Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Wyaralong Dam , near Beaudesert , had recently been completed and was praised for mitigating flooding in downstream Logan , having exceeded 80 % of its capacity .
Simplified: Wyaralong Dam , near Beaudesert , had recently been completed and is receiving praise for reducing flooding in downstream Logan , having exceeded 80 % of its capacity .