2010–2011 Queensland floods

Natural disaster event in Queensland, Australia July 2026 December 2020 April 2014 2010–2011 Queensland floods Trapped woman on a car roof during flash flooding in Toowoomba 2.jpg A lady trapped on her car roof during the 2010-2011 flash floods in Toowoomba, Queensland A woman trapped on the roof of her car awaits rescue during the Toowoomba flash flood. December 2010–January 2011 (11 2010 1 2011 no) Much of central and southern Queensland including Brisbane, Rockhampton, Gympie, Emerald, Bundaberg, Dalby, Toowoomba, Roma, and Ipswich Prolonged heavy rainfall associated with a strong La Niña event, Tropical Cyclone Tasha, and an active monsoonal troughBureau of Meteorology 4 January 2011 Queensland in December 2010: The wettest December on record Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland Australian Bureau of Meteorology https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/qld/archive/201012.summary.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20240418232217/https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/qld/archive/201012.summary.shtml 18 April 2024 live 6 July 2026 33 to 37 Queensland and Brisbane 2010/11 Floods Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/flood-queensland-2010-2011/ 6 July 2026Queensland Government March 2012 Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry: Final Report http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf 6 July 2026 3 (declared deceased, June 2012) 2,389,225,876200,000 people affected The 2010–2011 Queensland floods were a series of major floods that affected much of Queensland, Australia, between December 2010 and January 2011. Prolonged and extensive rainfall fell across large areas of the state on catchments already saturated by a strong La Niña event, following the wettest December on record for Queensland. As of March 2012, 33 deaths had been attributed to the floods, with a further three people missing, later declared deceased by the State Coroner in June 2012. The event ranked among the most destructive disasters in Australian history. Flooding occurred across much of central and southern Queensland, affecting every major river system south of the Tropic of Capricorn and inundating numerous towns and cities, including Rockhampton, Emerald, Bundaberg, Toowoomba, Ipswich, and Brisbane. More than 200,000 people and 41 local government areas were affected, while over 78 percent of the state was declared a disaster zone, impacting more than 2.5 million people.August 2011 Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry: Interim Report Queensland Government https://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/categories/reports/assets/response-to-flood-inquiry.pdf Approximately 29,000 homes and businesses experienced some degree of inundation. The disaster caused 33 deaths, with a further three people later declared deceased. The floods caused widespread damage to infrastructure, agriculture, mining, and communities. Insured losses were estimated at 2.38 billion, while a 2016 assessment estimated the total economic cost at 14.1 billion, making the disaster one of the costliest in Australian history.Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities 2016 The economic cost of the social impact of natural disasters Deloitte Access Economics https://australianbusinessroundtable.com.au/our-research/social-costs-reportCyclone Yasi to cost Aussie agriculture $800m SBS News February 2011 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/cyclone-yasi-to-cost-aussie-agriculture-800m/65tz7jy3o 6 July 2026 The event prompted one of Australia's largest disaster responses, including large-scale evacuations, deployment of the Australian Defence Force, establishment of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, and the creation of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority. Subsequent litigation over the operation of Wivenhoe Dam resulted in a negligence ruling in 2019 before being overturned on appeal in 2021, with the High Court of Australia refusing a final appeal in 2022.Tony Moore Jocelyn Garcia 8 September 2021 Seqwater wins appeal into 2011 Brisbane flood, victims now high and dry Brisbane Times https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/seqwater-wins-appeal-into-2011-brisbane-flood-victims-now-high-and-dry-20210908-p58puf.html 6 July 2026High Court refuses leave to appeal application of Brisbane floods class action group Lexology April 2022 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0e75fe43-f6bb-4a42-b82b-4aa4ca573a46 6 July 2026 Background and meteorological history alt=|left|thumb|Track of Cyclone Tasha Brisbane experienced major flooding in 1893 and 1974 as the Brisbane River broke its bank and inundated low-lying areas. Towns, including St. George and Theodore, had dealt with major flooding earlier in 1996. The 2010 La Niña Modoki weather pattern, which brings wetter conditions to eastern Australia, was the strongest since 1973.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-23/more-natural-disasters-on-australias-radar/1915704 More natural disasters on Australia's radar Francis Tapim 25 October 2012 24 January 2011 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/01/3104737.htm La Nina to break down later this year 1 January 2011 1 January 2011 ABC News Online This La Niña event caused a prolonged event of heavy rainfall over Queensland river catchments. Record or near record sea surface temperatures were recorded off the Queensland coast in late 2010. December 2010 was Queensland's wettest on record, with record-high rainfall totals set in 107 locations for the month.http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/qld/archive/201012.summary.shtml Queensland in December 2010: The wettest December on record Bureau of Meteorology 4 January 2011 Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland Commonwealth of Australia 25 October 2012 The state's average rainfall level of 209.45 mm in 2 exceeded the previous record of 200.1 mm in 2 set in 1975."Queensland in December 2010: The wettest December on record" Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland. 4 January 2011. Bureau of Meteorology. Product code IDCKGC24R0. Retrieved 12 January 2011 2010 was also recorded as the state's wettest spring since 1900,"Queensland in spring 2010: The wettest spring"June 2011 Wednesday, 1 December 2010. Bureau of Meteorology. Product code IDCKGC14R0. Retrieved 12 January 2011 and the Australian continent's third-wettest year.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=48521 Heavy Rains in Queensland 12 January 2011 NASA Earth Observatory NASA 15 January 2011 The floods were a result of heavy rainfall caused by Tropical Cyclone Tasha that combined with a trough during the peak of a La Niña Modoki event. V. Platonov E. Semenov E. Sokolikhina EGU General Assembly/Geophysical Research Extreme La-Nina 2010/11 and the vigorous flood at the north-east of Australia http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/EGU2012-313-2.pdf 13 February 2014 15 October 2014 Isolated flooding started across parts of the state in early December. On 23 December, a monsoonal trough crossed the coast from the Coral Sea, bringing torrential rain that fell in a broad swath from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Gold Coast. The Bureau of Meteorology first issued an advisory for a developing tropical low 24 December. The agency declared a cyclone warning for areas between Port Douglas and Lucinda, Queensland. Some parts of Queensland were already suffering from flooding and additional rainfall was expected to worsen the situation.Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Australian Bureau of Meteorology 24 December 2010 26 December 2010 Tropical Cyclone Advice Number One http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/IDQP0005_201012241414.htm dead https://archive.today/20240522062131/https://www.webcitation.org/5vDcjJyvF?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/IDQP0005_201012241414.htm 22 May 2024 dmy The low intensified into Tropical Cyclone Tasha, which reached its peak intensity on 24 December with winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a barometric pressure of 993 mbar (hPa; 29.32 inHg).Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Australian Bureau of Meteorology 24 December 2010 Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin 1853 UTC 24 December 2010 http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/ax/axau21.abrf..txt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702215656/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/ax/axau21.abrf..txt 2 July 2010 dmy Hours later, the centre of Tasha made landfall between Cairns and Innisfail at this intensity.Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Australian Bureau of Meteorology 24 December 2010 28 December 2010 Tropical Cyclone Advice Number Three http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/IDQP0005_201012241907.htm dead https://archive.today/20240522062256/https://www.webcitation.org/5vDruTwg6?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/IDQP0005_201012241907.htm 22 May 2024 dmy Although a relatively weak storm, Tasha produced widespread torrential rains in Queensland, amounting to more than 250 mm in on in some areas. Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth thought climate change was a contributing factor in the unusually high precipitation rates. He attributed a half-degree Celsius rise in ocean temperatures around Australia to global warming (which produces extra water vapour and intensifies the monsoon). Other scientists say that it is too early to draw such a conclusion.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70B1XF20110112 Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods David Fogarty 25 January 2011 12 January 2011 Reuters http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:239732 The 2010–2011 Floods in Queensland (Australia): Observations, First Comments and Personal Experience La Houille Blanche 2011 1 5–11 22 April 2011 Hubert Chanson Hubert Chanson Société Hydrotechnique de France Paris 0018-6368 Assertions were also made by Professor Hubert Chanson, an expert in dam and reservoir engineering with extensive firsthand knowledge of the Wivenhoe system, that mismanagement of the Wivenhoe Dam might be a contributor to the some flooding in the lower Brisbane valley.Leslie Tim Q&A – Dam expert analyses Wivenhoe http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/21/3118379.htm 22 April 2011 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 January 2011 While an expert engineer, Michael O'Brien—a senior manager of an ASX-listed resources company and an outside consultant evaluating cause—agrees that "massive releases of water from Wivenhoe Dam on Tuesday, 11 January, did indeed produce most of the flooding in the Brisbane River the following afternoon, with a peak in the early hours of Thursday morning, 13 January. The dam's releases into the Brisbane River also caused the Bremer River, which winds through the city of Ipswich, and the Lockyer Creek to back up and cause much of the flooding outside Brisbane." This was corroborated by a panel of engineers hired by the Insurance Council of Australia. O'Brien also found that the Wivenhoe Dam and Somerset Dam did not hold the maximum capacity they were capable of holding during the crisis period, which would have significantly alleviated flooding. Only one source, Neal Ashkanasy, who specialises in social and organisational psychology (and 35 years ago was involved in the design of Wivenhoe Dam), found fault with these results and instead finds that the dam was operated correctly throughout the time of the storm and the flood that followed, saying the "dam was run with outstanding precision."https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/engineer-bores-a-hole-in-dam-untruths/news-story/2881ceff72e928ae45e0008e7b776b51 Engineer bores a hole in dam untruths Thomas Hedley 19 March 2011 19 March 2011 2011-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110405154902/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/engineer-bores-a-hole-in-dam-untruths/story-fn59niix-1226023744956 subscription live The Australian Extent thumb|NASA image showing swollen rivers and cloud cover. By 28 December, nearly half of Queensland was flooded and preliminary damage estimates exceeded A$1.4 billion. Total economic losses also reached A$6 billion, roughly 0.5% of the nation's gross domestic product.David Uren and Andrew Fraser The Australian 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 Floods deal $6bn blow to economy as 1000 evacuated in Queensland deluge http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/floods-deal-6bn-blow-to-economy-as-1000-evacuated-in-queensland-deluge/story-fn59niix-1225977551930 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110119100017/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/floods-deal-6bn-blow-to-economy-as-1000-evacuated-in-queensland-deluge/story-fn59niix-1225977551930 19 January 2011 dmy In response to the severe flooding, the Government of Queensland declared numerous towns as disaster areas, allowing for federal funds to be used. By 27 December, flood waters began to recede in Babinda and Gordonvale, leaving behind debris and thick black mud. By 30 December vast areas of Southern and Central Queensland were flooded.http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:241445 The 2010–2011 Floods in Queensland (Australia): Photographic Observations, Comments and Personal Experience Hydraulic Model Report No. CH82/11 2011 CH82/11 127 pp Hubert Chanson Hubert Chanson University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering Brisbane, Australia 9781742720234 The conditions led to a large influx of snakes in the Rockhampton area, as well as some crocodiles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12124805 Flood-hit Queensland braced for fresh storms 6 January 2011 5 January 2011 BBC Flooding was widespread across Queensland and New South Wales from the end of December 2010 to January 2011 with several separate rain events causing rivers to rise over a lengthy period. Many places, including Condamine and Chinchilla were inundated by flood waters on multiple occasions. About 300 roads were closed, including nine major highways. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/hundreds-of-roads-closed-in-flooded-qld-20101228-198z7.html Hundreds of roads closed in flooded Qld 30 December 2010 28 December 2010 The Sydney Morning Herald During the flooding it was reported that more than three-quarters of Queensland was affected by flooding.'La Niña and monsoonal winds flood northern Australia', New Scientist, 8 January 2011, p. 6. Fitzroy River basin thumb|Rockhampton seen from the air on 31 December; the Fitzroy River can be seen to have burst its banks thumb|View of the swollen Fitzroy River, which surrounds the western half of Rockhampton Thousands of hectares of cropland were inundated by floods and many towns and cities were underwater. In Theodore, much of the area was flooded after the Dawson River reached its highest level in 50 years, cresting around 14 m ft on. This surpassed the previous record by more than 50 cm ft on.Staff Writer BBC News 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 Australians evacuate flood-hit Queensland towns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12084735 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101228222528/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12084735 28 December 2010 dmy The flooding forced the evacuation of 1,000 people from Theodore and other towns, some using military helicopters, transporting residents to an evacuation centre at Moura. The evacuation was described as unprecedented by the acting chief officer of the Emergency Management Queensland. The total evacuation of a Queensland town was a first for the state. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/flooding-could-last-weeks-not-days-20101229-199iy.html Flooding could last 'weeks, not days' Marissa Calligeros 15 January 2011 29 December 2010 Brisbane Times https://web.archive.org/web/20110204130031/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/flooding-could-last-weeks-not-days-20101229-199iy.html 4 February 2011 livehttp://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201101/s3109577.htm Flood destroys doctor's surgery in Theodore 15 January 2011 10 January 2011 ABC Rural Staff Writer RTT News 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 Flooding Forces Mass Evacuations in Australia http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id%3D1515163%26SM%3D1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220606094704/http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1515163&SM=1 dead 6 June 2022 Major flooding at Theodore persisted for more than two weeks.http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/statements/scs24.pdf Special Climate Statement 24 7 January 2011 Bureau of Meteorology 18 January 2011 Emerald was cut off by road on 29 December as the Nogoa River rose. By the next day, the river surpassed the 2008 flood peak level of 15.36 m ft. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/qlds-heartbreaking-floods-worst-ever-20101230-19adw.html Qld's 'heartbreaking' floods worst ever 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 Australian Associated Press The Sydney Morning Herald At the peak of the flooding, 80% of the town was flooded, the worst the town ever experienced. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/flooded-towns-in-queensland-declard-disaster-zones/story-e6frf7l6-1225979751206 Flooded towns in Queensland declared disaster zones Vikki Campion 1 January 2011 1 January 2011 The Daily Telegraph Twelve hundred Emerald residents registered as evacuees. Rockhampton had nearly a week to prepare for an expected flood peak from the Fitzroy River, which courses through the centre of the city. The airport was closed on 1 January. http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2011/01/03/rockhampton-airport-shuts-down/ Rockhampton Airport shuts down 3 January 2011 3 January 2011 The Morning Bulletin A metal flood barrier was erected around the terminal to prevent flood-borne debris from causing damage to the structure. An evacuation centre was set up at the Central Queensland University. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/31/3104500.htm?section=justin Rockhampton faces forced evacuations 3 January 2011 31 December 2010 Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Bruce Highway leading south out of Rockhampton was closed to traffic. The river peaked at 9.2 m ft, just short of the predicted 9.4 m ft mid maximum. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12116919 Queensland floods: Rockhampton floodwaters 'peak' 7 January 2011 5 January 2011 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20110106090506/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12116919 6 January 2011 live The Port of Gladstone reduced its export capacity because the coal stockpiles at the port were saturated and further coal deliveries could not be made by rail. The Goonyella railway line which serves a number of coal mines in the Bowen Basin was closed for one week and shipments of grain were also delayed. http://www.smh.com.au/business/losses-and-delays-in-flooded-state-20110103-19dst.html Losses and delays in flooded state Matt O'Sullivan 4 January 2011 4 January 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald Burnett River basin thumb|The swollen Burnett River at Gayndah, 350 km mi north west of Brisbane thumb|A flooded paddock in Warwick The central Burnett towns of Gayndah and Mundubbera saw major flooding on 28–29 December. The Burnett River peaked at 18.25 m at Mundubbera—the highest river height since 1942—inundating more than 20 houses. Downstream at Gayndah, the river peaked at 16.1 m with floodwaters reaching two houses. Worst over for Gayndah, Mundubbera http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8189868/worst-over-for-gayndah-mundubbera 4 January 2011 NineMSN 29 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110106170446/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8189868/worst-over-for-gayndah-mundubbera 6 January 2011 Both towns were isolated for several days and there was major disruption to the potable water supply and local agricultural production. Koch Tony Disease next threat as barely a drop to drink in flooded Queensland towns http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/disease-next-threat-as-barely-a-drop-to-drink-in-flooded-queensland-towns/story-e6frg6nf-1225979003071 https://web.archive.org/web/20110406144735/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/disease-next-threat-as-barely-a-drop-to-drink-in-flooded-queensland-towns/story-e6frg6nf-1225979003071 dead 6 April 2011 4 January 2011 The Australian 31 December 2010 Bundaberg experienced severe flooding, the worst in 40 years, http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2011/01/04/our-ses-volunteers-take-goodwill-gift/ SES volunteers take goodwill gift Arthur Gorrie 4 January 2011 4 January 2011 The Gympie Times after the Burnett River flooded the city, although the Paradise Dam reservoir contributed to some flood mitigation. This resulted in the evacuation of 300 homes. The Bundaberg Port, a major sugar exporting facility, was closed late in December 2010 as flooding deposited silt in the port, forcing its closure. The port re-opened in early March 2011 after successful dredging operations allowed ships to berth.http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201103/s3171200.htm Sugar backlog slowly clearing from Bundaberg port 4 June 2011 23 March 2011 ABC Rural Australian Broadcasting Corporation Condamine/Balonne River basin Chinchilla and Jericho were also inundated. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/from-drought-to-flooding-rains-queenslands-flood-crisis-continues-20101229-19a4p.html From drought to flooding rains: Queensland's flood crisis continues Marissa Calligeros 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 Brisbane Times At least 40 residents were evacuated from Chinchilla. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/disasters-declared-in-floodhit-qld-towns-20101228-198sn.html Disasters declared in flood-hit Qld towns 4 January 2011 28 December 2010 Australian Associated Press The Sydney Morning Herald Flooding in Dalby was the worst since 1981. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/heartbreak-beneath-the-flood-slick-20101229-19ad6.html Heartbreak beneath the flood slick Courtney Trenwith 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 Brisbane Times https://web.archive.org/web/20110204125940/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/heartbreak-beneath-the-flood-slick-20101229-19ad6.html 4 February 2011 live The town's water purification system was flooded, resulting in water restrictions that hampered clean-up efforts. 112500 L impgal USgal of water were transported to the town of 14,000 residents. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/drinking-water-trucked-into-flood-ravaged-dalby/story-e6frf7jx-1225978676970 Drinking water trucked into flood-ravaged Dalby 1 January 2011 30 December 2010 Australian Associated Press Herald Sun Warwick was isolated when all roads into the town were cut off. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/residents-evacuate-as-flooding-grips-much-of-queensland/story-e6frf7l6-1225977082293 Residents evacuate as flooding grips much of Queensland James O'Loan 4 January 2011 28 December 2010 The Courier-Mail The Condamine River reached 14.25 m ft on 30 December, its highest level ever recorded. http://www.news.com.au/national/disease-fears-grow-as-flooding-hits-towns-water-supplies-and-rivers-rise-in-rockhampton-bundaberg-and-emerald/story-e6frfkwr-1225978700048 Disease fears grow as flooding hits towns' water supplies and rivers rise in Queensland 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 The Courier-Mail 2 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110102022935/http://www.news.com.au/national/disease-fears-grow-as-flooding-hits-towns-water-supplies-and-rivers-rise-in-rockhampton-bundaberg-and-emerald/story-e6frfkwr-1225978700048 dead Condamine was mandatorily evacuated on 30 December. A second rain event on 9–10 January saw floodwaters again threaten Chinchilla and Condamine with Chinchilla residents again asked to evacuate. The Macintyre River, which forms part of the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, began to threaten the town of Goondiwindi on 13 January. While the town is protected by an 11 m ft mid levee, the local hospital and aged care home were evacuated as a precaution and an evacuation centre was established. Goondiwindi community flees ahead of rising river http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/goondiwindi-community-flees-ahead-of-rising-river-20110113-19pvj.html 13 January 2011 Brisbane Times 13 January 2011 Mary River basin Heavy rain in the Mary River catchment on 8–9 January 2011 led to flooding at Maryborough and Gympie. The Mary River at Maryborough was expected to initially peak at 8.5 m ft at midday 9 January with some houses and businesses inundated by flood waters. Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley thumb|left|Long and Mackenzie Streets in suburban Toowoomba flooded. Flooding at Helidon on 10 January East Creek Toowoomba in flood The city of Toowoomba, in the Darling Downs, was hit by flash flooding after more than 160 mm in of rain fell in 36 hours to 10 January 2011; this event caused four deaths in a matter of hours. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/torrential-rain-raises-alarm-for-maryborough-gympie-wide-bay-kingaroy-cooloola-and-brisbane/story-e6freon6-1225984664015 Torrential rain raises alarm for Toowoomba, Maryborough, Gympie, Wide Bay, Kingaroy, Cooloola and Brisbane 10 January 2011 The Courier Mail 10 January 2011 Two dead as raging torrent swamps Toowoomba http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3109846.htm 10 January 2011 ABC News 10 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111193914/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3109846.htm 11 January 2011 live Cars were washed away (see videoOctober 2026 medicmedic). Toowoomba sits on the watershed of the Great Dividing Range, some 700 m ft above sea level. A three-week period where it had rained on all but three days had left the soil around Toowoomba super saturated and when a line of storms hit the city on 10 January, the resulting torrential rain rapidly ran off down gullies and streets. The central business district of the city sits in a small valley where two small water courses—East Creek and West Creek—meet to form Gowrie Creek. Unable to cope with the volume of water heading toward them, the creeks burst their banks, pushing a devastating wall of water through the city centre. Fraser Andrew A once-in-a-century storm and an already saturated and hilly landscape were the ingredients for the tragedy that engulfed Toowoomba. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/toowoomba-copped-wrath-of-la-nina/story-fn7iwx3v-1225985875512 12 January 2011 The Australian 12 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119115938/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/toowoomba-copped-wrath-of-la-nina/story-fn7iwx3v-1225985875512 19 January 2011 dead This water then headed west—not towards the Lockyer Valley which was also experiencing extreme rainfall that fell on eastern facing slopes.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/an-inland-tsunami-like-a-fury-from-hell/news-story/4a8044e9cc4ac8a2f3640e2b23920965 An inland tsunami – like a fury from hell Graham Lloyd 10 March 2011 15 January 2011 2011-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120010858/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/an-inland-tsunami-like-a-fury-from-hell/story-fn7iwx3v-1225988066591 subscription live The Australian The surge associated with rainfall which fell on the eastern side of the range passed through the Lockyer Valley town of Withcott, where the force of the water pushed cars into shops and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people. The scene was described by an onlooker as "like Cyclone Tracy has gone through it ... If you dropped an atom bomb on it, you couldn't tell the difference." Johnson Callum Withcott evacuated http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/01/11/withcott-flood-evacuation-toowoomba-rain/ 11 January 2011 Toowoomba Chronicle 10 January 2011 Nearby Helidon had several homes and farms flooded but did not break the main creek bank and enter the town. It was cut off from all sides by destroyed roads. Grantham was also devastated by the surge of water. Houses were left crumpled by what Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh described as an "inland tsunami". According to local media, the flood waters had reached a height of 7 or 8 m ft by the time it struck Grantham. ABC News 11 January 2011 14 January 2011 Grantham is a town left in tatters http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/01/11/3110349.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110126075823/http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/01/11/3110349.htm 26 January 2011 live The peak discharge rate around Withcott and Grantham where Lockyer Creek is joined by Gatton Creek, was estimated to be 3,500 m3 second.http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/assets/report/volume%201%20-%20brisbane%20valley%20hydrology%20%28overview%29.pdf Flooding In The Brisbane River Catchment January 2011: Volume 1 Overview 20 February 2011 66–67 ICA Hydrology Panel Insurance Council of Australia 10 October 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072737/http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/assets/report/volume%201%20-%20brisbane%20valley%20hydrology%20(overview).pdf dead At least 100 people were evacuated to the Helidon Community Hall.http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/11/inland-instant-tsunami-devastates-southern-qld/ 'Situation continues to deteriorate': QLD floods Amber Jamieson 11 January 2011 16 September 2011 18 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018000533/http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/11/inland-instant-tsunami-devastates-southern-qld/ dead Nine people were confirmed dead, and many more feared dead among 66 reported missing. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/flood-toll-rises-to-nine-66-missing/story-e6freon6-1225985766915 Flood toll rises to 10, 78 missing 11 January 2011 The Courier-Mail Australian Associated Press 11 January 2011 The body of one victim washed away at Grantham was recovered 80 km mi downstream and Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson warned that some bodies may never be found. Ferguson John Schulz Matthew AAP and The Courier-Mail Queensland toll at 16 after body found http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/queensland-toll-at-16-after-body-found/story-fn6bfm6w-1225987932899 14 January 2011 Herald Sun 14 January 2011 Nearby Gatton saw voluntary evacuations as the Lockyer Creek rose to a record height of 18.92 m ft, exceeding the previous record set in the 1893 Queensland floods. Three people from Grantham listed as missing were officially declared dead by the Coroner on 5 June 2012.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/flood-victims-family-demands-judicial-inquiry-20120605-1ztcb.html Flood victims' family demands judicial inquiry Brisbane Times 5 June 2012 Brisbane River catchment thumb|upright|Wheel of Brisbane during the floods. thumb|This detailed astronaut photograph illustrates flooding in suburbs of the Brisbane metropolitan region. thumb|upright|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. By around 2:30 p.m. AEST, the Brisbane River broke its banks leading to evacuations in the Brisbane CBD and the suburbs of Fortitude Valley and West End. Raging floods bear down on Brisbane http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/11/3110450.htm 11 January 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119032621/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/11/3110450.htm 19 January 2011 live http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10699091 Workers flee Brisbane city centre Hayden Donnell 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 The New Zealand Herald An evacuation centre was established for flood-affected residents at the RNA Showgrounds in Bowen Hills.Dibben Kay Evacuation centre set up at Bowen Hills The Courier-Mail 11 January 2011 http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/evacuation-centre-set-up-at-bowen-hills/story-fn6ck51p-1225985695299 11 January 2011 Residents of 2,100 Brisbane streets were advised to evacuate prior to the arrival of floods, which struck the city on 12 January. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman stated than an estimated 20,000 homes would be affected when the river peaked on 14 January. Long Stephen City braced for the worst: Brisbane Lord Mayor http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3111503.htm 13 January 2011 PM Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12 January 2011 He subsequently advised that the Brisbane River transport infrastructure had been "substantially destroyed". The Brisbane River peaked on 13 January at a lower level than predicted,http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:243550 Turbulent Velocity and Suspended Sediment Concentration Measurements in an Urban Environment of the Brisbane River Flood Plain at Gardens Point on 12–13 January 2011 Hydraulic Model Report No. CH83/11 2011 CH83/11 120 pp Richard Brown Hubert Chanson Dave McIntosh Jay Madhani The University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering Brisbane, Australia 978-1-74272-027-2 but still 20,000 houses in Brisbane were inundated. Some of the Brisbane suburbs worst affected by the floods were St Lucia, West End, Rocklea and Graceville. Police sent in as flood death toll rises http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/13/3112246.htm?section=justin ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13 January 2011 The floods damaged some of Brisbane's icons. The Brisbane Riverwalk, a floating walkway over the Brisbane River linking the inner city neighbourhoods of Fortitude Valley and New Farm, broke up, with a section forming a 300 m ft mid "floating missile" that threatened the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges. The largest part of the floating boardwalk was safely guided under the bridge by a tugboat and past other infrastructure before being safely secured. Calligeros Marissa Riverwalk becomes 300m floating missile http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/riverwalk-becomes-300m-floating-missile-20110112-19nwp.html 14 January 2011 Brisbane Times 14 January 2011 Australian Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20110113024953/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/riverwalk-becomes-300m-floating-missile-20110112-19nwp.html 13 January 2011 live Brisbane's major Rugby league and Soccer (Association Football) venue, Suncorp Stadium, filled with water up to 2 m ft deep, reaching the third or fourth row of seats. McMahon Bruce Bubbling cauldron needs river to drop http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/bubbling-cauldron-needs-river-to-drop/story-fn6ck45n-1225987400161 14 January 2011 Courier Mail 14 January 2011 With the flood peaking at 4.46 m ft in Brisbane City, the flood level was about the tenth-highest in the city's history, several metres below the 1890 flood and the two major floods in 1893.http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/fld_history/index.shtml Queensland Flood History 22 April 2011 Bureau of Meteorology Some unique field measurements about the peak of the floods showed very substantial sediment fluxes in the Brisbane River flood plains consistent with the murky appearance of floodwaters.Suspended sediment properties and suspended sediment flux estimates in an inundated urban environment during a major flood event Water Resources Research 2012 11 Paper W11523, 15 pages Richard Brown Hubert Chanson http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:285984 AGU USA 0043-1397 10.1029/2012WR012381 2012WRR....4811523B 48 freeTurbulence and Suspended Sediment Measurements in an Urban Environment during the Brisbane River Flood of January 2011 Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2013 2 244–252 Richard Brown Hubert Chanson http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:290531 ASCE Reston VA, USA 0733-9429 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000666 139 129661565 The field deployment showed also some unusual features of flood flow in an urban environment linked with some local topographic effects. Parts of the western suburbs of Brisbane were cut off for three days. Resident of suburbs including Bellbowrie, Karana Downs, Moggill and Pullenvale were running low on food and other items when Moggill Road was cut, until the Australian Army was able to reach the area on 15 January with supplies. Stolz Greg Help finally arrives in Brisbane's west http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/help-finally-arrives-in-brisbanes-west/story-fn7knuy7-1225988016944 15 January 2011 Courier Mail 15 January 2011 Chester, Darren The Bremer River at Ipswich, 30 km mi west of Brisbane, reached a height of 19.4 m ft on 12 January, inundating the central business district and at least 3,000 houses. Brisbane, Ipswich treading water http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/brisbane-ipswich-treading-water/story-e6frea8c-1225986072469 12 January 2011 Adelaide Advertiser 12 January 2011 One third of the city was reported to be underwater and over 1,100 people took shelter at evacuation centres. Bremer River at Ipswich peaks at 19.5m, lower than 1974 flood level http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ipswich-residents-evacuate-ahead-of-bremer-river-peak/story-e6freoof-1225985598772 12 January 2011 Courier Mail 12 January 2011 At Minden, on the border of Ipswich City, a four-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters when he fell from a rescue boat.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-29/inquest-hears-of-boys-tragic-death-in-qld-floods/3860624 Firefighter recounts boy's tragic flood death 29 February 2012 ABC 25 August 2016 A man in his fifties died when he accidentally drove into floodwaters in the Ipswich suburb of Wulkuraka. Elks Sarah Ipswich body brings toll to 13 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/ipswich-body-brings-toll-to-13/story-fn7iwx3v-1225986638717 https://web.archive.org/web/20150125021109/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/ipswich-body-brings-toll-to-13/story-fn7iwx3v-1225986638717 dead 25 January 2015 12 January 2011 The Australian 12 January 2011 The worst affected areas of Ipswich were the suburbs of Goodna and Gailes. Queensland flood death toll rises to 12 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8195493/searchers-prepare-to-find-missing-in-qld 12 January 2011 NineMSN 12 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110113215908/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8195493/searchers-prepare-to-find-missing-in-qld 13 January 2011 The flooding led to a rare plausible claim of sharks swimming in a flooded urban area, with reports of bull sharks swimming in two streets in Goodna's center.Bull sharks seen in flooded streets http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/01/14/ipswich-bull-sharks-spotted-flood-affected-streets/ 14 January 2011 The Queensland Times 24 January 2011 Further upstream, Hubners Bridge and Richards Bridge near Kilcoy were washed away.http://www.qt.com.au/news/somerset-bridges-reopen/1290609/ Somerset bridges to reopen 10 June 2013 1 March 2012 The Queensland Times Both bridges have been rebuilt and reopened in 2012. Elsewhere In South East Queensland, the Wivenhoe Dam filled to a level equivalent to 191% of its supply capacity on 11 January 2011. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8195758/controlled-releases-at-wivenhoe-cut Controlled releases at Wivenhoe cut 12 January 2011 12 January 2011 NineMSN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405103714/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8195758/controlled-releases-at-wivenhoe-cut 5 April 2012 Although the dam can hold the equivalent of 225% of its supply capacity, storage exceeding 100% is required to be progressively released through the floodgates to restore capacity to mitigate future flood events.Wivenhoe Dam to release 12,000 cubic metres of water every second The Courier Mail 11 January 2011 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/wivenhoe-dam-gates-opened-wider-to-increase-flows-into-brisbane-river/story-e6freon6-1225985753811 17 January 2010Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams Seqwater http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/MediaAttachments/2010/pdf/32253%20SEQWG%20Wivenhoe%20Fact%20Sheet%20A4%202pp%20F.pdf 17 January 2010 Brisbane experienced its wettest December since 1859. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203513204576048852232192150 Rains Hit Australian Coal Mines David Fickling Ray Brindal 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 The Wall Street Journal https://web.archive.org/web/20110125162002/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513204576048852232192150.html 25 January 2011 live Wyaralong Dam, near Beaudesert, had recently been completed and was praised http://logan-west-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/on-the-road-in-logan-today/ On the road in Logan today 13 January 2011 11 January 2011 The Logan West Leader Judith Maizey dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110115030245/http://logan-west-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/on-the-road-in-logan-today/ 15 January 2011 for mitigating flooding in downstream Logan, having exceeded 80% of its capacity. http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/01/11/wivenhoe-dam-record-level-flood-rain-overflow/ Wivenhoe Dam hits record high 13 January 2011 11 January 2011 The Queensland Times Zane Jackson In North Queensland, the town of Ingham was isolated as the Herbert River reached a level of 12.2 m ft on. Homes at Babinda and Gordonvale were flooded.Josh Robertson, Andrew MacDonald and Peter Michael The Courier-Mail The Australian National News 27 December 2010 28 December 2010 Cyclone Tasha leaves Queensland waterlogged and facing $1b damages bill http://www.news.com.au/national/half-of-queensland-is-waterlogged-and-more-rain-to-come-with-expected-1b-damage-bill/story-e6frfkvr-1225976510284 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101229064056/http://www.news.com.au/national/half-of-queensland-is-waterlogged-and-more-rain-to-come-with-expected-1b-damage-bill/story-e6frfkvr-1225976510284 29 December 2010 dmy http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/half-the-state-waterlogged-and-more-rain-to-come-with-expected-1b-damage-bill/story-e6freon6-1225976473249 Ten towns on flood alert as Queensland soaks up heavy rain 4 January 2011 28 December 2010 Australian Associated Press The Courier-Mail James O'Loan Josh Robertson Andrew MacDonald Peter Michael Kate Higgins The town of Dalby was split in two by the swollen Myall Creek, leaving more than 100 homes flooded.Australian Associated Press The Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 More Qld evacuations as floods rage on http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/more-qld-evacuations-as-floods-rage-on-20101229-199ft.html dead https://archive.today/20240522062412/https://www.webcitation.org/5vJtlAWEQ?url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/more-qld-evacuations-as-floods-rage-on-20101229-199ft.html 22 May 2024 dmy In New South Wales, 175 people were evacuated to emergency shelters as the flooding spread south. An additional 800 people were isolated in the towns of Urbenville and Bonalbo on 28 December as flood waters blocked off roads. Deaths thumb|right|Flooding of a caravan park and motorway at Ipswich suburb of Gailes. As of March 2012, 33 deaths have been attributed to the floods with 3 people still missing.http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry Final Report March 2012 386–389 18 April 2018 The first death occurred on 30 November 2010, when a woman drowned in her vehicle near Dysart.http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/flood-victims-body-may-have-been-found-20101201-18gbm.html Flood victim's body may have been found Australian Associated Press Brisbane Times 1 December 2010 9 January 2011 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109084810/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/flood-victims-body-may-have-been-found-20101201-18gbm.html dead In the following weeks, five others died from similar circumstances.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/elderly-man-found-dead-in-flood-waters-20101205-18l08.html Elderly man found dead in flood waters Australian Associated Press Brisbane Times 5 December 2010 9 January 2011http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/body-found-in-car-swept-into-flood-waters-20101209-18qtk.html Body found in car swept into flood waters Australian Associated Press Brisbane Times 9 December 2010 9 January 2011 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109084800/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/body-found-in-car-swept-into-flood-waters-20101209-18qtk.html dead http://www.news.com.au/national/body-found-towns-prepare-for-more-flood-misery/story-e6frfkvr-1225980442362 https://web.archive.org/web/20110105055044/http://www.news.com.au/national/body-found-towns-prepare-for-more-flood-misery/story-e6frfkvr-1225980442362 dead 5 January 2011 Body found, towns prepare for more flood misery news.com.au 2 January 2011 9 January 2011http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/07/3108325.htm Man charged over Queensland flood death ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7 January 2011 9 January 2011http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/floods-death-count-climbs-to-11/story-fn6ck51p-1225984299784 Floods death count climbs to 11 Passmore Daryl Hinde Suellen The Sunday Mail Qld 9 January 2011 9 January 2011 Nine people drowned after being caught directly by the flowing watershttp://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/four-confirmed-dead-in-toowoomba-flash-flooding-20110110-19kti.html Four confirmed dead in Toowoomba flash flooding Cameron Atfield Daniel Hurst Australian Associated Press Brisbane Times 10 January 2011 10 January 2011http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/body-of-drowned-teen-found-20101209-18r7i.html Body of drowned teen found Calligeros Marissa Brisbane Times 10 December 2010 9 January 2011http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/body-found-in-brisbane-river-20101223-196ds.html Body found in Brisbane River Australian Associated Press Brisbane Times 20 December 2010 9 January 2011http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/man-found-dead-in-flooded-creek-20101230-19aga.html Man found dead in flooded creek Calligeros Marissa Brisbane Times 30 December 2010 9 January 2011Kieran Campbell Sunshine Coast Daily 12 January 2011 12 January 2011 Heartbreak over deaths in floods http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/01/12/death-flood-family-children-water-rain-coast/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110114153904/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/01/12/death-flood-family-children-water-rain-coast/ 14 January 2011 and thirteen people died in other circumstances.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/qld-flood-death-toll-rises-to-10-20110111-19lc5.html Ferrier Tracey Agius Kym Gray Steve Ja Crystal Qld flood death toll rises to 10 Australian Associated Press The Sydney Morning Herald 11 January 2011 11 January 2011http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/teenager-drowned-in-arms-of-friends-20101213-18uby.html Teenager drowned in arms of friends Calligeros Marissa Brisbane Times 13 December 2010 9 January 2011http://www.news.com.au/national/rockhampton-facing-catastrophe-as-more-cyclones-are-predicted/story-e6frfkvr-1225980725143 Flood death as Rockhampton faces catastrophe with more cyclones predicted Australian Associated Press 3 January 2011 9 January 2011 3 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110103194125/http://www.news.com.au/national/rockhampton-facing-catastrophe-as-more-cyclones-are-predicted/story-e6frfkvr-1225980725143 dead Maynard Neale Horrific scenes at Grantham http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/horrific-scenes-at-grantham/story-fn7ik2te-1225985360479 https://web.archive.org/web/20110114222725/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/horrific-scenes-at-grantham/story-fn7ik2te-1225985360479 dead 14 January 2011 12 January 2011 The Courier Mail news.com.au 11 January 2011http://www.sheppnews.com.au/members/login.aspx?noaccess=1&from=/article.aspx?id=1196546 11 January 2010 11 January 2010 Devastated Toowoomba resembles 'ghost town' dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112223/http://www.sheppnews.com.au/members/login.aspx?noaccess=1&from=%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D1196546 6 July 2011http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/flood-info-centre-updates-reports-warnings-advice-and-how-you-can-help/story-fn7ik2te-1225985436806 Colgan Paul 24/7 Queensland floods info centre: updates, photos, advice and messages for loved ones news.com.au 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119022952/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/flood-info-centre-updates-reports-warnings-advice-and-how-you-can-help/story-fn7ik2te-1225985436806 19 January 2011 dead One fatality took place in Mareeba, near where Cyclone Tasha made landfall, where a man drowned after being swept off a footbridge.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/man-found-dead-in-flooded-creek-20101230-19aga.html Man found dead in flooded creek 29 December 2010 Thirteen-year-old Jordan Lucas Rice died 10 January 2011 after insisting that his 10-year-old brother, Blake, be saved from the flood waters before him. He drowned along with his mother, 43-year-old Donna Maree Rice, both being residents of Toowoomba.Queensland's flood heroes tell their story The Daily Telegraph 14 January 2011 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/queenslands-flood-heroes-tell-their-story/story-e6freuy9-1225987437892 18 January 2011 He has been called an Australian hero by the mediahttps://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/13/the-sad-tale-of-the-young-hero-of-toowoomba/ Heroism in the Floods: A Courageous Tale of Sacrifice From a Submerged Australia Travierso Michelle Time News Feed 13 January 2011 18 January 2011https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/01/17/australia-floods-dad-pays-tribute-to-jordan-rice-the-teen-who-gave-his-life-for-his-brother-115875-22854621/ Australia floods: Dad pays tribute to Jordan Rice, the teen who gave his life for his brother Box-Turnbull, Greig Daily Mirror 17 January 2011 18 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203122440/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/01/17/australia-floods-dad-pays-tribute-to-jordan-rice-the-teen-who-gave-his-life-for-his-brother-115875-22854621/ 3 February 2011 livehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/jordan-rice-13-tragic-hero-of-australia-floods/ Jordan Rice, 13, Tragic Hero of Australia Floods Reals, Tucker CBS News 13 January 2011 18 January 2011 and in 2015 was post-humously awarded the Australian Bravery Medal for his sacrifice.http://www.dpmc.gov.au/government/its-honour/search-australian-honours It's an Honour dpmc.gov.au 19 March 2018 Response Public response More than 55,000 volunteers registered to help clean up the streets of Brisbane,Salvation comes with brooms and gumboots The Sydney Morning Herald 16 January 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/salvation-comes-with-brooms-and-gumboots-20110115-19rv6.html 18 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110204131219/http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/salvation-comes-with-brooms-and-gumboots-20110115-19rv6.html 4 February 2011 live with thousands more unregistered volunteers wandering the muddy streets with gumboots and mops.Workers praised for tireless clean-up efforts ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 January 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/15/3113639.htm 18 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119190138/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/15/3113639.htm 19 January 2011 live Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the volunteering effort showed tremendous 'Aussie spirit' and that, "... right across Queensland today people have got up, they've marched out of their homes and they've gone to find people to help. It's a tremendous spirit of volunteering right across Queensland ...".Transcript of press conference, Grafton 15 Jan 2011 – Prime Minister of Australia Press Office https://web.archive.org/web/20120229030007/http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/transcript-press-conference-22 29 February 2012 – retrieved 13 December 2011. Reaction Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard toured flood-affected areas on 31 December, the day before the queen (Elizabeth II), sent her expressions of concern and sympathy for the victims of the floods to her representative in Queensland, Governor Penelope Wensley.Queen offers sympathies to flood-hit Qld Sky News Australian News Pty Ltd 1 January 2011 http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=558917&vId=2063211 3 January 2011Message following the flooding in Queensland, Australia, 31 December 2010 The official website of The British Monarchy The Royal Household 31 December 2010 http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2010/MessagefollowingthefloodinginQueenslandAustralia31.aspx 4 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110108150817/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2010/MessagefollowingthefloodinginQueenslandAustralia31.aspx 8 January 2011 live The queen later made a donation to her Queensland premier's flood relief appeal,Associated Press Queen makes private donation to aid Australian flood relief Toronto Star 12 January 2011 https://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/920866--queen-makes-private-donation-to-aid-australian-flood-relief 14 January 2011 as did her son, the Prince of Wales (now Charles III).http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_prince_of_wales_makes_a_donation_to_the_flood_relief_eff_93479592.html Clarence House Clarence House The Prince of Wales makes a donation to the flood relief efforts in Queensland 14 January 2011 Queen's Printer 14 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119125603/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_prince_of_wales_makes_a_donation_to_the_flood_relief_eff_93479592.html 19 January 2011 dead In March 2011, Charles' eldest son, Prince William, toured the affected areas in Queensland, as well as those damaged by the floods in Victoria.Prince William to visit Australia ABC 8 March 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/09/3159032.htm 8 March 2011 US secretary of state Hillary Clinton stated, "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer my condolences for the loss of life and damage in Queensland caused by the recent flooding."http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/obama-ready-to-step-in-as-queensland-flood-crisis-deepens/story-e6freuy9-1225981995822 Obama ready to step in as Queensland flood crisis deepens 5 January 2011 5 January 2011 The Daily Telegraph Samantha Townsend Alison Rehn Gemma Jones US president Barack Obama said he was ready to help. John Key, the prime minister of New Zealand, held a telephone call with Gillard, during which she thanked New Zealand for its help. Len Brown, the mayor of Auckland, a sister city of Brisbane, offered assistance to Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/auckland-offers-support-flood-ravaged-sister-city-3997019 12 January 2011 Auckland offers support to flood-ravaged sister city 13 January 2011 TVNZ Television New Zealand David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom offered his sympathies. Downing Street stated: "The Prime Minister offered his deep sympathy on behalf of the British people for those who have died, those who have lost their homes and all those who have been affected by the floods in Queensland."Media P. A. 2011-01-14 Queen’s donation to assist in relief efforts https://timesofmalta.com/article/queen-s-donation-to-assist-in-relief-efforts.345313 2025-08-30 Times of Malta en-gb Recovery "As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who we are. We are Queenslanders. We're the people that they breed tough, north of the [New South Wales] border. We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again. Together we can pull through this and that's what I'm determined to do, with your help, we can achieve it". Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/brisbane-flood-alert-as-wivenhoe-threatens-to-spill-over/story-fn6t2xlc-1225985477271 13 January 2011 Flood death toll rises as major search gets under way for the missing 13 January 2011 Adelaide Advertiser 26em right Major General Michael Slater was appointed head of a civilian recovery task force. Slater was at the time also the commander of the 1st Division based at the Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Brisbane. The taskforce was later replaced by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, a new body created to co-ordinate the rebuilding program.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/new-body-set-up-to-rebuild-queensland-20110119-19w23.html New body set up to rebuild Queensland Jessica Marszalek 31 January 2011 19 January 2011 Brisbane Times The Australian Defence Force's contribution to flood relief efforts was designated Operation Queensland Flood Assist. The ADF established Joint Task Force 637, based at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane, for operational command on 1 January 2011. http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opqldflood/index.htm Operation QUEENSLAND FLOOD ASSIST Department of Defence live https://web.archive.org/web/20110106035932/http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opqldflood/index.htm 6 January 2011 According to the Australian prime minister, the deployment was the largest for a natural disaster since Cyclone Tracy.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/gillard-announces-troop-boost-for-floods-20110114-19q77.html Gillard announces troop boost for floods 17 January 2011 14 January 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald About 35 State Emergency Service personnel from New South Wales and 20 personnel from Victoria were deployed to provide relief to exhausted staff and volunteers. http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=73156 Other states sending aid to Queensland Bligh Anna Anna Bligh 31 December 2010 Queensland Government 5 January 2011 A national appeal was established on 29 December, with the state and federal governments giving A$1 million each. Small businesses and primary producers in 13 local government areas became eligible for grants of up to A$25,000 to pay for costs from damage incurred as a result of the floods. http://www.business.qld.gov.au/risk-management/flood-farm-financial.html Financial assistance for primary producers Queensland Government 7 January 2011June 2011 National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements were made available to a total of 31 local government areas across Queensland. http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=73131 Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements extended Roberts, Neil 27 December 2010 Ministerial Media Statement Queensland Government 5 January 2011 New Zealand announced that the country would send two fifteen-member civil defence teams to assist in flood rescue efforts. New Zealand also offered x3 RNZAF Bell UH-1H helicopters and a C-130 Hercules aircraft, to assist with relief efforts, and air transport, however this offer was declined by the Australian government. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/more-nz-help-queensland-3997371 13 January 2011 Second NZ civil defence team headed to Qld 13 January 2011 TVNZ Television New Zealand In addition to this, New Zealand sent a number of New Zealand Defence Force soldiers, mainly engineers, as well as New Zealand Police and New Zealand Fire Service firefighters. http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/key-economic-impact-floods-enormous-3997059 13 January 2011 Key: Economic impact of floods enormous 13 January 2011 TVNZ Television New Zealand A New Zealand Red Cross team was also dispatched. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/nz-red-cross-team-named-head-australia-3996497 12 January 2011 NZ red cross team named for Oz 13 January 2011 TVNZ Television New Zealand Aid efforts On 9 January, the Flood Relief Appeal: Australia Unites telethon broadcast by the Nine Network from the Suncorp Piazza at South Bank Parklands, Brisbane raised more than A$10 million in pledged aid. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm 10 January 2011 Almost $30m raised in Qld flood appeal 10 January 2011 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20110119084906/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109226.htm 19 January 2011 live The South Bank area, which includes the Wheel of Brisbane, was itself inundated by flood waters only two days later. At the first Twenty20 cricket match between Australia and England in Adelaide on 12 January, both teams donated part of their match fees to help the victims and A$28,450 was collected from people in attendance. Match fees donation will help victims of Queensland floods https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/match-fees-donation-will-help-victims-of-queensland-floods-2183014.html# The Independent London Matt Summerford 13 January 2011 13 January 2011 On 16 January, the day before the 2011 Australian Tennis Open commenced, a number of players took part in the Rally for Relief which was held at Rod Laver Arena and attended by 15,000 people, which raised A$750,000.Quayle Emma Open hearts: rivals rally around to help raise funds for flood relief http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/open-hearts-rivals-rally-around-to-help-raise-funds-for-flood-relief-20110116-19skb.html 17 January 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald 17 January 2011 The Seven Network televised the event. Players who took part included Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick. On 27 January, the 2011 Legends of Origin charity match was contested between former New South Wales and Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players. Organised by Mark Geyer, the match raised $380,587 to go towards the recovery effort.Legends Of Origin Match Home | NRL | Triple M https://web.archive.org/web/20120314022605/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/legends-of-origin-2011 14 March 2012 On 13 January, Queensland Writers Centre, in partnership with Brisbane author Rebecca Sparrow, launched Writers on Rafts to raise funds for flood-affected writing communities.http://writersonrafts.org/2011/01/13/hello-world/ QWC is high, dry and gathering writers on rafts! Writers on Rafts 1 April 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142916/http://writersonrafts.org/2011/01/13/hello-world/ 27 April 2015 Authors, bloggers, publishers, organisations, festivals, and industry professionals across Australia donated their books, professional skills, and expertise, to drive and promote a fundraiser, and local celebrities donated their time to attend the Ultimate Girly High Tea. Over the course of four months, they raised over $31,000. All funds raised went to the Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal. http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/writers-put-words-into-action/story-fn6ck8la-1225990464287 Writers put words into action Fiona Purdon The Courier-Mail 19 January 2011 19 March 2018 Criticism On 11 January 2011, former deputy director of the New South Wales State Emergency Service Chas Keys stated that he was "appalled by the situation in Queensland at the moment. The large number of new houses that have been flooded proves that land management by the Queensland government is extremely poor and building is still going on in inappropriate areas." He contrasted the approach in Queensland with the practices developed in NSW after the 1955 Hunter Valley floods, that aimed to move homes out of dangerous areas and establish warning systems. Keys also stated the NSW practices were being undone by reduced funding and unsafe housing developments, giving the example of Maitland where "the council now wants to build hundreds of dwellings on the flood plain in and round the CBD". Keys also expressed concern over deforestation, stating that, "What we need is re-forestation."Australia: Flood management expert speaks to the World Socialist Web Site http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/01/inte-j10.html World Socialist Web Site 10 January 2011 International Committee of the Fourth International 15 April 2013 The introduction of the Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act 1990 largely upheld conventional planning and development. A flood plan policy was not introduced until the 21st century. One example is Ipswich, which had concentrated on rebuilding after the 1974 flood. Flood modeling was adopted under the assumption that Wivenhoe Dam would prevent another inundation of this magnitude.Cook Margaret A River with a City Problem 2019 University of Queensland Press St Lucia, Qld 9780702260438 https://www.margaretcookhistorian.com.au/about 31 January 2021 Inquiry thumb|Ferries return to the Brisbane River on 14 February 2011. On 17 January 2011, Queensland premier Anna Bligh announced a Commission of Inquiry into the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/17/3114735.htm Flood inquiry announced as death toll rises 17 January 2011 17 January 2011 ABC News Online Australian Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20110119073408/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/17/3114735.htm 19 January 2011 live The commission's Terms of reference cover a wide array of related aspects and stipulate a final report would be due in one year.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/queenslands-flood-inquiry-the-terms-of-reference-20110117-19tv7.html Queensland's flood inquiry: the terms of reference 17 January 2011 17 January 2011 Brisbane Times On 1 August 2011 the Commission handed an interim report to Ms Bligh, and the final report containing 177 recommendations on 16 February 2012.http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/08/01/3281253.htm 175 recommendations in interim flood report 2 August 2011 1 August 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Jodie van de Wetering live https://web.archive.org/web/20161101122044/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/08/01/3281253.htm 1 November 2016 Mandatory disaster insurance In return for Senator Nick Xenophon's support of the Queensland Flood Levy, the Government will modify the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements and force the states to take up disaster insurance.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/gillards-flood-and-cyclone-levy-wins-vote/news-story/66d03b60e498f880ac10cd1dc2b49d1d Lauren Wilson Gillard's flood and cyclone levy wins vote 23 March 2011 subscription The Australian Legal action On 8 July 2014 legal firm Maurice Blackburn lodged a class action with the NSW Supreme Court on behalf of 4,000 flood victims. The legal action alleges negligence and nuisance against the operators of the dams: Seqwater, SunWater and the State of Queensland.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/nation/queensland-floods-class-action-to-begin-in-nsw-supreme-court/news-story/8fa24d4d135a756d6b79540be1e4fb2f Hedley Thomas Queensland floods class action to begin in NSW Supreme Court 8 July 2014 subscription The Australian On 29 November 2019, the NSW Supreme Court ruled that the 6,800 class members who ultimately joined the action against the above defendants were victims of negligence. An order as to costs was expected to be made in February 2020.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/29/thousands-queenslanders-win-class-action-dams-2011-floods Queensland 2011 floods: thousands of victims win class action over handling of dams 29 November 2019 The Guardian Australia On 26 February 2021, the result of the legal action was a settlement of A$440 million in compensation, sourced from the Queensland government, SunWater and the state-owned dam operator Seqwater.Riga Rachel Brisbane flood victims win $440 million from class action over Wivenhoe Dam operation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-26/brisbane-floods-wivenhoe-dam-class-action-win-payout-queensland/13196490 26 February 2021 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 February 2021 en-AU Victims of the 2011 Brisbane floods will be paid $440 million in compensation from a class action against the Queensland government and Sunwater, ... Seqwater won an appeal against the judgement in September 2021.Moore Tony Garcia Jocelyn Seqwater wins appeal into 2011 Brisbane flood, victims now high and dry Brisbane Times Fairfax Media 8 September 2021 https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/seqwater-wins-appeal-into-2011-brisbane-flood-victims-now-high-and-dry-20210908-p58puf.html 18 November 2021 Impacts The severe rainfall across Queensland resulted in a drop in world sea level by as much as 7 mm.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/23/australian-floods-global-sea-level Australian floods of 2010 and 2011 caused global sea level to drop Tim Radford 23 August 2013 23 August 2013 The Guardian The drop lasted for around 18 months and has been attributed to Australia's arheic and endorheic basins which soaked up the water previously evaporated from the oceans. Economic thumb|Queensland's raw coal production declined by more one third in late 2010 and was slow to recover Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said it was not possible to put a figure on the damage; "other than to say the damage bill is going to start with a b and not an m". The floods will cost the Australian economy at least A$10 billion.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/18/3115815.htm Flood costs tipped to top $30b 25 January 2011 18 January 2011 ABC News Online Australian Broadcasting Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20110119035232/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/18/3115815.htm 19 January 2011 live In figures released at the end of January 2011, the Insurance Council of Australia calculated that 38,460 individual claims were lodged with insurers which were worth A$1.51 billion.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/queensland-flood-insurance-claims-top-15b/story-e6frfh4f-1225997292454 Queensland flood insurance claims top $1.5b Geoff Easdown 6 February 2011 31 January 2011 Herald Sun Nearly half of those claims were for damage to homes and more than half were made by those living in Brisbane. The price of food across Australia will go up.http://www.theage.com.au/business/woolies-slims-a-bullish-forecast-down-to-58-20110124-1a2z9.html Woolies slims a bullish forecast down to 5–8% Michael Evans 25 January 2011 25 January 2011 The Age Melbourne The floods will cost supermarket chains tens of millions of dollars. Some communities isolated by floodwaters experienced food shortages, and a rise in the cost of fruits and vegetables was reported shortly after. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/some-queensland-flood-victims-facing-long-wait-to-return-to-their-flooded-homes/story-e6frg6nf-1225978512441 https://web.archive.org/web/20110406142333/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/some-queensland-flood-victims-facing-long-wait-to-return-to-their-flooded-homes/story-e6frg6nf-1225978512441 dead 6 April 2011 Some Queensland flood victims facing long wait to return to their flooded homes 30 December 2010 30 December 2010 The Australian Food supplies to northern Queensland were disrupted requiring groceries to be transported to Townsville by ship. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/hercules-to-the-rescue-20110104-19ewc.html Hercules to the rescue Courtney Trenwith 4 January 2011 4 January 2011 Brisbane Times https://web.archive.org/web/20110204125928/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/hercules-to-the-rescue-20110104-19ewc.html 4 February 2011 live Coal railway lines were closed and numerous mine sites flooded. According to an analyst at Macquarie Group almost all the available stockpiles of coking coal in Queensland were exhausted in late January 2011 due to reduced rail capacity.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/coking-coal-prices-to-skyrocket-as-stockpiles-dry-up/story-e6frg8zx-1225993253543 Coking coal prices to skyrocket as stockpiles dry up Matt Chambers 25 January 2011 24 January 2011 The Australian October 2026 medicmedic About 15% of the state's annual output of coal production was lost and by late March 2011 recovery was progressing slowly.https://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL3E7EV48220110401 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927073325/http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL3E7EV48220110401 dead 27 September 2012 UPDATE 3-Tally of Australia's coal loss from summer floods gets worse 1 April 2011 1 April 2011 Reuters Africa Four months after the floods the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal was operating at half its capacity as the open-cut mines in the region continued to deal with de-watering issues.http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/8839228 Queensland's Dalrymple Bay coal terminal runs at only 50% of capacity 5 May 2011 3 May 2011 Platts Swimming pool salt was in short supply as salt mines near Rockhampton were flooded.http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/01/04/280095_gold-coast-news.html Coast salt supplies dry up after floods Jessica Johnston 25 January 2011 4 January 2011 goldcoast.com.au Thousands of litres of milk had to be dumped because it could not be transported for processing.http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/01/28/3123709.htm Floods hit farmers in the pocket Brad Markham 31 January 2011 28 January 2011 ABC Wide Bay Australian Broadcasting Corporation The persistent wet conditions also caused health problems for livestock. There was severe damage to roadways in forestry plantations across wide areas of the south of the state.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/24/3119613.htm Drivers warned to avoid flood-hit plantation roads Jo Skinner 31 January 2011 24 January 2011 ABC News Online Australian Broadcasting Corporation Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the government would impose a flood levy of between $1 and $5 a week on each household, with proceeds to fund reconstruction works.Levy Megan Levy to pay for $5.6b flood bill http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/levy-to-pay-for-56b-flood-bill-20110127-1a64x.html 27 January 2011 Brisbane Times 27 January 2011Senate passes flood levy ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-22/senate-passes-flood-levy/2647836 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 March 2011 18 November 2021 This was opposed by the Liberal-National Parties which argued that the works should be funded by budget cutbacks.Abbott wants donations to fight flood levy ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-02/abbott-wants-donations-to-fight-flood-levy/1927540 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2 February 2011 18 November 2021 The Levy was approved by the Parliament in March 2011. See also Queensland 1893 Brisbane flood 1974 Brisbane flood Floods in Australia List of disasters in Australia by death toll March 2010 Queensland floods 2013 Queensland floods 2010–2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation References 30em Malikin Bonnie Australian floods wreak havoc on Queensland economy 13 January 2011 The Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8256484/Australian-floods-wreak-havoc-on-Queensland-economy.html 14 January 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110120113753/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8256484/Australian-floods-wreak-havoc-on-Queensland-economy.html 20 January 2011 live Rogow Geoffrey Dow Jones Newswires Australian Dollar Down Late As Flood Impact Increases 11 January 2011 The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110111-700158.html 11 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110121065901/http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110111-700158.html 21 January 2011 Lee Jane AAP Queensland floods 'could wipe $13 billion off economic growth' 12 January 2011 news.com.au https://www.news.com.au/finance/queensland-floods-could-wipe-13-billion-off-economic-growth/news-story/6c2af1c20d8e399b6aff87091079a75b 14 January 2011 External links http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry Final Report March 2012 Flooding in Australia and Flooding in Rockhampton, Queensland at NASA Earth Observatory Flash flood death toll rises to 9 Brisbane City Council COP Situational Awareness Application, interactive map showing extent of flooding in Brisbane Interactive map of pre and post flood aerial images along the Brisbane River Dam operator blames inaccurate weather forecast for 2011 Brisbane flood Interim report of Queensland Floods Commission of Enquiry, handed to Premier Bligh on 1 August 2011 Remembering the 2011 Queensland Floods Amanda Gearing Queensland Flood Collection, State Library of Queensland Five Years On: Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley flash floods: oral history interviews, State Library of Queensland David Stokes 2011 Bellbowrie and Moggill Flood Film, State Library of Queensland 27803 Brisbane flood photographs 2011, State Library of Queensland 28191 Colin Kennard 2011 Brisbane Flood Photographs, State Library of Queensland 28194 Karren Pickering 2011 Brisbane Flood Photographs, State Library of Queensland 28182 Simon Kay 2011 Brisbane Flood Photographs, State Library of Queensland 27929 Loren Jarvis Photographs, State Library of Queensland Heidi den Ronden 2011 Flood Photographs, State Library of Queensland 27 35 S 152 12 E region:AU_type:city Grantham, Queensland title Queensland floods Queensland floods Queensland floods Category:2010s floods in Oceania Category:2011 floods Category:History of Brisbane Category:Weather events in Australia Category:Brisbane River floods Category:Floods in Queensland Category:Disasters in Brisbane Category:2010 in Queensland Category:2011 in Queensland Category:December 2010 in Australia Category:January 2011 in Australia