Record Haughton River height recorded at Major Creek overnight

The Burdekin Local Disaster Management Group is continuing to stand up as heavy rainfall produces record river levels in the north of the Shire.

Major Creek, in the Haughton River Catchment, peaked at 12.75 metres at 8.40pm Thursday. This beats the previous record of 11.72 metres.

River levels at Giru also remain around the March 2018 flood level of 3.2 metres on Friday morning.

A major flood warning remains in place for the Haughton River.

Residents concerned about the impact of floodwaters in Ayr, Home Hill and surrounding areas can continue to collect sandbags at the Ayr and Home Hill SES depots.

Ayr SES: McCathie Street, Ayr

Home Hill SES: Eleventh Avenue, Home Hill

Any person who is seeking accommodation for tonight is encouraged to contact Burdekin Shire Council’s Customer Service Centre on (07) 4783 9800 to receive a list of local accommodation options available at varying prices.

In addition to the closure of the Bruce Highway between Sandy Corner and Alligator Creek, the following local roads are currently closed:

Ayr Ravenswood Road at Scott’s CreekAllen RoadBarratta Road at the intersection of Hall RoadBeachmount Road, WunjungaBrown Road at the intersection of George Bundy RoadCromarty Creek Boat Ramp RoadJerona RoadKirknie Road, Alligator CreekMulgrave RoadRita Island Road at Anabranch BridgeSheep Station Creek closed between Fiveways Intersection and Sandy CornerSibson Road at Koolkuna Road endViv Cox Bridge on Barratta Road

A conserve water notice continues to be in place for Giru and surrounding areas due to impact of ongoing heavy rainfall on the turbidity in the Haughton River. The Giru Water Treatment Plant remains operational, however increased flows and turbidity in the Haughton River in the catchment negatively impact treated water production rates. Giru and surrounding area residents should restrict water usage to essential purposes only.

Residents are reminded that if it’s flooded, forget it.

For up to date flood warnings please visit http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings.

For updates on disaster information please visit http://disaster.burdekin.qld.gov.au/ and follow the Burdekin Shire Council Disaster Coordination Centre on Facebook.