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Flooding information

The Fitzroy Basin region experienced flooding in 2010-11 that has significantly affected our industries, residents and natural environment.Use the links below to learn more about why the basin floods and help available.

How and why the Fitzroy floods

Flood Recovery Assistance

Many organisations including FBA are also involved in monitoring that is helping measure the flood's impact, so we can better prepare for future events.

Flood monitoring updates

document Fitzroy Flood Monitoring Update 1 (January 2011)
Learn about the monitoring being done by a number of companies and researchers to gain a better understanding about how major events affect the health of our catchment and coastal ecosystems. [pdf 896.9 kb]

document Fitzroy Flood Monitoring Update 2 (February 2011)
[pdf 2.1 Mb]

document Flood Monitoring Update 3 (April 2011)
A third update in a series about local groups undertaking monitoring to measure the affects of flooding in the Fitzroy Basin. [pdf 2.4 Mb]

Flood inundation info collection

document Flood level and duration field sheet
Use this sheet to record information about the height and duration of flood waters on your property. [doc 41.5 kb]

document Flood level and duration field sheet - EXAMPLE
This sheet provides a completed example of the information sheet, with notations, to help you determine what kind of information we're seeking. [pdf 363.7 kb]