Brisbanes major association football and rugby league venue, suncorp stadium filled with water up to 2 metres 6. Flooding in brisbane an explanation of technical flood terms pdf 1mb. New flood maps reveal destruction queensland times. Access information about queenslands historical flood maps, including the maps index. This provides a summary of the map series chosen, with options to download or view the. Visit the brisbane city council, or download the guide here.
Brisbane city council, with the assessment of the report brisbane river 2011 flood event flood frequency analysis, final report, september 2011 prepared by wmawater. It breakdown the varying likelihood of flooding on your property, ranging from a high likelihood to a very low likelihood being a 5. If current projections play out, 3600 residential properties. A series of floods hit queensland, australia, beginning in november 2010. Brisbane city plan 2014 105 property and planning 100 arcgis 99 maps and spatial data 86 lgip 52 local government infrastructure plan 52 catchment 51 flood 51 flood map 51. In late november 2010, rain began falling in queensland. Section 4 details the rainfall recorded in eastern australia over the period december 2010 to january 2011. Brisbane homes under water during the great flood of january 2011. The flood awareness map includes the latest data from the brisbane river catchment flood study, and perrin creek and moggil creek flood studies. The flood mapping implementation kit pdf, 877kb was written to assist local councils and disaster management groups to use flood mapping products to improve their disaster. On the 11th january, the brisbane rivers banks broke and the surrounding areas were forced to evacuate. Brisbane river 2011 flood event flood frequency analysis. Queensland recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the 20102011 flood.
Recovery and resettlement following the 2011 flash. Queenslanders will be given free access to online maps showing the actual flood line for towns and cities affected by the. The second option displays the flood maps for the 1974 and 2011 floods by locality. The flood awareness map was updated in march 2020 to include the latest amendment to the brisbane river catchment flood study and the latest data for cubberla creek, wolston creek and cabbage tree creek. The photograph is taken from river terrace, kangaroo point, looking back to the centre of brisbane city. Comparison with previous floods river height records for brisbane. This high resolution colour imagery was captured proximal to peak flood water. Historical flood maps recreation, sport and arts queensland. Flood heights at brisbane city thornton street ferry gauge for january 2011. Virtual eye originally supplied australias nine network graphics of 3d brisbane in november 2010, for flyovers into the gabba.
A map of the projected flood area in brisbanes south, released by the brisbane city council on sunday, january 27, 20. New maps identify 2011 flood areas for brisbane netrent. In total, 33 people lost their lives, with three bodies never recovered and declared deceased by the state coroner in june 2012. Rainfall and flooding in queensland december 2010 and. Flood extent bundaberg december 2010 shp, tab, fgdb, kmz, gpkg. Flood damage australia stock photos download 154 royalty. On 10 january 2011, a super storm sweeps inland from the east coast and bears down on toowoomba. Goodna, west of brisbane, was one of the many suburbs that had significant household damage after the 2011 flood.
Many of the labelled photos were donated by katy lightwood formerly from ray white, middle park. The imagery was captured on the th and 14th january 2011. On th january 2011 major flooding occurred throughout most of the brisbane river catchment, most severely in toowoomba and the lockyer creek catchment where 23 people drowned, the bremer river catchment and in brisbane, the state capital of queensland. Map of flood affected cities and towns in queensland inset. Qld flooded towns in basin during dec 2010 jan 2011 author. Link to the interactive flood awareness maps or for more information on the flood awareness maps. Examples of good flood risk management to arise from this flood are described. The maps, which identify the 2011 flood water level for 60,000 properties in brisbane, have been released as part of the councils updated floodwise property reports. By january 2011 extensive flooding had impacted 75 per cent of the state and a disaster zone was declared. Towards the end of 2010 and in the early months of 2011, the. Brisbane river in flood, brisbane during the 1893 flood.
Queensland recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of. Section 5 describes and comments on operational strategies for water releases from brisbane s flood mitigation. Brisbane floods stock photos download 79 royalty free photos. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. The problem has been recurring for that part of australia, with 22 dying in floods since november. The 2011 floods in brisbane is recorded as one of the major natural disasters in australia damage. View as html option to download report in html format. Brisbane rivers source is located in the great dividing range, east of kingaroy. The map shows evacuation centres including street address and bed. Search to find the likelihood and sources of flooding for your property and local area. Flood map information historic flood events planning. Flood overlay in brisbane city plan flood awareness map.
See photos of the floods in brisbane and elsewhere in queensland below. This information may be obtained via the following options. Cars and pedestrians evacuating the center of brisbane on the 11th of january 2011, from the floods queensland a recovery barge rescues a. Brisbane flood maps released brisbane times brisbane. New maps identify 2011 flood areas for brisbane abc. This dataset represents the approximate flood water inundation in the city of. This is what the brisbane floodwise property report website looks like, its very. The flooding continued into january 2011, becoming worse in brisbane. Section 2 provides a description of the brisbane river system and catchment, while section 3 reports on the history of flooding in brisbane. This high resolution colour imagery was captured proximal to peak flood water inundation of brisbane city and its surrounding areas.
On th january 2011 major flooding occurred throughout most of the brisbane river catchment, most severely in toowoomba and the lockyer creek catchment where 23 people drowned. The state of queensland queensland reconstruction authority 2011 2019. The flood information provided in the flood awareness map is sourced from flood studies and models endorsed by council. Australias great flood education worksheet national.
The master plan for resettlement and recovery, which reflected the local residents voices collected through the public meetings, was presented back to the community on 26 march 2011 only 10 weeks after the flood event. It then makes its way south, past mount stanley, and townships including moore and toogoolawah before being. Centenary suburbs historical society photo gallery by centenary suburbs historical. View as pdf option to download report in pdf format. Various scales flood sf series 1974south east queensland. From december 2010 to february 2011 a series of floods hit particular parts of queensland including the capital city of brisbane. The flood awareness map was updated in march 2020 to include. January 2011 a concentrated rainfall event on the scale of several hundred kilometres, occurring directly over several small river basins flooding of the cities of brisbane and ipswich and many. In 1974 it was a combination of flooding from the river plus.
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