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, 查看塔斯馬尼亞策略性洪水圖.

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.

您有洪水風險嗎？

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.

我應該做什麼？

  • 檢查地圖，看看您的住宅或企業是否可能遭受洪水侵襲。.
  • 檢查您是否能在洪水期間安全地抵達家中、工作地點或學校。.
  • Prepare a Home Emergency Plan. See 為緊急情況做好準備 – 為個人和家庭準備應急措施的指南。. 
  • If you will be isolated you may need to evacuate early.
  • 評估您的住家或公司，並做好準備以盡量減少潛在的洪水損害。.

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.

知道該怎麼做可以拯救你的生命並保護你的財產。制定家庭緊急計畫是最好的準備方法之一。決定天氣和降雨的觸發條件，以便採取行動。.

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

了解你的風險，做好準備，盡可能降低風險，與他人聯繫，保持警惕並安全行動。.

洪水之前

為緊急情況做好準備 – 為個人和家庭準備應急措施的指南。. 

1. 認識你的風險

塔斯馬尼亞經常發生洪水，可能造成廣泛且嚴重的損害。在過去 200 年裡，塔斯馬尼亞有 78 人死於與洪水相關的事件。本指南旨在幫助您了解您所在地區的洪水風險。.

2. 準備您的家戶

制定包含風暴和洪水應變計畫

思考一下在風暴或洪水來襲時你會怎麼做，意味著你準備得更充分，每個人都會更安全。制定一個家庭中的每個人都理解的緊急計畫。有檢查表可以幫助你思考你的計畫——請參閱 為緊急情況做好準備 – 為個人和家庭準備應急措施的指南。.
定期檢查您的計劃，並讓家中的每個人都設想一次可能影響您家的洪水情況來進行測試。.

準備一個緊急救生包

準備好了

  • 電池供電的收音機和手電筒，備用電池
  • 重要資訊，例如您的緊急應變計畫
  • 緊急電話號碼列表
  • 食物和水
  • 急救箱
  • 橡膠手套或堅固的皮革手套

需要時打包

  • 暖和的衣服、結實的鞋子或靴子
  • 藥品、眼鏡或其他必需品
  • 手機和充電器
  • 寵物食品和他們需要的任何其他東西
  • 照片和特別紀念品
  • 錢
  • 重要文件，例如
    • 保險文件
    • 護照與
    • 出生證明

定期測試收音機和手電筒的電池。.

3. Reduce your risk from flooding where you can

  • 在購買、維護或開發房地產時，請考慮風暴、洪水和其他災害。.
  • 修剪或移除您家中、商家或您家附近有電力線的樹木和樹枝。.
  • 保持您的排水溝和排水管暢通。.

4. Connect with others

認識你的鄰居並參與你的社區。一個緊密的社區，在緊急情況下更安全、更有韌性，並有助於每個人在事後更好地恢復。檢查家人和鄰居是否安全，並了解正在發生的事情。.

See for example the Huon Valley Good Neighbour project.

期間

5. Keep up to date

隨時留意周遭狀況。定期查看天氣預報、觀測數據和警報。. 

了解警告和關鍵資訊

 建議 (黃色)： 已發生事件。目前沒有立即危險。請隨時更新最新情況，以防局勢變動。. 
觀察與行動（橘色）： 威脅等級升高。情勢正在改變，您現在就必須採取行動保護您和您的家人。
緊急警告（紅色）： 緊急警報為最高級別的警報。您可能身處危險之中，需要立即採取行動。任何延誤都可能危及您的生命。. 
社群更新（藍色）： 針對特定事件或事故，向受影響社群提供的具體資訊和最新消息。.
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

  • 監督兒童.
  • 為可能的停電、停水或斷網做好準備。.
  • 檢查您的緊急救助包是否已準備就緒。.
  • 切勿靠近淹水區域，例如排水溝。. 永不 在洪水中有行走、玩耍、骑行或开车。你無法確定水下有什麼，或水有多深、流速有多快。20公分的湍急的洪水就很容易將人沖走並淹死。洪水可能很危險。.

您的房屋可能發生淹水時

  • 將家居物品放在高處，以盡量減少潛在損壞。.
  • 如果安全的話，請關閉水電和瓦斯。. 
  • 一種防止污水倒灌回屋內的好方法是將沙包放入塑膠袋中，然後用它們來堵塞馬桶、蓋住排水孔和水槽。.
  • 趁你還能安全脫困時趕快離開。.

如果你需要疏散

  • 請遵循 SES / 塔斯馬尼亞警方的建議。.  
  • 帶上你的緊急求生包。. 
  • 前往朋友或家人較安全的地方，或前往疏散中心。. 
  • 讓別人知道你去了哪裡。.

照顧好你的動物

在緊急情況下，您有責任照顧您的動物。如果您有寵物和其他動物，在洪水或其他緊急情況下，疏散的時間會更長。在洪水可能上漲之前，請及時將牲畜移離易受洪水影響的地區。更多資訊請參閱

Avoid travelling during and after storms

  • 不要去觀光。觀光客會延誤緊急服務並造成事故。.
  • 注意危險，例如
    • 路面积水
    • 損壞的電力線
    • 山崩
    • 損壞的道路
    • 倒下的樹木或屋頂鐵片。.
  • 切勿駕車通過淹水區域。洪水中的大多數死亡和救援事件都與駕車通過淹水區域有關。.
  • 緩慢行駛，並在不受洪水影響的道路上打開頭燈。.

之後

  • 請持續收聽 ABC 地方電台的最新消息、道路重新開放、社區會議等資訊。.
  • 如果您離開家，請勿在聯邦緊急事務局 (SES) 或塔斯馬尼亞警方告知您安全之前回家。.
  • 注意道路上的危險，例如路面上的泥沙或碎屑、道路/橋樑損壞以及正在進行清理和修復工作的工人。.

如果您的房屋已受損

  • 在檢查損壞時，請待在地面。小心掉落的樹木、碎玻璃、鬆動的屋頂或其它危險物品。.
  • 穿著堅固的靴子、手套和防護服。. 
  • 請使用手電筒，切勿在受洪水影響的建築物內使用火柴或蠟燭。. 
  • 將所有飲用水煮沸，直到被告知自來水再次安全為止。.
  • 在經註冊電工或燃氣技師測試安全之前，請勿開啟電力或燃氣。.
  • 如果您的房屋受損，需要暫時住在其他地方，請攜帶您的緊急應變包和寵物一同前往。
  • 如安全，請拍攝任何損壞的照片，並聯繫您的保險公司。.
  • 監督兒童.
  • 檢查鄰居是否安好。.

如需更多資訊，請前往 www.ses.tas.gov.au

保持獲取最新資訊及更多詳盡資料

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

氣象局 (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

國家轉接服務 (NRS) relayservice.gov.au

免責聲明

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.

本指南中的資訊在出版時是最新資料。儘管已盡一切努力確保所呈現數據的有效性和準確性，但州緊急服務部門不對數據錯誤或遺漏負責。請參閱標準 塔斯馬尼亞州政府的版權與免責聲明 更多詳情.