"The dam is currently holding around 2.5 million ML and since it spilled on December 28, more than eight million ML has poured over the spillway into the Burdekin River."
The dam had received a 23.3 per cent increase (430,894 ML) in water on Monday night.
"In the last 24 hours we have recorded a 2.5m rise over the spillway in a very short period of time and the water level is steadily rising," said Sunwater spokesman Glenn Pfluger.
SEVERAL homes in the Burdekin Shire were evacuated as Australia's fourth-largest river broke its banks for the first time in close to 20 years.
The Burdekin River peaked at 11.8m at the Burdekin Bridge just after noon yesterday.
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