Floods in New South Wales
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n state of New South Wales
, since colonisation, has been subjected to devastating flooding in its rivers.
Floods were experienced early in European settlement - Gundagai's flood of the early 19th century is still one of the highest tolls of disasters of its type - see Gundagai#Floods
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, since colonisation, has been subjected to devastating flooding in its rivers.
Floods were experienced early in European settlement - Gundagai's flood of the early 19th century is still one of the highest tolls of disasters of its type - see Gundagai#Floods
New South Wales
- Floods in AustraliaFloods in AustraliaThis is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in the country of Australia.-Further reading:* Devin, L.B. and D.L. Purcell Flooding in Australia Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service ISBN 0644026278 : .-External links:* .* ....
- includes New South Wales floods with no articles linked - 1955 Hunter Valley floods
- 1956 Murray River flood1956 Murray River floodThe 1956 Murray River flood involved the rising of waters in the Murray River and flooding of many towns in three states of Australia, including the towns of Colignan, Iraak, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Mildura, Nangiloc, Red Cliffs, Renmark, Wentworth and many others.The flood occurred due to higher...
- June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms
National
- List of disasters in Australia by death toll - includes New South Wales floods with no articles linked
External links
- http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/ Current flood warnings by river catchment from BOM