Sunday, 8 March 2026

Treat your to-read pile like a river

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Great comment on self-org-graciousness. Also: Antilibrary.

[edit:] Ok, only now I see that this is a page full of self-help-consulting stuff. Aah, whatever, still great advice.
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R1Xhard said @ 7:19pm GMT on 9th March
With Paradise Dam officially hitting 69.07m (203.8%) and spilling over 900,000 ML/day, these tables show exactly how that volume is tearing past the 2010 benchmarks upstream.
1. The Burnett Mainline (The Powerhouse)
Reveal



Station
Midnight
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
2010 Peak
2013 Peak
Current Status




Paradise Dam (HW)
68.60m*
68.75m*
68.82m*
68.90m*
68.98m*
69.07m
N/A
N/A
Extreme Spill (203.8%)


Walla Weir
19.85m
20.40m
20.95m
21.15m
21.28m
21.42m
20.10m
23.27m
Major (Rising)


Bundaberg (Targo St)
2.82m
3.15m
3.50m
3.62m
3.68m
3.71m
7.92m
9.53m
Minor (Rising)


Gayndah
13.60m
14.10m
14.65m
15.10m
15.45m
15.70m
16.08m
18.25m
Major (Rising)



*Paradise Dam hourly readings from Midnight to 4:00 AM are estimated growth curves based on confirmed Sunwater telemetry at 11:18 PM (68.36m) and 5:00 AM (69.07m).



R1Xhard said @ 7:23pm GMT on 9th March
With Paradise Dam officially hitting 69.07m (203.8%) and spilling over 900,000 ML/day, these tables show exactly how that volume is tearing past the 2010 benchmarks upstream.
1. The Burnett Mainline (The Powerhouse)
Reveal



Station
Midnight
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
2010 Peak
2013 Peak
Current Status




Gayndah
13.60m
14.10m
14.65m
15.10m
15.45m
15.70m
16.08m
18.25m
Major (Rising)




Paradise Dam (HW)
68.60m*
68.75m*
68.82m*
68.90m*
68.98m*
69.07m
N/A
N/A
Extreme Spill (203.8%)


Walla Weir
19.85m
20.40m
20.95m
21.15m
21.28m
21.42m
20.10m
23.27m
Major (Rising)


Bundaberg (Targo St)
2.82m
3.15m
3.50m
3.62m
3.68m
3.71m
7.92m
9.53m
Minor (Rising)



*Paradise Dam hourly readings from Midnight to 4:00 AM are estimated growth curves based on confirmed Sunwater telemetry at 11:18 PM (68.36m) and 5:00 AM (69.07m).



The Feeders (The Southern Kicker & Local Catchments)

Reveal



Station
Midnight
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
2010 Peak
2013 Peak
Current Status




Barambah Cr (Stonelands)
12.35m
12.60m
12.85m
13.10m
13.42m
13.70m
14.20m
15.65m
Major (Rising)


Bucca Weir (Kolan)
18.65m
18.90m
19.15m
19.35m
19.60m
19.80m
18.42m
21.30m
Major (Rising)


Essendean Br (Baffle)
7.65m
7.85m
8.05m
8.15m
8.40m
8.60m
9.20m
12.80m
Moderate (Rising)


Elliott River (Lenthalls)
2.85m
3.10m
3.30m
3.40m
3.52m
3.60m
N/A
N/A
Minor (Rising)







<-- Entry / Current Comment
R1Xhard said @ 7:19pm GMT on 9th March
With Paradise Dam officially hitting 69.07m (203.8%) and spilling over 900,000 ML/day, these tables show exactly how that volume is tearing past the 2010 benchmarks upstream.
1. The Burnett Mainline (The Powerhouse)
Reveal



Station
Midnight
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
2010 Peak
2013 Peak
Current Status




Gayndah
13.60m
14.10m
14.65m
15.10m
15.45m
15.70m
16.08m
18.25m
Major (Rising)




Paradise Dam (HW)
68.60m*
68.75m*
68.82m*
68.90m*
68.98m*
69.07m
N/A
N/A
Extreme Spill (203.8%)


Walla Weir
19.85m
20.40m
20.95m
21.15m
21.28m
21.42m
20.10m
23.27m
Major (Rising)


Bundaberg (Targo St)
2.82m
3.15m
3.50m
3.62m
3.68m
3.71m
7.92m
9.53m
Minor (Rising)



*Paradise Dam hourly readings from Midnight to 4:00 AM are estimated growth curves based on confirmed Sunwater telemetry at 11:18 PM (68.36m) and 5:00 AM (69.07m).



The Feeders (The Southern Kicker & Local Catchments)

Reveal



Station
Midnight
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
2010 Peak
2013 Peak
Current Status




Barambah Cr (Stonelands)
12.35m
12.60m
12.85m
13.10m
13.42m
13.70m
14.20m
15.65m
Major (Rising)


Bucca Weir (Kolan)
18.65m
18.90m
19.15m
19.35m
19.60m
19.80m
18.42m
21.30m
Major (Rising)


Essendean Br (Baffle)
7.65m
7.85m
8.05m
8.15m
8.40m
8.60m
9.20m
12.80m
Moderate (Rising)


Elliott River (Lenthalls)
2.85m
3.10m
3.30m
3.40m
3.52m
3.60m
N/A
N/A
Minor (Rising)








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