At Taroom, the Dawson River reached major flood level (7m) 4 times - the highest of which was 10.43 metres, on 29 December. The periods of major flooding were December 4 to 7, December 13 to 14, December 20 to 21 and December 27 to January 1.

Many houses were inundated (Source: ABC).

Over 600 mm of rainfall was recorded in the upper Dawson and over 400 mm in the middle Dawson during December 2010. Very heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was recorded in the upper Dawson River between December 26 and 28. The area around Taroom recorded between 100 and 200 mm in the same time period. This rainfall was the most significant during December.

Flood height records in Taroom started in 1864. The 29 December peak of 10.43 metres was the 3rd highest flood peak on record for Taroom, and the highest recorded since February 1956. The last major flood was 7.26 metres in March 2010 but previous to that was 7.46 metres in 1998. The record is 14.78 metres in 1890.

Link: More Info on the 2010-11 Queensland floods

Flood Rainfall - 2010 Taroom

Location map - 2010 Taroom Flood (Red dots - flood inundated town…

December-January Rainfall - 2010 Taroom

Flood Height Graph - 2010 Taroom

Annual Flood Peaks - Taroom