Creek flooding alerts
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, overland flow, king tides and storm surge. Heavy rainfall in a catchment may also have the potential to cause dams to spill.
Brisbane Severe Weather Alert
You can receive alerts if your property may be affected by creek flooding. View the map of alert locations.
Council strongly recommends you do not solely rely on these alerts 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. As the alerts are location based, warnings are only sent if your nominated address and/or mobile device location is at risk of flooding. The information provided by the creek flooding alerts is dependent on technology.
To receive creek flooding alerts, register for Brisbane Severe Weather Alert
Creek flooding preparedness
One of the most common sources of flooding in Brisbane is creek flooding. Creek flooding is difficult to forecast as floodwaters can rise and fall quickly with little warning. Residents near creeks need to maintain awareness and monitor conditions. 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. See flooding support for residents to help you to prepare your home. An emergency kit can help. Keep your emergency kit in a waterproof container.
Rainfall and stream height information
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) provides rainfall and stream height information recorded from flood gauges located in the Brisbane area. This information is updated every 10-40 minutes and can be used to monitor creek conditions.
Find information about creek heights and flood classifications in your area as provided by the Bureau of Meteorology to determine any action you should take to stay safe.
BoM information on floods and flood safety
BoM information on floods and flood safety
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.
Telemetry flood gauges
Telemetry flood gauges
As part of a risk-based approach to flood management, Council gathers flood information for a full range of flood events. We install and maintain telemetry flood gauges at various locations across Brisbane. These gauges:
- collect and measure rainfall or water levels.
- can be used to trigger alerts for road or suburb flooding
- collect data for the development and calibration of flood models and investigation of flooding events
- provide long term historic records of flood information in Brisbane
For a full list of telemetry gauges in Brisbane, visit the Bureau of Meteorology website.
Map of creek flooding alert locations
This map indicates areas where creek flooding alerts are available for subscribers. You can receive alerts if your property may be affected by creek flooding in the suburbs of Albion, Archerfield, Banyo, Boondall, Bracken Ridge, Brookfield, Coorparoo, Corinda, Deagon, East Brisbane, Geebung, Greenslopes, Hemmant, Herston, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Lytton, Manly West, Moorooka, Newstead, Northgate, Nundah, Oxley, Rocklea, Salisbury, Sandgate, Sherwood, Stones Corner, Taigum, Virginia, Wilston, Windsor, Woolloongabba, Wynnum, Wynnum West, and Zillmere. An isolated community alert for flooded bridges is available for properties in Karana Downs, Kholo, Lake Manchester and Mount Crosby. Note: These alerts may not cover all properties in these suburbs.
Select the creek flooding alert location to find more detailed alert and flood information.
In frequent flash flooding events the grey areas will receive alerts first. Purple areas will receive alerts in larger scale events that trigger minor, moderate or major flooding. The greater Karana Downs area shown in blue indicates an area that will receive isolation and flooded bridge alerts.
View Map of creek flooding alert locations in a larger map.
Alerting area/s | Telemetry gauge name | Suburbs that can get alerts from this gauge |
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Moggill Creek at Fortrose Street Kenmore View the latest river heights for Moggill Creek Fortrose Street Kenmore |
Brookfield, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills |
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Corinda State High School View the latest river heights for Oxley Creek Corinda High |
Corinda, Sherwood |
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Braun Street Deagon View the latest river heights for Cabbage Tree Creek, Braun Street, Deagon |
Deagon, Sandgate, Taigum, Bracken Ridge |
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Caswell Street East Brisbane View the latest river heights for Norman Creek, Caswell Street East Brisbane |
East Brisbane, Stones Corner, Woolloongabba, Coorparoo |
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Doughboy Parade at Bulimba Creek and Hemmant drain View the latest river heights for Bulimba Creek, Doughboy Parade Hemmant |
Hemmant, Lytton |
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Bowen Hills Railway Workshops View the latest river heights for Breakfast Creek Railway Workshops Bowen Hills |
Windsor, Herston, Wilston |
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Crockford Street Northgate and Pound Street Hendra View the latest river heights for: |
Boondall, Virginia, Geebung Boondall, Virginia, Banyo, Northgate, Nundah |
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Marshall Road at Stable Swamp Creek View the latest river heights for: |
Rocklea, Moorooka, Salisbury Archerfield |
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Breakfast Creek railway yard Bowen Hills View the latest river heights at Breakfast Creek Railway Yard Bowen Hills. |
Windsor, Newstead, Albion |
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Byrneside Terrace View the latest river heights for Wynnum Creek, Byrneside Street, Wynnum. |
Wynnum, Manly West |
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Byrneside Terrace View the latest river heights for Wynnum West. |
Wynnum West |
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Colleges Crossing, Mt Crosby Weir Bridge and Mt Crosby Road Bridge (Ugly Gully) View the latest river heights for the Brisbane river at: For road conditions and to plan your journey visit Qld Traffic |
Karana Downs, Mt Crosby, Kholo, Lake Manchester |
Weather information
To keep you informed about weather conditions that may affect your property, the Bureau of Meteorology provides: