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Fitzroy River Flood At Rockhampton – April 2017

April 4, 2017 by TonyfromOz

By Anton Lang ~ Recently in North Queensland, Cyclone Debbie, a high Category 4 cyclone, came ashore in the Area near Bowen and Proserpine. That area is around 400 Kilometres (250 Miles) North of Rockhampton. That was almost two weeks ago now. The damage caused by Cyclone Debbie was horrendous. As the Cyclone moved slowly […]

Rockhampton Flood Redux – 2013

February 1, 2013 by TonyfromOz

While the rest of most of Australia’s Eastern seaboard is recovering from, and cleaning up after the major flood following the huge rain event I mentioned in this earlier Post, the flood peak here in Rockhampton doesn’t arrive until later tonight (Friday) or early tomorrow morning. Unlike last time in January 2011, when the Fitzroy […]

Rockhampton – Huge Rain Event January 2013

January 26, 2013 by TonyfromOz

While this Post is timed for the early AM hours on Saturday Morning (U.S. time, which is during Saturday afternoon local time here in Rockhampton Queensland) I started writing it as soon as this event had all but finished which was around 3PM local time on the Friday Afternoon. The Power had been off for […]

Rockhampton Flood Crisis – The Fitzroy River Basin

January 11, 2011 by TonyfromOz

While the flood crisis has now escalated into almost a catastrophe in other places in the State of Queensland, particularly in the heavily populated South East corner where the vast bulk of the population lives, in and around the State Capital city Brisbane, the flood is still a major problem here in Rockhampton, but with […]

Rockhampton Flood Crisis – Images At The Fitzroy River Barrage

January 10, 2011 by TonyfromOz

The flood crisis here in Rockhampton still remains quite a high level, even though the emphasis has moved to other areas where major flooding is still in progress. In Rockhampton, the river level at the flood height marker still shows 9.10 metres (29 feet and 7 inches) and steady, barely 4 inches below the peak, […]

Rockhampton Flood Crisis – Attack Of The Blood Suckers

January 7, 2011 by TonyfromOz

FLOOD PEAK MOVES ON SLOWLY – MEDIA JUST MOVES ON. Where I mention the Media here, be cognizant of the fact that in effect, I am doing the same as they are, albeit on a much lesser scale, and on a more intimately personal level than they are. I never thought I would in effect […]

Rockhampton Flood Crisis – Flood Peak Arrives – Life Goes On

January 5, 2011 by TonyfromOz

I feel a little guilty that even though I live here in Rockhampton, the centre of this massive flood crisis at the moment, it’s more through good fortune than anything that I have been lucky enough to be unaffected by any of the inundation. I’ve mentioned that I live on the North side of the […]

Rockhampton Flood Crisis – City Isolated

January 4, 2011 by TonyfromOz

MORE ON THE ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF THIS FLOOD DISASTER. Before I go any further, let me say right up front that the engineering aspects I’m posting about here come from the point of view of a layman, but it proved an interesting thing to do as I worked it all through. When it comes to […]

The Rockhampton Flood Crisis – The Waiting Game

January 3, 2011 by TonyfromOz

Here in Rockhampton, it’s now a matter of waiting, waiting, waiting. I have no further images to add, because the last thing needed now is rubbernecks with cameras taking up space. The river level at the flood marker currently stands at 9.05 metres which is 29 feet and 5 inches. It is still rising, albeit […]

The Rockhampton Flood Crisis – The Fitzroy River Barrage

January 2, 2011 by TonyfromOz

THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING IN A FLOOD. The current flood crisis here in Rockhampton where I live has now developed into a waiting game. The rail link in from the South was the first to close more than a week back now. The main highway in from the South has been cut off at the […]

Queensland Australia Flood Disaster Central – Rockhampton

January 1, 2011 by TonyfromOz

A DISASTER IN SLOW MOTION. This is an update to my earlier post at the following link. Major Floods In Queensland Australia Sometimes, even though a flood only affects people in their own immediate area, the full scope of the area under water is sometimes lost, so consider this. At the moment, the area under […]