Please note, although your property may not have been directly affected by this flood event, the event has been included in your suburb listing because according to the Bureau of Meteorology river gauge data, a catchment near your suburb recorded a high mark. This event may have affected your suburb.

At midnight a disastrous flood, caused by the overflowing of Sandy Creek, suddenly swept on Clermont, carrying away houses, furniture and fences. In an hour there was nearly 5 feet of water over the town, and in some places the current flowed at the rate of 8 or 9 miles per hour. Some people took refuge in trees, and others on the tops of houses.

By 9 am the following day the water had, however, completely subsided. Nearly all the outbuildings in the town were swept away, and scarcely a rod of fencing left standing. The total amount of damage sustained was estimated at 10,000 pounds. Business was completely paralyzed. Five lives were lost at Peak Downs station and Capella, and four children were drowned at Lilyvale. On the Wolfang Station from six to eight thousand sheep were lost; all the dams and miles of fencing were washed away. In all, 15 lives were lost - six children, three women, and six men. The chief fall of rain was in the neighbourhood of Peak Range.