Lismore CBD flood height marker
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Renroc
S 28° 48.514 E 153° 16.557
56J E 526926 N 6813191
Flood level marker in CBD Lismore NSW Australia. Records the height of water for a number of local flood events.
Waymark Code: WM68HN
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/23/2009
Views: 14
The town of Lismore is no stranger to flooding. The highest level recorded on this marker (and all round town) is for the 1974 flood. This was 12.2m. However the water actually reached higher in 1954 but the point of measurement has been moved since then and there is not an accurate level that can compare.
This marker is in the main CBD of the city right opposite the original Post Office building. Many businesses have to do a total pack up on a regular basis.
The river is the Wilsons River which joins the Richmond River just downstream of here.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Wall plaque but on telegraph poles around town
When did this occur?: 1974
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.