“Wivenhoe Dam has a dedicated flood storage compartment above the water supply storage level, which is currently 0.4 per cent of its capacity,” a spokesman for Seqwater said. “Controlled ...

Wivenhoe Dam was using 0.4 per cent of its flood mitigation capacity, and Somerset Dam 1.3 per cent, prompting Seqwater to prepare to release excess water. “Due to persistent rainfall in the ...

It comes as Seqwater opted to begin flood releases from Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam due to persistent rainfall in upper catchments and potential for ongoing rainfall. Flood releases from ...