Every year in my hometown (Lismore) there's at least one or two occasions when the Wilson's River floods. The earliest "big flood" I recall was in March 1974 (when I was aged eight). For close to a week, our house was surrounded by flood water. Street signs around the town are a reminder of how … Continue reading Lismore Flood Stories
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It's about a year since the last big floods in Lismore (my home town) in Northern NSW. My sister's house is on the left in the featured photograph, and the house on the right is one I considered buying a couple of years ago. I suspect the value of the property is a fair deal … Continue reading Lismore Floods
I don't really know what to say about the floods in Lismore, except they've had a deep impact on me, even though I'm many hundreds of kilometres away, and even though for the most part, I'm reasonably relaxed about floods at home, as I have written previously. "Yeah the river's up, but it's nothing to … Continue reading Lismore Floods
The Weather Bureau is currently predicting a 7.2 metre flood peak at Lismore (my home town) tomorrow at 3.00pm. With all the heavy rain still forecast, it will probably go higher. Thought these pics might be useful to know what a 7m flood peak means. They were from January last year. 2011 LISMORE FLOOD PHOTOGRAPHS … Continue reading 2012 Lismore Flood Photos
Two weeks ago, when I was in Lismore we had a minor-moderate flood. There's a chance Lismore will flood again over the next few days at a moderate-major level. In anticipation, my niece, Karran went to the nearby Rocky Creek Dam and sent me some photographs to illustrate the depth of the storage at the … Continue reading Rocky Creek Dam