Condamine River flood plain swells as waters move west toward Cecil Plains

Floodwaters are beginning to recede, but the Gore Highway remains closed at Pampas.

The Condamine River in flood. 26/03/21. Near the Gore Hwy bridge.

Floodwaters from the Southern Downs have made their way down the Condamine River to the flood plain between Pampas and Yandilla.

The Condamine River cut the Condamine Bridge on the Gore Highway at 7pm on Thursday night, with the road still closed at the time of going to print.

The water level at the Tummaville Condamine River monitoring station was 8.29m at 3pm yesterday.

At the intersection of the Gore Highway and Lemontree Road. 26/03/21

The Condamine River at Cecil Plains on Friday morning was at 5.33m and the Bureau of Meteorology said the river was likely to exceed the minor flood level (6m) yesterday afternoon.

Flooding has also affected a number of other roads.

At the time of going to print yesterday, floodwaters had also closed Bostock Road at Pampas, Yarramalong Road at Tummaville, Grasstree Road and Owens Scrub Road at Tummaville, the Millmerran Leyburn Road, Tummaville Road at Kincora, and the Toowoomba Karara and Clifton Leyburn Roads at Ellangowan.