Slow start to clean-up in Logan as river at Waterford yet to peak
Logan is waiting for the Logan and Albert to peak today with levels expected to exceed 2017 with up to 200 homes at Waterford and Beenleigh to be impacted.
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The clean-up in Logan has been slow to start as residents wait for the Logan River to peak.
At Waterford, the river was expected to peak on Tuesday afternoon after it was at 10.90m on Tuesday morning and steady above the 2017 Tropical Cyclone Debbie flood level of 10.60m, with major flooding.
The river at Waterford is expected to peak around 11metres today and expected to remain above the major flood level of 9m during Tuesday.
Logan city mayor Darren Power put out an alert today urging residents to remain cautious despite floodwaters slowly receding.
“Logan River from Waterford to Parklands is expected peak today above the 2017 level (ex-TC Debbie) of 10.5 metres before easing,” Mr Power said.
“Based on the 2017 flood, it is estimated around 200 homes may be significantly impacted.”
Floodwaters at Maclean Bridge peaked overnight at 20.64 metres just below the 2017 peak of 20.66 metres. A major flood warning remains in place.
Albert River is slowly falling and should pass the moderate flood level today.
Beenleigh resident Kaz Scully was ready to start scraping mud out of the backyard and tidying up to get rid of a stinking mess.
It is the second time the property has had water lapping at its back steps and was one of the spots the Mud Army spent time at in 2017.
Another property which has been inundated at Beenleigh was Logan River Tree Farm where owner Ailsa Thompson said she was waiting until Thursday to start the mammoth clean-up.
Last time, the Mud Army cleaned up the nursery which took more than a week of scraping mud.
Residents at Waterford were complaining on Francesca St, there was water at the end of Arline St Waterford West near the waste station.
Waterford residents have been cut off for two days and shop shelves are bare at the local grocery stores.
Two homes in the area have been gutted and the major bridge in the area will be out of action for a week, while engineers vet it for safety issues.
Water was high behind the houses on Katrina Cres but not as high as 2017.
The roundabout outside McDonald’s at Beenleigh was flooded with access to the motorway blocked.
Some of the worst flooding was in Killinure St at Beenleigh with others affected including Holmview Rd, Federation Dr, IKEA Rd, Bega Rd, Tygum Rd, Schneider Rd
and roads into Logan Village.
The Logan River at Maclean Bridge peaked at 20.64m at 8pm on Monday, above the 2017 Tropical Cyclone Debbie flood peak of 20.50m.
The river level was at 20.39m on Tuesday morning with major flooding.
The river at the bridge was likely to remain above the major flood level of 16m for much of Tuesday.
The Logan River at Beaudesert recorded a major flood peak of 13.62m around 12.30am on Monday, February 28, below the 14.80m peak recorded in Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
The river level was at 10.37m and falling on Tuesday, with major flooding.
The Logan River at Beaudesert may fall below the major flood level of 8.30m Tuesday afternoon.
Mayor Darren Power said now was not the time to be complacent.
“We have a resilient community that has experienced floods previously and Council
and emergency services are working around the clock to support those most
impacted.
“We’ve got around 200 roads across the city that are either closed or affected by
floodwater.
“Some will be closed for days as water recedes and Council engineers can conduct
safety inspections.
Flagstone, Jimboomba and Logan Reserve remain cut off while other suburbs have
localised areas that are inaccessible.
Council and its disaster management partners are delivering essential supplies to
affected communities and conducting welfare checks with impacted residents.
An evacuation centre for City of Logan residents displaced by rising floodwaters is
operating at the Logan Metro Sports & Events Centre in Crestmead.
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