Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - Ross River

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland

Final Flood Warning For The Bohle River
Issued at 02:09 PM EST on Saturday 21 December 2024
Flood Warning Number: 7

FLOODING NO LONGER OCCURRING AT MT BOHLE
Heavy rainfall since Thursday morning has caused river level rises and moderate flooding along the Bohle River. The main flood peak has now passed Mt Bohle, where flooding is no longer occurring.
Further rainfall is forecast for the remainder of Saturday into Sunday which may cause renewed river level rises along the Bohle River. The situation is being closely monitored and warnings will be updated if necessary.
A Flood Watch is current for catchments between Cooktown and Mackay, including the Bohle River catchment.

Bohle River:
Flooding is no longer occurring along the Bohle River.
The Bohle River at Mt Bohle fell below the minor flood level (4.00 m) late Saturday morning, and is currently at 3.56 metres and falling.

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:
This is a final warning, no further warnings will be issued for this event.

Latest River Heights:
Bohle R at Dalrymple Rd Alert,6.99,Falling,01:50 PM SAT 21/12/24
Bohle R at Mt Bohle Alert,3.36,Falling,01:50 PM SAT 21/12/24
Black R upstream Bruce Hwy Alert,1.56,Steady,01:22 PM SAT 21/12/24
Black R upstream Bruce Hwy TM,1.60,Steady,01:00 PM SAT 21/12/24
Bluewater Ck at Bluewater Alert,1.85,Falling,01:05 PM SAT 21/12/24
Bluewater Ck at Bluewater TM,1.86,Falling,01:25 PM SAT 21/12/24
Ross R at Ross River Dam Alert,38.01,Rising,01:40 PM SAT 21/12/24
Ross R at Black Weir (Riverway) Alert,0.10,Steady,12:29 PM SAT 21/12/24
Ross R at Aplin Weir Alert,0.11,Falling,12:12 PM SAT 21/12/24
Ross R at Rooneys Bridge Alert,1.30,Rising,01:47 PM SAT 21/12/24
Townsville Harbour Tide Alert,3.00,Rising,01:32 PM SAT 21/12/24
Townsville Harbour Tide TM,2.99,Rising,01:35 PM SAT 21/12/24
Cape Ferguson Tide TM,2.86,Rising,01:41 PM SAT 21/12/24

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.

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