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.

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.

Weather information

To keep you informed about weather conditions that may affect your property, the Bureau of Meteorology provides:

• recent rainfall information
• the latest Queensland Warnings Summary.