Clarence River Levels - South Grafton, NSW, Australia
S 29° 42.080 E 152° 56.143
56J E 493781 N 6714307
This Flood Sign stands just outside the Flood Mitigation dyke and gate.
Waymark Code: WM119WE
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 09/13/2019
Views: 3
Grafton has had its share of floods since European settlement in the area, and this skinny white post has 10cm markings, with the 1:20 year estimated flood level at 7.85 metres, and the 1:100 estimated flood level at 8.25 metres. The 2001 flood is recorded at 7.7 metres.
This post measures up to 9.5 metres of river level.
On the river side of the dyke wall and gate this is another Flood Gauge fixed to the concrete block wall that the toilet block is on, that goes to 5 metres in height.
Visited: 1700, Sunday, 18 August, 2019
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Historic
When did this occur?: 2001
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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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.
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