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Not a single litre of water will be released from South East Queensland’s major dams until the rain from Tropical Cyclone Alfred starts to fall.

A flood warning has been issued for the Brisbane River after torrential rain saturated the region, with waterfront homes ...

But flood water was only being released from one of the water grid’s three dams – North Pine, near Joyner, north of Brisbane – after 170mm of rain fell on the North Pine catchment in 24 hours.

South East Queensland’s dam operator has doubled down on a decision not to release a single litre of water before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits, arguing this could make flooding worse.

An Emergency Alert Watch and Act was issued for Jandowae Creek, 130km northwest of Toowoomba, about 7.45am on Thursday, as persistent rainfall has fallen in the region since Tuesday. The Western ...

The Wivenhoe Dam catchment has recorded 69mm overnight on Monday, Somerset Dam recorded 56mm and North Pine Dam copped 164mm. North Pine Dam flood releases began at 3am on Sunday. Wivenhoe Dam is ...

Wivenhoe Dam is 86 per cent full, Somerset Dam is at 80 per cent and North Pine Dam just 1.2 per cent below capacity. The Gold Coast’s Hinze Dam is 99.5 per cent full. But the Seqwater ...