Raining

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi all, We have had nearly 1200mm in four days in the Noosa and Gympie areas, Craig

[GBC]

You guys are copping it. Just looking at the pics of crystal waters at Connondale slipping beneath the water. Right in the same places as a few weeks ago too.

[Foo]

We've had about 400mm in a day here, at Sandstone Point.  Had over 200mm between 9am and midday today.

Foo

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi gents, yes lots of rain around hey,  looks like Gympie could get its second biggest flood sense records stated in 1870, Craig

[Bird]

We've had about 400mm in a day here, at Sandstone Point.  Had over 200mm between 9am and midday today.

Foo

sunny n windy here... for a change....

[sharkcaver]

Hi all, We have had nearly 1200mm in four days and still raining just a normal wet season in Noosa shire, Craig

Jeesus, 1200mm. Lucky my pa is up high in Noosa. Might have to get him to watch for landslides instead.

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi Shane, Yes bit getting around, its happened before will happen again,  Most water goes Gympie way, but yes Noosa river is having a good flood as well, What is PA your grandad or dad, is up a bit be fine, Craig

[Fox67]

Finally stopped raining this morning for a few hours so standing water started to disappear. Didn't last long, bucketing down again. I'd have to think we have had at least 600mm since Tuesday, our 100ml rain gauge overflowing every morning. I live up near Mapleton so well and truly above sea level but we have had localised flooding up here, it goes down as quick as it comes up though.

[sharkcaver]

Hi Shane, Yes bit getting around, its happened before will happen again,  Most water goes Gympie way, but yes Noosa river is having a good flood as well, What is PA your grandad or dad, is up a bit be fine, Craig

Yeah, my dad. Disregard my last, he is 500Km north of you guys, my bad.

[Hairs]

Finally stopped raining this morning for a few hours so standing water started to disappear. Didn't last long, bucketing down again. I'd have to think we have had at least 600mm since Tuesday, our 100ml rain gauge overflowing every morning. I live up near Mapleton so well and truly above sea level but we have had localised flooding up here, it goes down as quick as it comes up though.

Last year, bought one like this,
250mm, the inner collector is about 25mm marked, maybe 25.5 full.
Overflows into the main collector.
I think about 35 to 40 bucks.
I record every morning(when home) at 6am.
Use an app to record the rain fall.

We are in flood, our river, The Clarence and it's contributories has received and still more rain fall, more than we have here(about 200mm).
The northern rivers, south east QLD has copped a pizzling,  some places for than others.
As much as APITA it is, it's part of life living on a river system.

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi gents, My birth town of Gympie broke 120 years record with the flood pecking at 22,91m I think, I had one of them for years Hairs but got brital and broke, Craig

[NiftyNev]

I have had a submersible pump in the downstairs shower for days trying to stop sewage backflow. It just sh!t itself a little while ago. I am in a highset house so dry upstairs. Downstairs is garage, laundry, shower/toilet and large storage area and a lot of my stuff is sitting in a lake. Will take days to drain when rain stops because of the water coming from higher up the slight slope from parkland to my place.

[Jillsy]

Downstairs is garage, laundry, shower/toilet and large storage area and a lot of my stuff is sitting in a lake. Will take days to drain when rain stops because of the water coming from higher up the slight slope from parkland to my place.

Really sorry to hear this Nev 

[NiftyNev]

Really sorry to hear this Nev 

Thanks. Been flooded three or four times before here. It's a rental. As for the downstairs shower, who in their right mind would install one that is actually below the back yard ground level. First time this has happened though.

[Hairs]

Hi gents, My birth town of Gympie broke 120 years record with the flood pecking at 22,91m I think, I had one of them for years Hairs but got brital and broke, Craig

Grafton is just about to hit 5.4M, which is the Major Flood height, Lismore has exceeded the 74 level and has been evacuated. There is still soo much in the catchments to come down river.
The indicator river levels at Lillydale, The Mann at Jackadgery, The Clarence at Baryulgil are all still rising.

Take care Swaggers.

[GBC]

Brissy river major peak this morning. Stanley st closed so can't get to our job site at Southbank. Boys just rang, our donga at the airport went under which didn't happen in 2011. I'll bet that our place and the taxiways flooding (also didn't happen 2011) will be tied to whoever is doing the bulk earthworks for the racetrack.

[Craig Tomkinson]

Yes its just a good old wet season, flushing out the creeks and rivers, and frightening people that built to low, when we shifted from 190m above sea level to Cooroy its was our main thing to be above any flood level then block then house, I was so gland the Marry River never Broke the 1893 level of 25,45m other wise all we get in the local news for years is Climate change rubbish being peddled, the little town I grew up near of Pomona ended up with over 1300mm, stay safe, Craig

[Fizzie]

our donga at the airport went under which didn't happen in 2011. I'll bet that our place and the taxiways flooding (also didn't happen 2011) will be tied to whoever is doing the bulk earthworks for the racetrack.

Whereabouts at the airport, GBC?

Son's Aviation College is on Southern side (Boronia Rd) so wondering how that's getting on

I know they've all been told to stay home today.

[Foo]

Not good for people being affected but this is my take on things from my lifetime of watching things.

I find it mildly amusing all of the blame pointing that is starting again for the floods and saying how the operators of the Dams are at fault again. Here's a thought for the short minded people....... Go have a look at the flood zone maps that were released after the 74 floods and tell me what was stamped on them. 
Now answer me this. What happens when you fill in natural water ways and build on these areas? Yeah, that's what I thought, the waters will find it's own natural levels and exits. 😉 ;)Money talks and Governments love money and engineer's and their computer modelling of things are wrong more often than they are right, when it comes to Mother Nature because they can't possibly factor in all variables for what would/will happen.
Wivenhoe Dam was "never" going to stop Brisbane or Ipswich flooding at high levels again, why, because of what comes off the Range between Crows Nest and south of Cunninghams Gap.
People also forget, how quickly Wivenhoe filled when it was completed. The so called experts told the gullible public that it would take 6mths for it to reach the full marker for normal storage, yeah well that didn't come close to being a right prediction, did it! 

Foo

[Fizzie]

Agree with every word, Foo.

However, one bright thing about it all!

Just looking at this:
https://www.seqwater.com.au/historic-dam-levels#source=490
nobody will have to worry about water supply for quite some time!

[Craig Tomkinson]

Wow Mark, had some water down that way, Any Idea of rain tallys, as once it hit brisbane we here nothing of anywhere else much, had 1550mm near me but thats just what it does here, hiller country water gets away, Craig

[NZMarkb]

Part of the Summerland Way from Casino the Grafton.

That's what you don't see when you drive into flood waters 

[Hairs]

That's what you don't see when you drive into flood waters 

Exactly.

[edz]

My sister lives at Euengella out the back of Murwillumbah ..Had over 40" of rain as of monday  .. Havent been able to reach her for a day or so as she has no power /phone last I heard . .
Army choppers and rescue crossing overhead atm .

[GBC]

Whereabouts at the airport, GBC?

Son's Aviation College is on Southern side (Boronia Rd) so wondering how that's getting on

I know they've all been told to stay home today.

Boronia Rd should have been all good. The buildings are built higher than the roads. We are out near the new service centre and the highway where they have buggered up all the drainage heights.
We lost a hilux and a fair bit of construction gear. Got the little Ute going but bets are on for how long it will last. Starter motor is already playing up. We shall prevail however.