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Wivenhoe Dam is primarily designed for drinking water supply to Brisbane, Ipswich, and surrounding areas, as well as flood protection for Brisbane. The 2022 floods would have been significantly worse if it were not for Wivenhoe Dam, with the dam also being ~56% full prior to the huge inflow. [31]
The 2022 south eastern Australia floods are a series of floods that have occurred in south-eastern Australia [nb 1] since October 2022. [6] Some towns experienced the highest river peaks in decades, [7] and many places saw rivers peak multiple times. The floods were attributed to excess torrential rain caused by La Niña and a negative Indian ...
Heavy flooding in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales, with areas west of Brisbane and the Grafton area worst affected. [352] Massacre: Richmond, Tasmania: 5: 1997 Jul 28: Peter Shoobridge murdered his four daughters before taking his own life. [353] Air accident: Near Katherine, Northern Territory: 5: 1997 Aug 14: Cessna 210M ...
1893 Brisbane flood Flooding in Newcastle in 2007 Queensland 2010-2011 floods. Australia has had over 160,708 floods in the last 10 years, many of which have taken out homes, wildlife and many habitats.
Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in some suburbs of Cairns, a tourist hub of around 170,000 people located around 1,700 km (1,060 miles) north of state capital Brisbane.
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Although the Woolstore Precinct is situated close to the Brisbane River, the severe flood that occurred in 2011 did not cause any major damage to the buildings in the precinct. Even though in the nearby suburb of New Farm a considerable amount of residence and commercial area was inundated during the river surge (and by stormwater backing up ...
An Australian Army truck being used in the clean up of a Brisbane suburb during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Australia's emergency management processes are focused on the concept of the prepared community. This is achieved through the application of the following; The Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS.)# This is ...