Creek flooding alert service
Severe storms and flash flooding are a natural part of living in Brisbane. As Brisbane is built on a flood plain, it experiences different types of flooding ranging from river, creek, storm surge and tidal influences. The most common sources of flooding in Brisbane are creek or flash flooding. Creek flooding is difficult to forecast as floodwaters can rise and fall quickly with little warning. Residents near creeks need to maintain awareness. Rainfall runoff, tides and storm surge can cause creek levels to rise.
It is important to be prepared at all times to respond to possible creek flooding. An emergency kit can help. Keep your emergency kit in a waterproof container.
Creek Flooding Alert Service
Council offers the Creek Flooding Alert Service to residents who live within the areas of Boondall, Brookfield, Corinda, East Brisbane, Hemmant, Herston, Northgate, Rocklea, Wynnum and Wynnum West, who are affected by creek flooding. An information pack has been sent inviting you to register for this service. If you live within one of these predefined areas and have not received this information, phone Council on 07 3403 8888.
Council strongly recommends you do not solely rely on this service and you use Council's other preparedness measures to better understand your flood risk. This will allow you to monitor, act and respond accordingly when the alerts are received.
Alerts are sent when rain and/or creek levels in a nearby creek system indicate your property may be at risk of flooding. This free service alerts subscribers via SMS, email and/or voice recorded message to land line. As the alerts are location based, warnings are only sent if the address specified on the Service Registration and Agreement Form is at risk of flooding.
The information provided by the Creek Flooding Alert Service is dependent of technology. All Council alerts and warnings should be adhered to.
Rainfall and stream height information
The Bureau of Meteorology provides rainfall and stream height information recorded from some gauges located near creeks. This information is updated every 10-40 minutes and can be used with Brisbane City Council’s Creek Flooding Alert Service.
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology website for general information on floods and flood safety.The Bureau of Meteorology has its own terms and conditions of use. Council makes no statements, representations or warranties about the accuracy, correctness, timeliness, completeness or fitness for any purpose or use of information contained on the Bureau of Meteorology's website.To the full extent permitted by law, Council excludes all responsibility and liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for:
- information contained on the Bureau of Meteorology website or any linked website
- any decisions made or actions taken on the basis of such information
- any losses, liability, damages, claims, expenses and costs a user may incur suffer or sustain as a result of the information on this website or any linked website being inaccurate, erroneous or incomplete in any way for any reason
Map of Brisbane
Select a location on the map below to see near real-time creek heights for the area.
View Near real-time creek heights in Brisbane in a larger map.
| Suburb | Gauge location |
|---|---|
| Boondall | Zillman Waterholes and Parthenia Street |
| Brookfield | Fortrose Street |
| Corinda | Corinda State High School |
| East Brisbane | Caswell Street at Norman Creek |
| Hemmant | Doughboy Parade at Bulimba Creek and Hemmant Drain |
| Herston | Bowen Hills Railway Workshops |
| Northgate | Nudgee Road |
| Rocklea | Marshall Road at Stable Swamp Creek and Muriel Avenue at Rocky Waterholes Creek |
| Wynnum | Byrneside Terrace |
| Wynnum West | Byrneside Terrace |
