Flood marker, St George, Qld, Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 28° 02.149 E 148° 34.619
55J E 655012 N 6897826
A flood level indicator on the bank of the Balonne River
Waymark Code: WM14RVX
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 08/17/2021
Views: 2
The flood marker indicates the level of the flood water 1890 to 2012. The highest flood in 2012 peaked at 13.95m, the 1950 flood caused the old wooden bridge across the Balonne River to be washed away.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Pole
When did this occur?: 1890 to 2012
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.