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The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. [ 2 ]
The dam was an attempt to address Townsville's dual water concerns--abundance and scarcity--and added to the city's long history of attempting to tame the natural environment. [ 4 ] In the 1980s, the second stage of the dam necessitated a deviation of the Flinders Highway and Mount Isa railway line (which previously ran straight north-south) to ...
In February 2019, Townsville experienced a major flood event, which caused five deaths. Floodwaters damaged approximately 3300 homes and about 1500 homes were rendered uninhabitable. Floodwaters damaged approximately 3300 homes and about 1500 homes were rendered uninhabitable.
A Townsville creek broke its banks on March 1, after a low pressure system brought rain to the area and flooded roads.Townsville Bulleting reported the city received its highest rainfall in three ...
Eastern Australian Floods caused by Cyclone Debbie: Southern Queensland, Northern NSW: 12 [25] January – February 2019 Townsville flood: Queensland 5 [26] February 2020: Widespread flooding in Sydney basin and the Blue Mountains, flooding in central west to the north of NSW and flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Damien in Karratha: NSW, WA ...
Kayaks provided transportation in 2019 floods. One rainy day in 2019 saw the most rain on any single day in February since 1871, Knox News reported in 2020. Severe flooding that year brought in ...
The Townsville Golf Club is the oldest golf club in Queensland, having been established at Kissing Point in 1893. The club relocated to Aitkenvale in 1921, and then relocated to Rosslea on 18 April 1924. [7] During 2019, parts of Rosslea suffered during the 2019 Townsville flood.
Flood: 1852 Gundagai flood: 89 Destroyed the entire town A severe flash flood destroyed the town of Gundagai. [1] [2] 1860 Flood: Nowra Flood: 16 The flood led to the rebuilding of Nowra as it was originally located in a low-lying area near the Shoalhaven River. The village of Terara was also abandoned and its residents moved to the relocated ...