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. The map on the left shows the catchment area.

Major flooding was experienced in the Don River at Bowen, and adjacent coastal creeks. Much damage to property, farm machinery, motor vehicles and cane crops was reported in the flood affected areas, and two lives were lost.