New developments change where floodwaters flow

“First thing any hydrographer tells you is that no two floods are the same… we’re doing things every day that change flood profiles. Every hard surface we build or every new housing estate changes the flow rate and changes where floods will go.”

Margaret Cook in: Christine Schindler “If You Find Flood Maps Confusing, You’re Not Alone – So We Asked Experts To Explain Them” *PS August 30, 2022

Image: Looking across to Toowong from Orleigh Park, September 2023.