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The Brisbane River floods frequently, although the occurrence and magnitude of flooding has diminished following the construction of the Wivenhoe Dam on the upper reaches of the River. Past floods have resulted in both deepening and reduction in river depth, creation of new sand banks and shoals as well as increased transport of suspended ...
English: Aerial view of Brisbane City during the 1974 flood, January 1974, looking NE along Mary and Margaret Streets towards the Brisbane River with Kangaroo Point and the Story Bridge in the background. The Parkroyal Motor Inn is visible on the far right of the photo (now known as Royal on the Park).
Aerial view looking at the flooding in Mary and Margaret Streets in the Brisbane CBD, January 1974 "Watermark" in New Farm Park is a red steel sculpture commemorating the flood. Water level marker commemorating Brisbane floods in Brisbane City Botanical Gardens .
This category is concerned with flooding in the capital city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland in Australia The main article for this category is Brisbane River . See also: Category:Floods in Queensland
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 ...
The Brisbane River peaked on 13 January at a lower level than predicted, [19] [61] but still 20,000 houses in Brisbane were inundated. Some of the Brisbane suburbs worst affected by the floods were St Lucia, West End, Rocklea and Graceville. [62] The floods damaged some of Brisbane's icons.
View history; General ... Queensland floods or Brisbane floods may refer to: ... Brisbane River#Floods This page was last edited on 3 ...
On 28 February the Brisbane River's height reached 3.8 metres (12 ft), higher than the 2.3-metre (7 ft 7 in) peak height of flooding in 2013 but below the 3.9 metres recorded during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods [20] and less than the peak height of 4.46m in 2011. [21]