MAJOR flooding along the Bremer River and Warrill Creek caused road closures around the area bringing traffic to a halt on the first day of Summer.

On Wednesday, the community woke to learn that floodwaters at the Seven Mile Bridge on the Rosewood Ipswich Road had reached a depth of 5.32 metres which was well above the ‘moderate flood level’ of 5 metres.

The Bremer River on the newly repaired Five Mile Bridge at Walloon rose to 4.94 metres which was also well above the ‘minor flood level’ of 3.5 metres.

The pavement on the Five Mile Bridge was damaged when it was inundated during flooding the week before.

This damage was repaired by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

The bridge reopened at about 8.30am on Monday November 29.

Council opened the SES Shed in Rosewood to offer sandbags to prevent further flooding on people’s properties and to businesses within the area.

An Seqwater spokesman said that residents are to be reminded to continue their water wise efforts as Lake Wivenhoe is still only at 43.8 percent.

“While we welcome the rain, it’s important to remember that our coastal dams only store a small percentage of the region’s total water supply,” the Seqwater spokesman said.

“The SEQ Water Grid is being used to best preserve our largest water storages, by moving treated drinking water around the region to where it’s needed the most.

“South East Queensland is one region, with one water supply, and we encourage everyone to continue to use water wisely.”

Flood levels eased, and water was below the bridges once again on Friday, people were able to continue to access local bridges and all areas within the region were easily accessible again.