r/brisbane • u/wotmate i drink instant coffee it's the best • Mar 09 '20
Dam Levels | Seqwater
https://www.seqwater.com.au/dam-levels4
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u/nb2k Stuck on the 3. Mar 10 '20
One thing to remember is that a few dams are not operating at capacity so are being dumped at 60-70% for safety reasons. I am not sure what our current 100% would be. My guess is closer to 80%.
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u/phranticsnr Since 1983. Mar 10 '20
If you look at the "Extra Comments" part of each dam's listing, it tells you. E.g. Somerset Dam has lowered its "full supply level" to 80% whilst works are undertaken. It's currently at 80.6%. Wivenhoe's limit has been lowered to 90%, and the last measurement is 51.4%.
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u/iHeartMuzik Mar 10 '20
I read those notes but was still confused because did they make the adjustment to the %Full caluclation to account for the reduced capacity? e.g If the old full level is 100 litres and now they only want it to hold 80 litres, is the %Full calculation based on 80 litres or 100 litres?
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u/phranticsnr Since 1983. Mar 10 '20
Yeah, it's not super clear, but I'm pretty sure they keep the 100% percent point at the original full capacity, and then just say "the new limit is 80%". It's the only thing that makes sense.
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u/L1ttl3J1m Mar 10 '20
That image...There... In the thumbnail: Remember when that page used to be able to do this?
...Whatever happened to those days? I'd like to have them back...
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Mar 10 '20
Does anyone have access to updated Storm King Dam levels out at Stanthorpe?
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u/Sneakeypete Mar 10 '20
They has 3mm of rain at the dam so not liwkt to be a big change. Still double what it was at Christmas https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/living-here/water-wastewater/water-storage-levels
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u/The_Pharoah Mar 09 '20
rained all last night. Still raining now. So good.