Gulf Country residents are "just a little nervous" as they wait for floodwaters to recede amid predictions of more heavy rain, with cattle graziers expected to be hit hard.
Flood watches are current for much of Queensland's north and west, with forecast widespread heavy rainfall in coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
A tropical low is loitering around the Gulf, bringing widespread rain and storms across Queensland's north and the Northern Territory.
However it is a "pretty low" chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, the bureau said.
The northwest is still reeling from the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji which devastated livestock and isolated communities earlier this month.
Carpentaria Mayor Jack Bawden said locals were bracing for more floodwaters coming their way but predictions were difficult because gauges in the region were "drowned or not working".
"It's the graziers who are under threat so we've been madly choppering supplies and moving cattle for the last week," he told AAP on Friday.
"If this is as big as people are saying there's going to be massive stock losses."
A number of grazier properties have already been evacuated.
Burke Shire Mayor Ernie Camp said locals were concerned after towns were inundated further south, like Einasleigh just days ago.
Heavy rain triggered flooding that swept through the region, prompting multiple helicopter rescues including a rooftop escape by three people in Greenvale west of Townsville on Wednesday.
Burke Shire locals are wary after the devastating 2023 floods, Mr Camp said.
"The rivers are full so it wouldn't take very much, so we are very anxious."
Burke and Wills Roadhouse manager Kaye Remfrey said the rain had closed the road to Normanton.
"They say there's more coming but you never know here. You can go to bed of a night time and it's good and then during the night it starts pouring."
The surrounding cattle stations had already been flooded once this year, she told AAP.
"I think they're just sitting back waiting for it to come again."
The bureau said the far north and Gulf Country could expect a drenching in the coming days.
Widespread 50mm to 150mm falls are expected around the Gulf coast and Cape York Peninsula with isolated falls up to 250mm possible, senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said.
"But moisture is also expected to spread right across Queensland over the weekend and into early next week, with showers and thunderstorms becoming widespread," he told AAP on Friday.
The soaking was not expected to cause any major flooding concerns away from the north.
The heavy rain in the state's north has caused multiple road closures, while moderate and major flood warnings are in place for parts of western Queensland, with ongoing major flooding on the Flinders River.
The low in the Gulf may be a low chance of becoming a cyclone but the bureau warned it was likely to become "a major rain producer" across northern parts of the territory, triggering flooding.
