吉维斯顿洪水指南

Riverine flooding information for the Kermandie River

Version 2.0 August 2024

Geeveston flood map – To see the maps in more detail, 查看塔斯马尼亚战略洪水地图.

The Kermandie River, Rileys Creek and Scotts Rivulet can cause flooding in Geeveston. The map shows where a flood may reach. The darker blue areas are the most likely to flood.

In a major flood, roads in and around Geeveston will be cut before some areas are flooded. Schools in the area may become isolated due to flood waters. If you need to evacuate, you should leave early, before flood waters rise. Listen to ABC local radio for warnings and advice.

Flooding near Franklin and along the Huon River can also isolate areas around Geeveston. Backroads may be cut by floodwater, landslips or fallen trees, making it dangerous to drive in isolated areas.

Flood waters may isolate your home for several days. Even if your home is not flooded, you may not be able to access help if needed. You should have supplies for at least three days and prepare for power and telecommunications outages.

您有洪水风险吗？

Past flooding events around Geeveston include:

  • In December 1995 houses were flooded in Arve Road. The Huon Highway was cut at the junction of Scott’s Road, isolating Geeveston and communities further south. There was further flooding in early 1996.
  • In 1947, high rainfall isolated Geeveston for four days from 16-19 June.

Extensive willow and debris removal since the late 1990s has reduced flood risks around Geeveston. However, parts of the township are at risk of being inundated, and extensive areas can become isolated due to flood waters cutting access routes around Geeveston plus surrounding areas.

我应该怎么做？

  • 查看地图，了解您的住宅或商家是否可能发生洪水。.
  • 洪水期间，检查您是否能够安全地到达家、工作地点或学校。.
  • Prepare a Home Emergency Plan. See 做好应急准备 – 个人和家庭应急准备指南。. 
  • If you will be isolated you may need to evacuate early.
  • 评估您的住宅或企业，并做好准备以最大程度地减少潜在的洪水损害。.

Floods like the one shown in the map or worse will occur again. No two floods are the same.

If you live in a low-lying area, your house may flood. Even if your home is safe, you may need to detour around flooded areas or your road access may be cut. Never drive into or enter flood waters. Roads and bridges may be washed out or unsafe.

了解该怎么做可以拯救你的生命并帮助保护你的财产。制定家庭应急计划是准备工作的最佳方法之一。决定天气和降雨触发条件，以便知道何时采取行动。.

Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Forecasts, Warnings, and Observations

BoM issues a Severe Weather Warning and/or Thunderstorm Warning for heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding whenever heavy rain is expected in an area. The time between the warning and heavy rain occurring can vary from an hour to 24 hours or sometimes more.

BoM may issue a Flood Watch when predicted weather might cause floods over the next couple of days. The Flood Watch may include generalized areas when there is a risk of significant rainfall. “Channel Coastal Rivers” is the name of the flood watch area that includes Kermandie/Rileys/Scotts.

BoM do not have a riverine flood warning service for the Kermandie River, Rileys Creek and Scotts Rivulet, . Flood monitoring is also not available, as there not sufficient rainfall and river level gauges within the catchment.
Rainfall Monitoring and Observations

The Mt Koonya Radar is useful for real-time situation awareness of where heavy rainfall is falling. Radar Rainfall estimates are also available to fill in gaps in areas where there are no rainfall stations.

There are no real-time rainfall stations in the Kermandie River catchment. Nearby rainfall stations at Hartz Mountain. Cannells Hills, Dover and Warra may provide useful observations, although rainfall can vary significantly across the area. The Geeveston area is prone to flash flooding from torrential downpours so there may be little warning. Historically intense South-Easterly weather systems have produced the most significant flood events for Geeveston.

Flood levels at Geeveston

While no two flood events are the same, the following table shows what you can expect for different flood levels around Geeveston. Even if your property is not flooded, you need to think about access routes.

A minor flood

  • Flood water may cover low-lying areas.
  • Heritage Park and Memorial Park, including the campgrounds in those areas can be flooded.
  • Flood water may reach some building floor levels and will impact low-lying paths, parks and backyards.
  • Low-level bridges and backroads may be flooded, for example, Donnelleys Road, Kermandie River Road, Hankin and Roberts Road, isolated some properties.
  • Livestock in potential flood areas should be moved to higher ground.

A moderate flood (10%AEP)

  • May be for example because of 96mm in 24 hours or more. may need to be moved.
  • Flood water may cover larger areas of land and enter some homes and other buildings.
  • The Rileys Creek Bridge, and the Huon Highway Bridge near School Road may be inundated.
  • Flood water may enter houses:
    • Northside of Arve Road to near Cemetery Rd, plus the bottom end of Fourfoot Road
    • East side of Huon Highway between School Road and Kermandie River Road; west-side between School Road and Duke Street
    • Memorial Drive and surrounds
  • Areas may be isolated such as.
    • O’Hallorans Road
    • Fourfoot Road and surrounds
    • Upper Kermandie Road
    • Rileys Creek Road
    • Potentially Ford Street and Duke Street
  • Livestock in these areas should be moved to higher ground.

A major flood (1%AEP)

  • May be for example because of 157mm in 24 hours or more.
  • Widespread flooding will isolate Geeveston, and there will be significant flooding of homes and other buildings.
  • The bridge on the Huon Highway near Scotts Road will be flooded.
  • More buildings are flooded including
    • some low-lying buildings in Geeveston centre
    • Along Kermandie River Road to near Knights Road junction
  • Utility services may be affected. There may be power outages and sewers backed up.
  • Significant areas in and around Geeveston should evacuate or prepare for isolation.
    • Geeveston town centre from the North (can travel southwards towards Dover along Kent Street)
    • School Road and surrounds from Geeveston town centre and Arve Road

了解风险，做好准备，尽可能降低风险，与他人联系，保持警惕，并安全行事。.

洪水之前

做好应急准备 – 个人和家庭应急准备指南。. 

了解您的风险

塔斯马尼亚州经常发生洪水，可能造成广泛而重大的损失。在过去的 200 年里，塔斯马尼亚州有 78 人死于与洪水有关的事故。本指南旨在帮助您了解您所在地区的洪水风险。.

2. 准备您的家庭

制定涵盖风暴和洪水的应急计划

考虑一下在风暴或洪水来临时你会怎么做，这意味着你会有更好的准备，每个人都会更安全。制定一个你的家庭成员都明白的应急计划。有一些清单可以帮助你完善你的计划——请看 做好应急准备 – 个人和家庭应急准备指南。.
定期检查您的计划，并让家中的每一位成员都模拟可能影响您家庭的洪水场景进行演练。.

准备一个应急包

准备好了

  • 电池供电的收音机和手电筒，备用电池
  • 重要信息，例如您的应急计划
  • 紧急电话号码列表
  • 食物和水
  • 急救箱
  • 橡胶或结实的皮革手套

视情况打包

  • 保暖衣物、结实的鞋子或靴子
  • 药品、眼镜或其他必需品
  • 手机和充电器
  • 宠物食品以及它们所需的其他任何物品
  • 照片和特别的纪念品
  • 钱
  • 重要文件，例如
    • 保险单据
    • 护照和
    • 出生证明

定期测试收音机和手电筒里的电池。.

3. Reduce your risk from flooding where you can

  • 在购买、维护或开发房产时，请考虑风暴、洪水和其他危险。.
  • 修剪或移除您家中、商铺上方或您物业附近电线上方的树木和树枝。.
  • 保持雨水槽和排水沟畅通。.

4. Connect with others

认识你的邻居并参与社区活动。一个联系紧密的社区在紧急情况下更安全、更有韧性，并且有助于每个人在事后更好地恢复。检查家人和邻居是否安全，是否了解正在发生的情况。.

See for example the Huon Valley Good Neighbour project.

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5. Keep up to date

留意周围发生的事情。定期查看预报、观测和警报。. 

理解警告和关键信息

 建议 (黄色): 事件已发生。无即时危险。请保持关注，以防情况发生变化。. 
观察并行动（橙色）： 威胁级别有所提高。情况正在变化，您需要立即开始采取行动来保护您和您的家人
紧急警报（红色）： 紧急警报是最高级别的警报。您可能面临危险，需要立即采取行动。任何耽搁都可能危及您的生命。. 
社区更新（蓝色）： 关于特定事件或事件，受影响社区的具体信息和最新动态。.
事件（白色）： an incident is the initial occurrence of an event before it becomes an emergency warning. As soon as an incident is reported, TasALERT published basic information including the type and location of incident.

6. Act Safe

  • 看管好孩子。.
  • 为应对可能的电力、供水或网络中断做好准备。.
  • 检查您的应急包是否已准备好。.
  • 避开积水区域，如排水沟。. 永不 在洪水期间徒步、玩耍、骑车或驾车。您无法分辨水下有什么，也无法判断水深或水流速度。在仅 20 厘米的快速流动的水中，很容易被冲走并溺水。洪水可能很危险。.

当地面发生洪水时

  • 将家用物品放在高处以最大程度地减少可能的损坏。.
  • 如果安全的话，请关闭水电煤气。. 
  • 一种防止污水倒灌回家的好方法是将沙袋放入塑料袋中，然后用它们堵住马桶、覆盖排水管和水槽。.
  • 趁还能安全离开就走。.

如果您需要撤离

  • 遵循 SES / 塔斯马尼亚警方 的建议。.  
  • 带上你的应急包。. 
  • 去安全地点或避难中心与亲友会合。. 
  • 让别人知道你去了哪里。.

照顾好您的动物

在紧急情况下，您有责任照顾好您的动物。如果您有宠物和其他动物，在洪水或其他紧急情况下疏散需要更长的时间。在洪水可能上涨之前，将牲畜转移到易受洪水影响的地区。欲了解更多信息，请参阅

Avoid travelling during and after storms

  • 不要去观光。游客会延误紧急服务并造成事故。.
  • 注意诸如
    • 路面积水
    • 受损的电力线
    • 山体滑坡
    • 损坏的道路
    • 倒下的树木或屋面板。.
  • 切勿冒险涉水。洪水中的大多数死亡和救援事件都与驾车涉水有关。.
  • 在未受洪水影响的路段，请慢行并打开车头灯。.

之后

  • 请继续收听 ABC 本地广播电台的最新消息、道路重新开放信息、社区会议等。.
  • 如果您离开了家，在紧急事务管理署（SES）或塔斯马尼亚警方告知您可以安全返回之前，请勿回家。.
  • 注意道路危险，例如路面上的泥土或碎屑、损坏的道路/桥梁以及正在进行清理和维修的工作人员。.

如果您的房屋遭到损坏

  • 在检查损坏时，请留在地面。注意倒下的树木、碎玻璃、松动的屋顶或其他危险。.
  • 穿结实的靴子、手套和防护服。. 
  • 在受洪水影响的建筑物内部，请使用手电筒，切勿使用火柴或蜡烛。. 
  • 饮用水必须煮沸，直到被告知自来水安全为止。.
  • 在经过持证电工或燃气技师安全检测前，请勿开启电源或燃气。.
  • 如果您的房屋受损，需要住到别处，请带上您的应急包和宠物。
  • 如果安全，请拍摄任何损坏的照片并联系您的保险公司。.
  • 看管好孩子。.
  • 检查邻居是否安好。.

欲了解更多信息，请访问 www.ses.tas.gov.au

保持知情和获取更多信息

Current warnings (TasAlerts) alerts.tas.gov.au

气象局 (BoM)

Emergency Broadcasters ABC 936AM

TASSES Social Media facebook.com/sestasmania

Preparing for Flood Emergencies ses.tas.gov.au/plan-prepare/flood 

Huon Valley Council huonvalley.tas.gov.au 6264 0300

全国接力服务 (NRS) relayservice.gov.au

免责声明

The maps show potential flooding risks from consistent levels of rainfall across catchments, such as a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP).  In flooding events, rainfall is likely to be more inconsistent across a catchment, so these flood maps should be considered indicative only.  The mapped areas of flood risk show higher probability of inundation. Other areas have lower probability of flooding, but in severe and rare events (rarer than 1%AEP), other lower areas may be also at risk of inundation.

本指南中的信息在出版日期时是准确的。尽管已尽一切努力确保所提供数据的有效性和准确性，但州应急服务部门不对数据错误或疏漏负责。请参阅标准 塔斯马尼亚州政府版权与免责声明 更多详情.