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Rowing shed in West End, Brisbane Brisbane River and Story Bridge in flood Flooding in Corinda The Brisbane central business district (CBD) experienced flooding, as well as the inner city areas of South Bank and South Brisbane , Milton , West End , Windsor, Lutwyche, Gordon Park, Grange, Wooloowin, Toombul and Newstead .
[1]: 7.34 The 2011 Brisbane Flood Flag Map indicates that areas adjacent to the Corinda landslip are prone to flooding in the future, [5] and the CSIRO has warned that, with global warming, extreme weather events such as the rainfall event which triggered the 1974 Corinda landslip are likely to become more frequent.
Interactive map of pre and post flood aerial images along the Brisbane River Dam operator blames inaccurate weather forecast for 2011 Brisbane flood Interim report of Queensland Floods Commission of Enquiry, handed to Premier Bligh on 1 August 2011
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The Commission asked independent hydrological expert Mark Babister to investigate the operation of Wivenhoe Dam during the flood period. He found the operators had achieved nearly the best possible flood mitigation effort. [5] The report states that 59% of the downstream flooding was caused by water releases from the dam.
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The Wivenhoe Dam was built approximately 80 km upstream from Brisbane after the 1974 floods. As a result of the flood, planning for the Wivenhoe Dam included flood mitigation as well as its original water supply purpose. [26] The flood was a defining event for a generation of Brisbane residents. [27]
Map of Australia and New Zealand showing the progress of the dust affected area and dust plume at various intervals. According to the New South Wales regional director of the Bureau of Meteorology, Barry Hanstrum, the cause was an "intense north low-pressure area" which "picked up a lot of dust from the very dry interior of the continent". [11]