Brisbane suburbs already in flood and the number of properties already affected, 2011

17 April 2015
17 April 2015
The Australian

Brisbane suburbs already in flood and the number of properties already affected, 2011. The area marked in yellow also shows where predicted flooding was expected to occur.

In the flood line, 2011

17 April 2015
17 April 2015
Courier Mail

In the flood line, 2011. This map shows expected flooded areas in Brisbane, with an inset of the Wivenhoe Dam releasing water. From the Courier Mail 11 January 2011, p.5

Dam lucky, 2011. This Leahy cartoon appeared in the Courier Mail days after the 2011 flood in Brisbane.

Proposed Wivenhoe Dam, 1972

17 April 2015
17 April 2015
Sunday Mail

Proposed Wivenhoe Dam, 1972. This map followed a series of minor flooding events that occurred in Brisbane in 1972.

The Brisbane River floods. In the extreme episodes of natural disasters a boatload of stories flow from the mouths of people to comprehend their landscape.

Built around a tidal river, some 20 km from Moreton Bay, Brisbane often floods, usually in conjunction with La Niña events bringing heavy wet conditions and cyclonic activity across the state.

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