Araluen Creek Flood Events 2020-2022
The Araluen Valley experienced approximately 19 flood events over three years after the 20219/20 bushfires. The table below outlines major rain events, where more than 50mm fell over consecutive days. These wet weather periods cause intense spikes in the Araluen Creek and the fast flowing floods exacerbated erosion issues.
Table of major rainfall events exacerbating erosion problems along the Araluen Creek from January 2020 to December 2022:
| Start Date | End Date | Total Rainfall (mm) |
|
8/2/2020 |
16/2/2020 |
367 |
|
26/7/2020 |
28/7/2020 |
216 |
|
8/8/2020 |
10/8/2020 |
258 |
|
31/10/2020 |
1/11/2020 |
104 |
|
29/1/2021 |
2/2/2021 |
87 |
|
17/3/2021 |
24/3/2021 |
284 |
|
5/5/2021 |
8/5/2021 |
222 |
|
10/6/2021 |
11/6/2021 |
55 |
|
24/8/2021 |
28/8/2021 |
73 |
|
20/10/2021 |
22/10/2021 |
68 |
|
5/11/2021 |
14/11/2021 |
98 |
|
26/11/2021 |
27/11/2021 |
66 |
|
8/12/2021 |
11/12/2021 |
125 |
|
6/1/2022 |
15/1/2022 |
114 |
|
30/1/2022 |
11/2/2022 |
104 |
|
23/2/2022 |
9/3/2022 |
440 |
|
6/4/2022 |
10/4/2022 |
97 |
|
5/10/2022 |
9/10/2022 |
91 |
|
21/10/2022 |
25/10/2022 |
146 |
Compiled by C Henderson and L O'Loughlin
Source: Daily Rainfall - 069127 - Bureau of Meteorology (bom.gov.au)