Flood check, Forest Lake
Has Forest Lake flooded?
Yes — recorded flooding reached into Forest Lake in 2022.
- 1974 The mapped January 1974 — Brisbane River flood extent does not touch Forest Lake. · State of Queensland, Brisbane City Council Clear
- 2011 The mapped January 2011 — Brisbane River flood extent does not touch Forest Lake. · State of Queensland, Brisbane City Council Clear
- 2022 The mapped February 2022 — Brisbane River and creeks flood extent reaches into Forest Lake. · Brisbane City Council Reaches in
- Brisbane City has been disaster-activated for 23 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2007 — most recently Southern Summer Rainfall and Flooding 9 December 2024 to 14 January 2025.
- Nearest flood-warning gauge: Carole Park Alert, Brisbane basin — 2 km from the centre of Forest Lake.
An extent is the official maximum-inundation line for that event. "Reaches into Forest Lake" means the mapped line crosses the suburb boundary — most of the suburb may be well clear of it, which is why the address check below matters. Events are listed only where the state or council has mapped this area.
Check your own address in Forest Lake
Free, and no sign-up: the flood layers on that lot, and whether each recorded flood reaches it. The full report ($49 incl. GST) adds every planning layer, maps, easements and the development applications around the site.
Checking the planning layers for this site — this takes 10–20 seconds…
About Forest Lake
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.
More on Forest Lake
Development applications in Forest Lake