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Known Floods in the Brisbane and Bremer River Basin, Bureau of Meteorology; Flood map of Brisbane & suburbs / drawn and published at the Survey Office, Department of Lands, Brisbane, Feb. 1974 (Link via National Library of Australia) Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act 1990; Gary Golding 1974 Brisbane Flood Video - State Library of ...
Significant flooding occurred along the creek during the major floods, including 1893 and 1974 Brisbane flood resulting in a number of houses being washed away. [ citation needed ] Flooding around Enoggera Creek, Windsor, 1893
[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. [6]
27 January 1974, the largest flood to affect Brisbane City in the 20th Century, with a level of 5.45 metres; Post construction of Wivenhoe Dam 11 January 2011 with a level of 4.45 metres [66] 28 February 2022, 4.0m flood peak; Flooding along the Brisbane River has the potential to be devastating, as documented in 1974, 2011 and 2022. [67]
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).
The dam was designed as a response to the floods that damaged Brisbane in 1974. [2] Built in the late 1970s – early 1980s as a multifunction facility by a consortium of construction companies including Thiess Brothers , Wivenhoe Dam provides a safe water supply to the people of Brisbane and adjacent regions.
1974 Brisbane flood; 2010–2011 Queensland floods; B. Bridges over the Brisbane River This page was last edited on 6 October 2024, at 21:04 (UTC). Text is ...
1974 1974 Brisbane flood Dead=16 Injured=300 Affected=35000 Homeless=9000 Est Cost=$328M; resources - Natural disasters in Australia The big wet - January 1974 EMA disasters database. 1974 1974 Western Sydney, New South Wales Flash Floods Dead=1 Injured=10 Affected=15000 Homeless=1000 Est Cost=$98M; resources - EMA disasters database