 205 days.

As of Monday, the storage level was 99.7%.

Sunwater says the dam being full is a positive sign for irrigators in the dry
season.

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