Merged: Queensland Floods
 

I was just watching TV about the flooding at Towoomba, they showed an aircraft, Cessna 206 or similar, floating down stream.
I am assuming that it probably started at the main airport and therefore there are probably other aircraft damaged?

How did all the War Birds fare?

Absolutely shocking events there yesterday. I wonder if the death toll will continue to rise from the estimated 8 at the moment.

The relatively "slow" floods that half the state is in the grip of at the moment are nothing compared to what those folk went through.

I saw what looked like a Jabiru floating and I am guessing that was from further down the hill towards Gatton.

Some interesting comments reference dam levels and water release volumes etc over at Marohasy's - Jennifer Marohasy Brisbane Valley Being Evaculated


Edit to add - To put the current TWB floods in context do a search of "trove.nla.gov.au", enter "floods toowoomba"

"... Toowoomba, February 18, (1893) It has rained incessantly in torrents here from Thursday afternoon until 6 o'clock last night, when the floodwaters reached the highest level ever known at Toowoomba.

Not only in Russell street was the flood higher than ever known before, but on East Swamp the waters, unprecedentedly their height, broke over Ruthven-street bridge, and the torrent of water caused a breakdown to occur on the bridge on the western side.

McCook's store, the Fruit Preserving Company's premises, and Stirling's coach factory are all flooded, and Stirling has suffered great loss. In Russell street one house collapsed, and in another building the inmates were rescued from the balcony. The destruction to roads and bridges is very great. On West Swamp five bridges collapsed, and the water came down, the western slopes of the main range 3 ft. deep.

Yesterday afternoon a landslip occurred on the main range. Hoppermann House slipped down a gully 200 yards, and other houses are in jeopardy. The forked railway bridge entering Toowoomba is declared to be unsafe, as its approaches are damaged The waterpipes are cut off at East Swamp, and the town is now without water..."

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There is a strip near Withcott at the bottom of the range, A/C may be from there. Parachute strip [with Cessna 182?] further east is on floodplain as well!
Isn't there an Airpark at Gatton?
Unfortunately floodplains make good airfields.
Lets hope the wivenhoe engineers did a strong enough job!:ooh:

Wivenhoe passed 170% capacity now :mad:

That Jabiru should float ok though. They can pick it up down stream or out in the bay in a few days.

just heard from our friends at Oakey, Brisbane river has broken its banks, and the dam is at 170% and rising, even with the emergency spillway at full capacity.

brisbane is about to get very wet indeed. especially looking at the radar with heavy rainfall been continuous now for 3 hrs and showing no sign of letting up.

http://a.yfrog.com/img619/7546/mm5bs.jpg
10 mins ago

Yes, Brisbane itself is now under threat too, mass evacuations of low lying areas, talk of stopping all public transport, and it is expected to get much worse tomorrow and Thursday.

PS... Just to keep it aviation related, talk also that they may even have to close Brisbane Airport.

Time to fill the water jugs up and check the larder.




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Im just wondering what the staff at the desal plant will be doing for a while.

Hope they have a large stock of DVD's.

Staff at the desal plant - That cracked me up :D

Rises to greater than 1974 now expected. Hold on folks.:{

Looks like a Jab 230, they float really well, especially if the wing fuel-tanks are empty. Owner can collect once floods abate, hose off, wash inside engine-bay, pull plugs, turn over by hand to see if any water inside, if not should be good to go.

If water in engine it can join my engine at Jabiru for a rebuild. :(

As silly as it sounds, clean fresh water is actually in short supply during a flood.

...What's the status of the Virgin offices? They are pretty close to the creek (and isn't there an underground carpark?)

8 drown in flash floods in Australia - CNN.com
Four army choppers is hardly enough. I hope the civies are helping at this time of crisis. Our government must throw all the usual rules out the window and act fast.

How is Amberley going. How far above the flood threat is that.

Amberley should be fine but isolated due highway cut. About 100 Air Force cadets and staff stuck there along with PAF staff.

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Mate....

Far more resources avbl than 4 blackhawks. Seakings and GA have been working for weeks.

Catseye