Browns Plains was not one of the areas affected in the 1974 Brisbane floods.
Any part of Mitchelton along Kedron Brook was affected in the 1974 floods. Higher ground was safe.
There was no Tsunami that hit Brisbane, and therefore no Tsunami hit Sydney. However there were recent floods that devastated Brisbane and the QLD state of Australia.
A large amount of Brisbane was affected in the 1974 floods. Parts, or sometimes most, of the following suburbs were included:AlbionBalmoralBrisbane City (CBD)BrookfieldBulimbaChelmerCoorparooCorindaDarraDutton ParkEast BrisbaneFairfieldFig Tree PocketFortitude ValleyGracevilleHawthorneHemmantIndooroopillyJindaleeKangaroo PointKenmoreLong PocketLyttonMiltonMoggillMoorookaMurrarieNew FarmNewsteadNorman ParkOxleyPinkenbaPullenvaleRockleaSherwoodSouth BrisbaneTennysonToowongYerongaYerongpillyWest EndWindsorWoolloongabba
It's a matter of where the Brisbane River flows. The Brisbane floods were largely a result of the massive amounts of water that had to be released from Wivenhoe Dam into the Brisbane River. The Brisbane River does not flow anywhere near the Gold Coast, but empties into the sea at Moreton Bay.
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Yes. An estimated 52 suburbs were affected by the floods in Brisbane in January 2011.
The Brisbane floods of 1974 affected the Brisbane River and the Bremer River basin.
Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland, and located in southeast Queensland. The floods affected suburbs along the Brisbane River, and much of Ipswich.
Springfield, west of Brisbane, will not be affected by the floods that are coming to Brisbane in January 2011.
Yes. Windsor was one of the worst affected areas in the 1974 Brisbane floods.
In 1974, Browns Plains was not a developed area. The closest the 1974 floods came to this area was in the area of Chambers Flat Road and areas close to the Logan River.
Any part of Mitchelton along Kedron Brook was affected in the 1974 floods. Higher ground was safe.
There was no Tsunami that hit Brisbane, and therefore no Tsunami hit Sydney. However there were recent floods that devastated Brisbane and the QLD state of Australia.
The Brisbane floods actually occurred in January 2011, not 2010.
A large amount of Brisbane was affected in the 1974 floods. Parts, or sometimes most, of the following suburbs were included:AlbionBalmoralBrisbane City (CBD)BrookfieldBulimbaChelmerCoorparooCorindaDarraDutton ParkEast BrisbaneFairfieldFig Tree PocketFortitude ValleyGracevilleHawthorneHemmantIndooroopillyJindaleeKangaroo PointKenmoreLong PocketLyttonMiltonMoggillMoorookaMurrarieNew FarmNewsteadNorman ParkOxleyPinkenbaPullenvaleRockleaSherwoodSouth BrisbaneTennysonToowongYerongaYerongpillyWest EndWindsorWoolloongabba
The 2010-2011 Brisbane floods affected over 200,000 Australians. Damage to the area was estimated at 2.4 billion dollars, and 75% of the state of Queensland was declared to be a disaster zone.
Bellbowrie certainly was one of the suburbs affected. As of 15 January 2011, the floodwaters have receded through most of Brisbane, including Bellbowrie.