Flooding in Creek Street in 1893, when waters peaked nearly four metres higher than it did in 2011. ... An aerial shot of the 1974 Brisbane floods. (State Library of Queensland) ...

Queen Street during the 1893 Brisbane floods. Picture: Queensland State Library. Young boys playing in floodwaters in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, 1893.

BRISBANE UNDER WATER.; THE MAIN STREET COVERED TO A DEPTH OF TWENTY FEET. Share full article. ... See the article in its original context from February 7, 1893, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

Historically, floods in Brisbane are more often associated with rain depressions after cyclones, than cyclones themselves.

In 1824 John Oxley was the first European to observe the flooding of the Brisbane River, noting that the floodwater must have reached at least 50 feet according to the debris caught in the treetops.

Take, for example, the Great Flood of Brisbane in February, 1893, which caused 35 known deaths. ... And of course, the 2022 Brisbane floods are still fresh in many people’s minds.

Queen Street during the 1893 Brisbane floods. Picture: Queensland State Library. Young boys playing in floodwaters in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, 1893.

In 1824 John Oxley was the first European to observe the flooding of the Brisbane River, noting that the floodwater must have reached at least 50 feet according to the debris caught in the treetops.

In 1824 John Oxley was the first European to observe the flooding of the Brisbane River, noting that the floodwater must have reached at least 50 feet according to the debris caught in the treetops.

In 1824 John Oxley was the first European to observe the flooding of the Brisbane River, noting that the floodwater must have reached at least 50 feet according to the debris caught in the treetops.

Queen Street during the 1893 Brisbane floods. Picture: Queensland State Library. Young boys playing in floodwaters in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, 1893.