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.

Flooding and stormy conditions in the wake of an ex-tropical cyclonic depression resulted in heavy damage in the Dalby township and surrounding area. Heavy rainfall over the Myall creek catchment created serious flooding for the town of Dalby. Myall Creek has a record of the floods dating back to 1908. The data showed that nine major floods have occurred since this time, the highest being the February 1981 flood, which rose to a height of 4.5 m.

Approximately 2000 homes were inundated with water and there was considerable damage to the grain growing districts. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1981 damage at $20m, with the 2007 estimated repeated cost of $200m. There was considerable soil erosion to the grain growing districts. One man was drowned whilst crossing the flooded Wallan Creek north of Miles. Chinchilla also suffered major flooding from Charley's Creek. However damage there was much less severe. The major flooding also extended to property along the course of the Balonne River as the heavy rainfall drained into New South Wales over the following 3 weeks.