Yesterday we went into Rockhampton, so we went and had a look at the Fitzroy river in flood. I was amazed, because this is the first real flood I’ve seen in real life, and everything looks so strange. I took lots of photos of the Fitzroy in flood, and I’ve put some of my picks below.
This view shows how some of the shelters along the Fitzroy river that are over halfway submerged.
These trees are normally high and dry with a spare, but the mighty Fitzroy River is conquering them :).
A very wet sign.
This marker shows the different levels that the Fitzroy has reached over the years. It will be interesting to see if they mark 2008 on there.
Right next to the river there are roads leading to the carparks and picnic areas. This particular one is blocked off.
I’ve never seen a flood in action before, those are some interesting pictures. The one with the sign was pretty funny, made me chuckle a bit. Is this a relatively common thing with this river, or did you just luck out to see the flood?