Bungil Creek

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Course and features

The headwaters of the creek rise on the south-western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Bymount and north of Template:QLDcity. The creek flows southeast through the town of Roma, with the Carnarvon Highway following much of the course of the creek. North of Template:QLDcity, the Bungil Creek reaches its confluence with the Spring Creek, a tributary of the Balonne River. The flow of the creek varies significantly from a very small trickle to a raging river after heavy rain. The creek descends Script error: No such module "convert". over its Script error: No such module "convert". course, with a catchment area of Script error: No such module "convert"..

The creek floods regularly, once inundating hundreds of properties in Roma. In March 2010, Bungil Creek experienced a major flood of Script error: No such module "convert".,[1] with a peak flood height of Script error: No such module "convert". in April 2011.[2] Government funding enabled the construction of a levee for flood mitigation after devastating flooding in 2012. A ceremony to mark the commencement of construction for Stage 1 of a Script error: No such module "convert". long levee was held in September 2013.[3]

See also

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