Overall, apart from areas of the Gulf, surface water storages, regulated and unregulated, appear adequate for the immediate future. Both Burdekin Falls and Tinaroo Dams are at capacity which is good news for irrigators reliant on these storages. Surface water supplies across the Region appear adequate for the immediate future with the exception of the Hughenden area. Most streams in the Region received some flow earlier in the year as did most of the stock water dams. Regulated storages are at capacity and should prove adequate for the rest of the year.
Reports indicate that underground supplies are holding and appear safe for the immediate future.
During the month there were good, fair and poor levels of rainfall. Rainfall during the month generally produced very little runoff and consequently apart from a small flow down the Connors River the only other flow of note was in Waterpark Creek. Groundwater levels throughout the region remain low or very low with few exceptions. The rainfall to date has been insufficient to produce any big gains in underground water this year. Rainfall during the month did not produce any significant stream flow in the Region apart from isolated flows along the coastal fringe.