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Overview

Green flood alert in Australia Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for Australia

Analysis: March 8, 2010: "Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage in southwest Queensland, with authorities focusing on hard-hit communities after the town of St George escaped the worst.St George, the township at the c...

The flood started on 2/28/2010 and ended on 3/17/2010, with a duration of 18 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).

The main cause is Heavy Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 1
• magnitude: 7.2
• duration: 18
• severity: 2
• affected region: 431700 km²

Impact

No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 431700 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Brisbane,Charleville and Roma in southwestern Queensland, townships of Thallon, Bollon and Dirranbandi, south of St George, 80% of Queensland

The approximate geographic location of this flood is -26.22 latitude and 147.96 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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