Damien Evans
Up The Irons
Isn't that right on the river, next to the Storey Bridge? I stayed there for a week in '09, beautiful spot right on the water. I wouldn't be surprised if it went under.
Queensland Floods
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Isn't that right on the river, next to the Storey Bridge? I stayed there for a week in '09, beautiful spot right on the water. I wouldn't be surprised if it went under.
Damien Evans
Up The Irons
I'm always wary about these sort of claims in Australia. We only have 100 years of data to go on!
Damien Evans
Up The Irons
Summer and early Autumn are the wet season up there.
Damien Evans
Up The Irons
Brisbane does have a wetter season, it runs from late October to March, but their other months aren't as dry as a proper tropical dry season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane#Climate
icerat
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Much of kangaroo point, overlooking the city, is on top of high cliffs, but there's (a) stuff at the bottom of the cliffs (b) a low side.
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Well it is at least one in 50 years - Brisbane got smashed by a flood in the late 60 - maybe 67. Water was up to shop awning in the middle of the city
icerat
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1974
In 74 the water went up to the first balcony. They kept serving
Predictions are it may get close to or surpass that level tonight
HawaiiBigSis
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And boy did it surprise me to find out that I started this thread!!
I have to say that I am totally impressed with your continent's desire and actions to repel humans. Rather awesome.
If the plants or animals don't kill you the weather will.
Horrifying, but awesome.
icerat
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What, you think all this stuff is actually real?
We just put all this stuff out to deter the riffraff ....
I heard an idiot on talkback radio say it was due to Gaia. The planet (or Mother Nature, or fairies or whatever) was so concerned about carbon dioxide emissions that it was flooding the Queensland coal mines (but, strangly, not the more productive NSW ones).
The radio host just let him rant away with no comment other than "interesting perspective". Interesting, my arse.
Akhenaten
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Toowoomba - 11 January 2011
Corner of Herries and Dent Streets, more or less on the 'upstream' edge of the CBD.
This is West Creek which is normally about 5 cm deep at this point, but is about 3-4 metres in this picture.
A wider view of the same corner. Out of shot to the right is the Milne Bay Aquatic Centre.
I imagine the pool is pretty full just at the moment.
Schofield Street, directly behind the National Hotel in Russel Street.
In the background is part of the Railway Station.
Chalk Lane. This car park is right next to East Creek, except for yesterday when it was under it.
Dent Street (opposite Myer) - right in the middle of the CBD.
This guy was just walkin' down the street and a wave hit him. 2000 feet above sea level.
Jellicoe Street. This is downstream from the confluence of East and West Creeks.
Contrary to what a lot of TV 'journalists' would have you believe, East and West Creeks in Toowoomba are actually the extreme upper headwaters of the Darling River and flow West. The water seen rushing through the City in these pictures is not the water that flooded the Lockyer Valley and which is currently threatening Brisbane. It's bound for South Australia, in fact, where it will arrive in about 7 or 8 months time.
Either North Street or Jellicoe Street. It's hard to say with 5 metres of water over it.
The corner of Chalk Drive and Ruthven Street.
Ruthven Street is Toowoomba's main street, and is part of the New England Highway.
Same place as the previous picture, after the tide has gone out a bit.
I have no idea where this is.
Margaret Street near Victoria Street. The very heart of the City.
West Creek wouldn't normally appear in this shot. It should be under the roadway directly below the level-crossing sign.
Corner of Margaret and Dent Streets.
Margaret and Dent from the corner window on the first floor of Myer.
The stranded peeps in the middle of West Creek are standing on a four-foot-high fence.
Neil Street and Chalk Drive (East Creek)
Kitchener Street, looking towards either James or Herries Street.
It actually floods here pretty often.
Schofield Street (just off Russel Street, near Rowes furniture shop)
I think it was a truck floating by that knocked the wall of the flats down.
Chalk Lane Car Park and Marina
Grantham, in the Lockyer Valley
Grantham again. I think it's the Pub
All photos courtesy of ABC News.
Corner of Herries and Dent Streets, more or less on the 'upstream' edge of the CBD.
This is West Creek which is normally about 5 cm deep at this point, but is about 3-4 metres in this picture.
A wider view of the same corner. Out of shot to the right is the Milne Bay Aquatic Centre.
I imagine the pool is pretty full just at the moment.
Schofield Street, directly behind the National Hotel in Russel Street.
In the background is part of the Railway Station.
Chalk Lane. This car park is right next to East Creek, except for yesterday when it was under it.
Dent Street (opposite Myer) - right in the middle of the CBD.
This guy was just walkin' down the street and a wave hit him. 2000 feet above sea level.
Jellicoe Street. This is downstream from the confluence of East and West Creeks.
Contrary to what a lot of TV 'journalists' would have you believe, East and West Creeks in Toowoomba are actually the extreme upper headwaters of the Darling River and flow West. The water seen rushing through the City in these pictures is not the water that flooded the Lockyer Valley and which is currently threatening Brisbane. It's bound for South Australia, in fact, where it will arrive in about 7 or 8 months time.
Either North Street or Jellicoe Street. It's hard to say with 5 metres of water over it.
The corner of Chalk Drive and Ruthven Street.
Ruthven Street is Toowoomba's main street, and is part of the New England Highway.
Same place as the previous picture, after the tide has gone out a bit.
I have no idea where this is.
Margaret Street near Victoria Street. The very heart of the City.
West Creek wouldn't normally appear in this shot. It should be under the roadway directly below the level-crossing sign.
Corner of Margaret and Dent Streets.
Margaret and Dent from the corner window on the first floor of Myer.
The stranded peeps in the middle of West Creek are standing on a four-foot-high fence.
Neil Street and Chalk Drive (East Creek)
Kitchener Street, looking towards either James or Herries Street.
It actually floods here pretty often.
Schofield Street (just off Russel Street, near Rowes furniture shop)
I think it was a truck floating by that knocked the wall of the flats down.
Chalk Lane Car Park and Marina
Grantham, in the Lockyer Valley
Grantham again. I think it's the Pub
All photos courtesy of ABC News.
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Very sad. When our company won a government contract in Brisbane and offered a lifeline to about a hundred people who were about to lose their jobs with an unsuccessful tenderer, we held the induction at the Regatta. The vibes were wonderful and it was one of the high points of my career. I stayed back and had some drinks with our new staff (my hotel was walking distance away), and meet up with people whenever I can when I'm in town. I really hope it survives.
HawaiiBigSis
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Wow. Just wow.
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One thing that to me illustrates the magnitude here is that the 1974 flood (which is what you're referring to) occured without the dam in place. This flood is expected to match or exceed '74 levels, but that's with the dam in place. The actual flood flow is almost double that of '74. Imagine if the dams weren't in place...
What really brought it home to me was a satellite graphic sweeping up the Brisbane River Valley which shows shaded areas of flood water. The sheer amount of water is just mind-blowing. And all of that has to get out to sea through the middle of Brisbane.
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Heard a farmer on the news in the valley below Toowoomba. They'd been there five years and had a dry creekbed outside their house which has never had water in it. Lost power and popped out to see what was going on - the dry creek bed was a 120m wide river and the power poles supply their area had been completely severed.
And of course as is always the case in severe flooding, a bitter irony, people in the area can look forward to water shortages over the coming days, not to mention the delights of flooding in the sub-tropics with a massive influx of insects and associated disease and sickness. This disaster is going to drag on for months. Stay strong, Queensland. And now NSW as well...
And of course as is always the case in severe flooding, a bitter irony, people in the area can look forward to water shortages over the coming days, not to mention the delights of flooding in the sub-tropics with a massive influx of insects and associated disease and sickness. This disaster is going to drag on for months. Stay strong, Queensland. And now NSW as well...
I think you can donate through www.qld.gov.au.
ETA, just checked and you can. Donations exceed $32 million so far.
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