[AusNOG] Current river level

Wed Jan 12 17:00:49 EST 2011

Just watched the QPS press conference.  Brisbane river is predicted to peak at 5.5M (higher than 1974) at 4am Thursday morning and remain high for up to 12hours: http://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice

Dominic Driver

NHR Singapore

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Jason Sinclair
Sent: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011 11:32 AM
To: Jason Sinclair
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Current river level

Looks like 344 Queen St is about to go dark. Energex about to throw the switch. 

Jas

On 12/01/2011, at 13:01, "Jason Sinclair" <Jason.Sinclair at staff.pipenetworks.com> wrote:

	Hi All,

	Further to this a quick update on 127 Creek St – DC1/2. It is highly unlikely that water will hit the top end of Creek St and the SES/Emergency Services apparently are co-ordinating operations out of this site so we have been told it is next to the last building in the City that they will let go dark. I am around the city today/tomorrow so will update you all if any of the major DCs are likely to be impacted, however at this stage DC1/2/3/4 and 100 Wickham are all looking pretty good.

	The main issue obviously is if there is water ingress regardless of the gens the lights will go out because the distribution boards will all sizzle anyway. If anyone has any specific sites/queries happy to give updates reasonably where I can when I am out and about.

	Jas

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	From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Jason Sinclair
	Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 12:42 PM
	To: Noel Butler; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
	Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Current river level

	Just an update – the river gauge is now over 3.7m and predicted to rise to 4.5 by 3pm. I’m going to take a wander down the river and will let you know what I see.

	Jas

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	From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Noel Butler
	Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 11:55 AM
	To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
	Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Current river level

	On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 09:41 +0800, Kai wrote: 

	O
	>> 
	>> So, Brisbane and anything North and East are in trouble, I dunno what
	> 
	> North of Brisbane is fine with little risk, Sunshine Coast Region had
	> our isolation yesterday, it ended overnight, even the highway into
	> Brisbane is fully reopened , though you'd be a fool to go in now, and
	> East? there's only Moreton Bay and the Pacific Ocean :)

	Sorry, my born and bred West coast brain is still telling me that East 
	is inland even though I know Ippy and Toowoomba are West...but anyway I 
	was thinking last night there's so much focus on the existing known 
	flood spots, what about the next domino's to fall, better start 
	organising for those 'cause with so much already flooded and more rain, 
	the water's gotta go somewhere...

	Thankfully it cant do any further harm once it passes through Brisbane, though, I wouldn't be taking my boat out in the bay for a week or three with all the debris that will end up out there. Northern NSW should be spared much further flooding as well I think, as the rain system that caused all this broke up into nothing last night, but, they shouldn't be complacent just in case, who knows how much is still in their catchments.

	BTW on my previous, Trains at this stage will continue to run, buses only will be stopped 

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