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 ...

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 ...

Picture: Blinky Bill Gilbert/Facebook It said flood engineers were closely monitoring the weather and dam conditions and had moved to “stand up” activation level. “Wivenhoe Dam has a ...

“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 ...

Insurer Aviva said the roots of the oak tree in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, have been causing subsidence to nearby properties and it had to be chopped down. Wivenhoe Town Council said it was told ...

The property comprises of quality grazing land, excellent access to water with the property bounding Wivenhoe Dam and country that has barely had a foot stepped on it and yet its on Brisbane's ...