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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]
Wheel of Brisbane during the floods. This detailed astronaut photograph illustrates flooding in suburbs of the Brisbane metropolitan region. A child plays in the floodwaters as the Brisbane River breaks its banks in the city. Flooding began to affect low-lying areas of Brisbane on the morning of 11 January 2011.
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]
On 16 November 2008, Brisbane was hit by a thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph) [53] reaching speeds of Category 2 tropical cyclones, [54] and flooding throughout the region. Areas were declared disaster zones, with one of the worst hit areas being The Gap, a north-western suburb, where roofs were lifted off ...
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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.