Does it flood often in Australia?

Answer 1

Floods can occur anywhere in Australia. They are especially common in the north and the Gulf country of Queensland during the summer monsoonal season. When flooding occurs along Queensland or NSW rivers, the flooding can extend for thousands of square kilometres, encompassing several river systems at a time. Floods can occur anywhere along the east coast and along the inland rivers. The Hunter Valley of New South Wales and the NSW north coast seem to be areas frequently hit. Floods are also known to hit coastal areas of Western Australia.

Answer 2

Floods occur on a regular basis. Many parts of Australia's eastern half are flood-prone, due to the numerous river systems and low plains throughout the region. The northern and eastern coasts are also prone to summer cyclones (which bring heavy rains) and seasonal monsoonal rains. These rains can send large amounts of water across the northern plains, through Queensland's "channel country", which floods huge areas of land in north western Queensland. Another particularly flood-prone region is the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

The floods that occurred in December 2010 and January 2011 were unusually severe. These types of floods tend to only coincide with a "La Nina" event.

Answer 3

Depends on what you mean by 'often'. Australia is a huge country, with diverse weather. Floods are not uncommon; less during 'El Nino' years when it tends to drought, more when it swings to 'La Nina' and rainfall increases.

Answer 4

Floods happen in a variety of areas in Australia, but they are more common in the eastern half of the continent. Australia is a very flat country. Running down the eastern coast is the Great Dividing Range, so there are the usual coastal plains there. To the west of the range are vast expanses of flat country, and when there is a lot of rainfall (which happens infrequently), the rivers quickly swell and break their banks, sending massive floods across these great plains.

Answer 5

In the river valleys and coastal regions.