Enoggera Creek > St John’s Wood, Enoggera Reserve

Storm! 16 Nov 2008

We have reports in from Charlie, upstream from Gresham St Bridge and Dick Harding, Royal Parade and Enoggera Reserve. The main damage in these areas, which missed the worst of Sunday’s storm, was the floods on Thursday morning 20 November. JUST IN: Photos from the Scouts and Gresham Street Bridge sent in by Gabriel Dubler.

Flotsam and debris, Charlie’s site

Downstream towards Gresham St Bridge

Chris near the downstream end of the site. The view is looking down toward the Gresham St bridge (orange safety mesh guardrail just visible).

A wash out

Bailey’s Creek

The remains of a sandpaper fig stand on the edge of Bailey’s Ck on the right and the flotsam against surviving trees to Chris’ immediate left. Enoggera Ck is just to the left of the picture. Note the height of the flotsam. The ground level here is usually around 2-2.5 metres above creek level.

Enoggera Reserve, creek in flood, Dick Harding’s site

This is Dick Harding’s site showing the level of the water by the debris hung up on the trees.

Bridge that went under

Where the water came to here

Planting smashed

The big pile of green waste in front of the flooded creek used to be our wattlebank – a thick stand of assorted wattles above 4 metres tall.

Where the water came to here

From Gresham St Bridge

Taken from Gresham St bridge (which also had been flooded above the guardrails). St John’s Wood Scout hut (the low one) in the background, centre of photo. National tree day planting showing lots of damage on the left.Taken from Gresham St bridge (which also had been flooded above the guardrails). St John’s Wood Scout hut (the low one) in the background, centre of photo. National tree day planting showing lots of damage on the left.

Gresham St bridge debris

Gresham St bridge

Workers on Gresham St bridge

Flooded creek, St Johns Wood

Flooded creek, St Johns Wood

Flooded creek, St Johns Wood

View of Gresham St bridge

Flood damage inside the Scouts, St Johns Wood

Where the water got up to inside the Scout Den