Flood Warning - Condamine-Balonne Rivers

26 March 2010 09:44 EST

TO::BOM619


Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

FINAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LOWER BALONNE RIVER
Issued at 9:44 AM on Friday the 26th of March 2010
by the Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane.

Moderate to major flooding continues to ease very slowly downstream of
Dirranbandi on the Narran, Ballandool and Bokhara Rivers and Briarie Creek.

See www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/ for information regarding floods and
predictions for NSW rivers.

Weather Forecast:
Isolated showers or drizzle east of Miles to Texas. Fine elsewhere.

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

Latest River Heights:
Balonne R at Weribone * 2.71m steady 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Maranoa R at Old Cashmere * 1.6m steady 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Balonne R at Beardmore Dam * 0m steady 06:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Balonne R at Jack Taylor Weir * -0.18m steady 07:45 AM FRI 26/03/10
Balonne R at St George * 1.86m steady 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Balonne R at Whyenbah NA
Balonne R Minor at Hastings * 2.66m steady 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Culgoa R at Whyenbah * 2.69m falling 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Culgoa R at Woolerbilla * 6.16m steady 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Briarie Ck Hebel-Woolerbilla Rd * 4.98m falling 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Balonne R Minor at Dirranbandi NA
Narran R at Dirranbandi-Hebel Rd * 4.28m falling 08:20 AM FRI 26/03/10
Ballandool R at Hebel-Bollon Rd * 4.12m falling 08:00 AM FRI 26/03/10
Bokhara R at Hebel * 2.08m steady 08:10 AM FRI 26/03/10

* denotes automatic station.

Warnings and River Height Bulletins are available at
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld . 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.