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.

Heavy rainfall occurred on the Central Coast of Queensland between Townsville and Mackay starting Sunday 13th January and continuing until Saturday 19th January. This caused a record major flood in the Haughton River at Giru on Tuesday on the 15th. Intense rainfall of 143mm fell on Giru over 2 hours.

Emergency Services evacuated many houses in and around the city of Emerald on about the 20th of January as floodwaters from the Nogoa River surrounded and isolated the city, and some evacuations also occurred a week later on the Fitzroy River around the city of Rockhampton on about the 28th of January.

Major flooding occurred on the Thompson/Barcoo Rivers Cooper Creek, Paroo River, Bulloo River, Warrego River, Dumaresq/Macintyre Rivers, and the Condamine/Balonne Rivers.

Emergency Services erected temporary levee banks where the Warrego River passed through Charleville Township; however the major flood level reached 6.02m on 22nd of January (lapping at the foot of the temporary levee). Major flooding downstream of Charleville affected Cunnamulla until 29th of January.

Jan 2008 - Flooded roads around Proserpine

Jan 2008 - Giru flooding from the Air

Jan 2008 - Bradleys Gully floods Charleville

Jan 2008 - Dragline and coal mine flooded by the Nogoa River

Cars washed off road near Giru

Houses flooded in Emerald

Flood Jan 2008 - track of tropical low pressure

Flood Jan 2008 - Rainfall for the week ending 20 Jan

Jan 2008 - Peak river heights map

Flood Jan 2008 - flood levels