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 over the interior of Queensland in mid November led to minor to moderate rises at Diamantina Lakes and also in the Thomson and Barcoo Rivers which extended downstream into Cooper Creek from the 18th.

Further rainfall led to minor to moderate flooding developing in the headwater streams and tributaries of the Nogoa, Comet, Balonne, Maranoa and Warrego River from the 26th and also included the Paroo and Bulloo River systems the from next day.

Warrego River :Flood warnings were issued for the Warrego and the Paroo from the 28th. The areas of rain and scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls over the last few days caused significant rises and flooding in the Upper Warrego, Nive, Langlo and Ward Rivers.

A moderate flood peak of 4 metres was recorded in the Nive River at Biddenham overnight of the 27th. Rises reported in the Warrego River at Augathella had levels below minor flood level and moderate flooding on the Warrego River at 27 Mile Garden.

Significant rises and minor to moderate flooding has developed in the Langlo and Ward Rivers.

During the 29th the main flood waters in the upper Warrego were nearing the Charleville area where river levels were causing minor flooding. Flood levels on Nive and Warrego River upstream from 27 Mile Gardens were falling with a minor to moderate flood easing.

At 8.30am the Warrego River at Charleville was 4.22 metres and rising causing minor flooding and was near the level of the old bridge at Charleville.

Minor to moderate flooding continued in the Langlo and Ward Rivers but was easing and minor flooding continued further downstream at Cunnamulla.

Further rainfall was received in the upper Warrego River overnight with totals of between 25 and 35mm being recorded at Augathella, Wetlands and Chesterton. This caused some rises in the Upper Warrego River to Augathella during the 30th.

Paroo River : On the 28th moderate flooding had developed in the upper reaches of the Paroo River and Beechal Creek. The flood waters were around the level of the approaches to the Paroo River Bridge at Eulo. Further heavy rainfall of between 50 and 70mm at Quilpeta and Humeburn during the afternoon caused rapid rises on the Paroo River at Eulo and major flooding was now expected. Humeburn recorded a moderate flood peak of 4.24 metres early in the morning before falling. Downstream at Eulo the level at 6am was 0.55 metres above the approaches to the Paroo River Bridge at Eulo.

The highest rainfall totals for the last 5 days included Humeburn 122mm, Quilpeta 181mm, Cowley Station 85mm and Eulo 135mm.

By the 30th major flooding was occurring on the Paroo River between Humeburn and Eulo and extending downstream toward Caiwarro and Hungerford. The Paroo River at Eulo peaked early the next morning around 5 metres, just below the level of the January 2004 flood which reached 5.15 metres.