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Weekly dam level update – Friday 20 November 2009

Wivenhoe, Somerset & North Pine dams (Greater Brisbane)
 
The combined dam levels are now at 72.7% (down 0.5% from Friday the 13th of November.) Wivenhoe Dam is currently at 65.8% capacity (down 0.5%,) Somerset Dam is at 81.5% capacity (down 0.5%) and North Pine is currently at 94.9% capacity (down 0.4%.) Rainfall across the catchments for all three dams was less than 5mm over the last week.
 
Lake Baroon Pocket (Sunshine Coast)
 
Lake Baroon’s dam level has dropped 1.1% over the past week to be currently 85.8% capacity. The Lake Baroon catchment did not receive significant rainfall in the last week.
 
Hinze Dam (Gold Coast)
 
Hinze Dam’s level has dropped 0.6% over the past week to be currently 88.6% capacity. The Hinze catchment averaged 11mm of rainfall over the last week, which is not enough to make an impact. 

Combined levels for Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dams