A severe weather warning across northeast Queensland has been cancelled as a monsoonal trough weakens.
It comes after a fortnight of record falls that caused two deaths and hundreds of evacuations, and cut power to thousands.
Rainfall is forecast to be more moderate over the next 24 hours with any heavy rainfall unlikely in already sodden areas on the tropical coast, Herbert and lower Burdekin.
"The worst of the recent run of extremely wet conditions has passed statewide," meteorologist Angus Hines said on Wednesday.
Showers are expected to ease, with much drier days until the weekend.
"Rainfall today could be moderate in the morning before becoming lighter and more isolated throughout Wednesday, but renewed river rises are still possible," Mr Hines said.
Flood warnings were still in place for the Flinders, Cape, Herbert and Haughton rivers, while flood watches were issued for parts of the Peninsula and Gulf Country.
It follows some remaining widespread falls, with 117mm at Fisher Creek, 112mm at Central Mill and 94mm at Ingham over 24 hours.
Residents can now start picking up the pieces and turn to clean-up efforts following weeks of rain.
Critical supplies to the region are also set to increase with the Ollera Creek Bridge reopened on the Bruce Highway north of Townsville.
The bridge was destroyed by floodwaters before the Australian Defence Force built a temporary replacement.
Total damage costs for the area are still yet to be seen with insurers having received more than 5690 storm and flood-related claims.
"While the clean-up is beginning for some parts of north Queensland, for others this very much remains an active weather event," Insurance Council of Australia chief executive Andrew Hall said.
"Ongoing rain is seeing opened roads re-close and causing further inundation to already saturated communities."
Farmers are also unlikely to know the true extent of damage until floodwaters recede.
"Floods are very insidious things, when you're looking at 10 to 12 days of damage before you can even start to think about what you need to do, to rebuild is pretty hard," Canegrowers chief executive Dan Galligan told AAP.
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