Flood check, Rockhampton
Has Rockhampton flooded?
Recorded flood extents, disaster history and the nearest warning gauge for the Rockhampton council area, plus a flood page for every suburb we track. The layer check for your own address is free; the full PDF report with maps is $49.
Recorded flood extents — Parkhurst
Yes — recorded flooding reached into Parkhurst in 2010, 2011 and 2017.
- 2010 The mapped 2010–11 wet season — Rockhampton flood extent reaches into Parkhurst. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- 2011 The mapped January 2011 — Queensland towns flood extent reaches into Parkhurst. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- 2017 The mapped April 2017 — Fitzroy River flood extent reaches into Parkhurst. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- Rockhampton Regional has been disaster-activated for 14 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2008 — most recently Southern Queensland Flooding, 6 - 20 May 2022.
- Nearest flood-warning gauge: Laurel Bank Tm, Fitzroy basin — 7 km from the centre of Parkhurst.
The disaster-activation history covers the whole Rockhampton council area. The recorded-extent lines above are tested against Parkhurst's own boundary — Rockhampton's suburb with the most activity here — because an extent reaching one suburb doesn't mean it reaches another. Find your own suburb's record below.
Check your own address in Rockhampton
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.
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Flood history by suburb in Rockhampton
Every suburb we track flood history for in Rockhampton — recorded extents, disaster history and the nearest gauge, suburb by suburb.
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