1974 Brisbane flood
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The 1974 Brisbane flood was a major natural disaster in Queensland, Australia, when extreme rainfall from Cyclone Wanda caused the Brisbane River to overflow and inundate large parts of the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1974 Brisbane flood canonical | 1 |
| Brisbane 1974 flood | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ river flood ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Australian Bureau of Meteorology reports
ⓘ
Queensland Government inquiries ⓘ |
| endTime | January 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2011 Brisbane flood ⓘ |
| follows | 1893 Brisbane flood ⓘ |
| hasCause |
extreme rainfall
ⓘ
tropical cyclone ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
changes to urban planning in Brisbane floodplain
ⓘ
increased awareness of flood risk in Brisbane ⓘ review of flood mitigation strategies in Brisbane ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Brisbane River overflow
ⓘ
damage to infrastructure in Brisbane ⓘ disruption of transport ⓘ economic losses in Queensland ⓘ evacuation of residents ⓘ homelessness for affected residents ⓘ inundation of large parts of Brisbane ⓘ widespread property damage ⓘ |
| hasMeteorologicalOrigin | Cyclone Wanda ⓘ |
| impactRegion |
Greater Brisbane
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Brisbane area
Ipswich Region ⓘ
surface form:
Ipswich region
South East Queensland ⓘ |
| influenced | construction of Wivenhoe Dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Brisbane ⓘ Brisbane River NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Brisbane River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCause | Cyclone Wanda ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brisbane ⓘ |
| naturalHazardType | riverine flooding ⓘ |
| partOf |
1974 Australian floods
ⓘ
floods in Australia ⓘ history of Brisbane ⓘ history of natural disasters in Australia ⓘ |
| pointInTime | January 1974 ⓘ |
| significantEventFor |
Australian flood management policy
ⓘ
Brisbane ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| startTime | January 1974 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Brisbane 1974 flood