Floods in Australia
1893 Brisbane flood
Flooding in Newcastle in 2007
Queensland 2010-2011 floods
This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in the country of Australia.
Notable floods
| Date | Location Australia all over Australia | State(s) | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Maitland | nwa | |
| 1820 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1852 | Gundagai | NSW | date=June 2069} |
| 1863 | Melbourne (December) | VIC | 1[1] |
| 1869 | Ballarat | VIC | 2[2] |
| 1891 | Melbourne (July) | VIC | 1[3] |
| 1893 | Brisbane flood | QLD | 11[4][5] |
| 1893 | Maitland | NSW | 9 |
| 1900 | Western Australian floods | WA | |
| 1909 | Western Victorian floods | VIC | 4 |
| 1913 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1916 | Clermont | QLD | 65 |
| 1923 | Adelaide | SA | 3 |
| 1926 | Southwestern Australia | WA | |
| 1927 | Wollombi | NSW | |
| 1929 | Tasmanian Floods | TAS | 22 |
| 1930 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1931 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1934 | Yarra River | VIC | 35 |
| 1947 | June 1947 Tasmanian floods | TAS | |
| 1949 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1950 | Maitland, Gippsland, West Queensland | NSW, VIC, QLD | 1[6] |
| 1951 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1952 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1955 | Maitland flood | NSW | 14 |
| 1955 | All southern states (August) | WA, SA, VIC, NSW, TAS | 2 |
| 1956 | Murray River flood | NSW, VIC, SA | |
| 1970 | All eastern states (December) | QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS | 16 |
| 1971 | Canberra flood | ACT | 7 |
| 1971 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1974 | Brisbane flood | QLD | 16 |
| 1986 | Sydney | NSW | 6 |
| 1990 | East Coast | NSW | 7 |
| 1996 | Queensland and New South Wales | NSW & QLD | 4 |
| 1998 | Katherine Townsville | NT, QLD | 3[7] |
| 2007 | Hunter Valley/Maitland floods (June) | NSW | 10 |
| 2007 | Gippsland Floods (June) | VIC | |
| 2008 | Mackay floods (February) | QLD | |
| 2010 | Victorian floods (Sept) | VIC | |
| 2010 | Queensland floods (March) | QLD | |
| 2010 | Carnarvon/Gascoyne (December) | WA | |
| 2010-11 | Queensland floods (Dec–Jan) | QLD | 35[8] |
| 2011 | 2011 Victorian Floods (Jan) | VIC | 2[9][10] |
| 2011 | Gippsland (August) | VIC | 1[11] |
| 2012 | Eastern Australia (Feb-Mar) | NSW, VIC, QLD | 2[12][13] |
| 2012 | Gippsland and Koowerup | VIC | 0 |
| 2013 | 2013 Eastern Australia Floods (Jan) | QLD, NSW | 6 |
| 2015 | 2015 Hunter Valley/Central Coast/Sydney Floods | NSW | 8[14] |
| 2015 | South-East Queensland Flash Floods | QLD | 5[15] |
See also
References
- ↑ The Argus. 28 December 1863
- ↑ The Great Flood of Ballarat. pg 6. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser. 23 October 1869
- ↑ The Floods in Australia: Heavy Losses Revealed. Launceston Examiner. 18 July 1891
- ↑ Whitaker (2005), 30.
- ↑ Kenny (n.d.).
- ↑ pg 1. The West Australian. Thursday 6 April 1950
- ↑ "Tropical Cyclone Les", Bureau of Meteorology
- ↑ "Death toll from Queensland Floods". Queensland Police Service. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Missing boy's body found". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Victoria flash floods claim first victim". News.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/flood-threat-for-bairnsdale-and-districts-in-victorias-east/story-fn7x8me2-1226114186599
- ↑ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8413110/thousands-evacuated-from-nsw-floods
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/numurkah-caravan-park-now-an-island-home-as-floods-ravage-town/story-fn7x8me2-1226288801775
- ↑ "Storm leaves eight dead". Daily Mail (London). 21 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/01/three-die-queensland-floods-downpours-caboolture
Further reading
- Devin, L.B. and D.L. Purcell (1983) Flooding in Australia Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service ISBN 0-644-02627-8 : (Water 2000 : consultants report no. 11)(Department of Resources and Energy).
External links
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- Flood and natural hazard research from Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
- Geosciences Australia overview fact sheets.
- South Australian flood history.
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