THE clearest official acknowledgment that the devastating flood in the Brisbane River was avoidable has been the decision yesterday to let go 25 per cent of the water stored in the Wivenhoe Dam.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.

Water will be released this week from Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam in case of flooding this summer. The dam is currently at 80 per cent of drinking water capacity and will be reduced to 75 per cent.

Followed categories will be added to My News. SEARCH crews have found the body of the 26-year-old Redbank Plains man missing since June 14 in Wivenhoe Dam this afternoon.

Wed 18 May 2011 There are four specialist engineers who decide when or if releases should be made at Wivenhoe Dam. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin) ...

The whole point of Wivenhoe’s 155-page flood manual is to provide detailed guidance for the dam’s decision-makers rather than being captive to the whim of politicians.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.

The whole point of Wivenhoe’s 155-page flood manual is to provide detailed guidance for the dam’s decision-makers rather than being captive to the whim of politicians.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.

Editorial: Wivenhoe Dam operators made right call Whether they just got lucky or their reliance on the manual paid off, our dam operators appear to have made all the right calls, writes the editor.