List of floods in Australia
The following are a number of destructive floods that have occurred in Australia (this list is not intended to be exhaustive):
| year | Area, place | State (s) | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1820 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1852 | Gundagai | NSW | 89 |
| 1863 | Melbourne (December) | VIC | 1 |
| 1869 | Ballarat | VIC | 2 |
| 1891 | Melbourne (July) | VIC | 1 |
| 1893 | Brisbane flood | QLD | 11 |
| 1893 | Maitland | NSW | 9 |
| 1909 | Flooding of western Victoria | VIC | |
| 1913 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1916 | Clermont | QLD | 65 |
| 1927 | Wollombi | NSW | |
| 1929 | Flood in Tasmania | TAS | 22nd |
| 1930 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1931 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1934 | Yarra River | VIC | 35 |
| 1949 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1950 | Record rainfall from 1950 | NSW | |
| 1951 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1952 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1952 | Geelong | VIC | |
| 1955 | Maitland | NSW | 14th |
| 1955 | Flooding of the Hunter Valley | NSW | 25th |
| 1956 | Flooding of the Murray River | SA | |
| 1971 | Canberra flood | ACT | 7th |
| 1971 | Maitland | NSW | |
| 1974 | Brisbane flood | QLD | 16 |
| 1986 | Sydney | NSW | 6th |
| 1990 | East coast | NSW | 7th |
| 1996 | Flooding of Queensland and New South Wales | NSW & QLD | 4th |
| 1998 | Flood of Katherine | NT | 3 |
| 2007 | Flooding of the Hunter Region and Central Coast (June) | NSW | 10 |
| 2008 | Mackay Flood (February) | QLD | |
| 2010 | Flood in the state of Victoria in 2010 (Sept.) | VIC | |
| 2010 | Queensland Flood (March) | QLD | |
| 2010 | Flooding of the Gascoyne River (December) | WA | |
| 2010-11 | Floods in Queensland 2011 (December-January) | QLD | 35 |
| 2011 | Victoria floods 2011 (January) | VIC | 1 |
| 2019 | Flooding in regions of Queensland (February) | QLD |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Argus. 28 December 1863
- ↑ The Great Flood of Ballarat. pg 6. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser. October 23, 1869
- ↑ The Floods in Australia: Heavy Losses Revealed. Launceston Examiner. July 18, 1891
- ^ Whitaker (2005), 30.
- ↑ Kenny ( n.d. ).
literature
- Devin, LB and DL Purcell (1983): Flooding in Australia Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN 0644026278 : (Water 2000: consultants report no. 11) (Department of Resources and Energy).
Web links
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