Warnings

Minor Flood Warning For The Lower Balonne And Bokhara Rivers Sun 30 Mar 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
  
Minor Flood Warning For The Lower Balonne And Bokhara Rivers 
Issued at 02:54 PM EST on Sunday 30 March 2025
Flood Warning Number: 5

MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT HEBEL
 MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE AT ST GEORGE FROM OVERNIGHT MONDAY
 Heavy to locally intense rainfall since Wednesday, particularly around the NSW-QLD border, has cause river level rises across the Lower Balonne and Bokhara Rivers. Minor flooding is occurring at Hebel.
 Outflows from Beardmore Dam may result in minor flooding along the Lower Balonne River at St George from overnight Monday.

Lower Balonne and Bokhara Rivers, Balonne River Minor:
Minor flooding is occurring along the Lower Balonne and Bokhara Rivers.

No current river level observations are available for the Balonne River at St George, however based on the nearby auto gauge the river level is expected to be below the minor flood level (6.00 m).
The Balonne River at St George may reach the minor flood level (6.00 m) overnight Monday into Tuesday.

The Bokhara River at Hebel is currently at 1.30 metres and steady, above the minor flood level (1.00 m).
The Bokhara River at Hebel is expected to remain above the minor flood level (1.00 m) for the next few days.

Flood Safety Advice:
Remember: If it's flooded, forget it. For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.}
Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts

Next issue:
The next warning will be issued by 03:00 pm EST on Tuesday 01 April 2025.

Latest River Heights:
Balonne R at Jack Taylor Weir TM,-0.06,Steady,02:00 PM SUN 30/03/25
Culgoa R at Whyenbah TM,2.50,Steady,02:00 PM SUN 30/03/25
Culgoa R at Woolerbilla TM,4.97,Steady,02:00 PM SUN 30/03/25
Narran R at Dirranbandi-Hebel Rd TM,1.93,Steady,02:00 PM SUN 30/03/25
Bokhara R at Hebel TM,1.30,Steady,02:00 PM SUN 30/03/25

This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 210. Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood. The latest weather forecast is available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts.