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[Psyber]

Comments from a Qld general practitioner on a medical forum.
The plane mentioned is a build it yourself ultra-light kit he had just completed over several years.

Thanks for your concern guys. I am stranded in Gatton, which is dry and with power, although flaky mobile reception (still internet though!).
I am no longer close to my plane. It and I have drifted apart.
It was hangared at Grantham, and has become a boat and is heading for Brisbane. (It featured in the TV news apparently.)

Most of our patients and staff can't come in and I am spending most of my time arranging scripts for people who are also stranded here and can't get home to their tablets. My latest drama is trying to find my aged care patients.
They got evacuated to the hospital, who then sent them to the other nursing home in town, where they slept in corridors etc, and have now been transferred to the high school!

A very fluid (literally) situation. Bucketing rain at the moment, causing choppers to fly very low over my surgery.

[Interceptor]

We closed up early at work today -building is safe, management just wanted people to get home safely.
Fortunately for me my rail line is still operating, so I could get home.
Wasn't much fun walking to the station though with flashes of lightning in the sky and a metal tipped umbrella

Massive inundation of the local golf course and the water level may rise over a nearby rail bridge.

[Bully]

im heading home at 330 local time (4pm in adelaide). Need to get home and check on the house myself. hope its ok

[mighty_tiger_79]

Anna Bligh press conference on abc 24

says the flood levels in Brissie and Ippy are going to be higher then those of ''74

[AFLflyer]

Anna Bligh press conference on abc 24

says the flood levels in Brissie and Ippy are going to be higher then those of ''74

just listening to that now. Not looking good over the next few days
just google some images of the 1974 floods - crazy

[Rik E Boy]

Anna Bligh press conference on abc 24

says the flood levels in Brissie and Ippy are going to be higher then those of ''74

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[Jase]

I know this isn't much, but stay safe and as is a habit of mine, I'll be praying for you all...

Take care ...

[Dirko]

Bloody Terrible.

Good luck to the Queenslanders out there.

Have texted a couple of people I know up there, and they're OK at the moment. One couple their sons house has gone, and they're pool had been emptied 4 times in the past week! Just nuts.

[Dogwatcher]

Take care guys.
I have family up there and am hoping they are all okay.

[Dogwatcher]

My heart goes out to everyone up there. It makes you wonder if we are going to be spared in SA as well. If we keep getting all of this rain, surely it has a chance to affect the many towns on the Murray. One can only hope it doesn't get to that situation but after what has happened up North, who knows.

It will eventually flow into the Murray-Darling basin, but hopefully it won't coincide with heavy rainfall in regional SA.

I'm hearing it won't get to our end of the basin. It'll fill up Menindee Lakes and spread out over floodplains further up.
Least of anyone's worries at the moment though.

Thinking of you all who are up there at the moment.

[Bully]

thanks for all the well wishes from everyone on here.

Flood to be at its worst on thursday this week. I know i wont be venturing into the CBD for a few days to come.

[JAS]

Saw some footage on the news here last night...just awful...thoughts go out to everyone in Qld but especially to any forumites caught up in it all.

One good thing about Facebook...the godbrat and her sis are still posting their teenage crap so I know they're ok in Nerang...didn't want to try and phone in case it gets in the way of their family over here trying.

Regards
JAS

[Bully]

wivenhoe thats at 160% capacity before this morning recieved well has recieved 250mm of rain since 9am over the dam area. So the catchments and flows into it will push it higher

[Dirko]

Wivenhoe Dam Full Supply Capacity = 1,165,238 (ML) Current Capacity = 2,049,705 (ML)

[Jase]

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wivenhoe thats at 160% capacity before this morning recieved well has recieved 250mm of rain since 9am over the dam area. So the catchments and flows into it will push it higher

This is going to be a very stupid question no doubt, but how can a dam be at 160%? surely if it has the capacity of 160% that should be the 100% figure.

I have absolutely no idea about how this dam is constructed or anything but I'm just interested on how it works ...

Sorry for being dense...

[Bully]

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wivenhoe thats at 160% capacity before this morning recieved well has recieved 250mm of rain since 9am over the dam area. So the catchments and flows into it will push it higher

This is going to be a very stupid question no doubt, but how can a dam be at 160%? surely if it has the capacity of 160% that should be the 100% figure.

I have absolutely no idea about how this dam is constructed or anything but I'm just interested on how it works ...

Sorry for being dense...

i dont know that answer i just know they said it was 160% and could rise to 200%. Not sure as you would think 100% is full and over flowing but i have no idea how they make the figures

[Jase]

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wivenhoe thats at 160% capacity before this morning recieved well has recieved 250mm of rain since 9am over the dam area. So the catchments and flows into it will push it higher

This is going to be a very stupid question no doubt, but how can a dam be at 160%? surely if it has the capacity of 160% that should be the 100% figure.

I have absolutely no idea about how this dam is constructed or anything but I'm just interested on how it works ...

Sorry for being dense...

i dont know that answer i just know they said it was 160% and could rise to 200%. Not sure as you would think 100% is full and over flowing but i have no idea how they make the figures

I certainly wasn't doubting you, just didn't know how it worked...

It's all just so incredible and unbelievable...

[Bully]

its cool i dont know where they come up with a dam being 160% full

[JAS]

Don't think it's been mentioned already but apologies for repeating if it has.

There's a Facebook page some might find useful set up By 'News Limited' with updates and discussions etc...

http://www.facebook.com/queenslandflood ... ood?v=wall

Regards
JAS

[Bully]

Wivenhoe Dam Full Supply Capacity = 1,165,238 (ML) Current Capacity = 2,049,705 (ML)

where did you get this info?