Council monitoring Balonne River at Surat

Maranoa Regional Council will continue to monitor the Balonne River at Surat over the coming days.

At this stage, the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted that the water levels will peak between 11.8m and 12.1m (manual gauge recording) on Sunday, 12 December 2021. The water level forecast will change as further upstream peaks are recorded.

For comparison, the flood peak height in 2010 was 12.4m and 12.75m in 2011.

Important contact information:

Life threatening emergencies
Call 000

Flood related emergencies
Contact SES on 132 500

Maranoa Regional Council
Visit Dashboard (maranoa.qld.gov.au) for road conditions, weather warnings and power outages

Department Transport and Main Roads
Visit www.131940.qld.gov.au for road conditions (State controlled roads)

Bureau of Meteorology 
Visit www.bom.gov.au for weather updates

Residents are reminded to not drive through flood water – If it’s flooded, forget it.