雷尔顿洪水指南

Riverine flooding information for Redwater Creek

Version 2.1 January 2026 – PDF version

Railton flood map overview 1% and 2% AEP

若要更詳細地查看地圖，, 查看塔斯馬尼亞策略性洪水圖.

您有洪水風險嗎？

Railton is at risk of flooding from high flows in Redwater Creek or from intense rainfall in the catchment, with the potential for greater impacts when the two occur together. Due to the rapid catchment response, flooding can develop quickly during rain events, causing serious impacts in the town.

What You Need to Know

  • Flooding can cut off parts of Railton. It may be hard to leave or get help for some time.
  • Floodwaters might divide the town. It may be difficult to reach evacuation centres or essential services.
  • It may not be easy to move emergency supplies and sandbags once flooding starts and roads become cut.
  • If flooding is likely, residents should take action early, such as sandbagging and moving to safety.
  • There may be no warnings issued for flash flooding

When Could Flooding Happen?

  • Flash flooding can happen with little warning, especially after heavy or ongoing rain.
  • Flash flooding may begin 2 to 6 hours after significant rain.  

Who Is Most at Risk?

  • People living in low-lying areas or near Redwater Creek.
  • Residents who have moved to Railton more recently and may not be familiar with local flood risks.
  • Older residents or those who need help with daily activities.

When to Act

You should act if the following rainfall is recorded at the Sheffield School Farm weather station:

  • 20mm in 30 minutes
  • 38mm in 1 hour
  • 50mm in 3 hours

Railton’s past history of flooding

Railton has a history of significant flooding, including in 1876, 1894, 1929, 1970, 1973, 2011 and 2016.

The 2011 flood was similar in magnitude to an event with an Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) of approximately 1%, meaning it has about a 1 in 100 chance of occurring in any given year. This event inundated 60 houses and 14 businesses, and caused widespread disruption to roads and streets throughout the town.

In past floods, people from Railton have been trapped by flood waters in their cars and on their house roofs. Flooding of Redwater Creek in Railton often occurs at the same time as flooding of other water courses in the area, including the Mersey River and the Dasher River. This means that the roads between Railton and other towns such as Sheffield and Latrobe can be flooded and damaged. Emergency Services from other towns may not be able to access Railton in a flood.

Images of Railton in flood 2016 (source: WMA water)

Image: Railton in flood 2016 (source: WMA Water)

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。.

    • 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。.

    • 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。.

    • 準備一份居家緊急計畫。考慮是否需要在大水來臨前撤離。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。.

    • If you are a primary producer, the Farm Flood Readiness Kit provides advice on preparing for a flood to help protect your business and stock.

    • If you run a business or other organisation, check out the Tasmanian Government’s Emergency Ready Business tool online

    • 如果你可能被隔離且必須取得服務，你可能需要提早撤離。.

    • 如果你在容易發生洪水的地區露營，請確保隨時掌握最新資訊，並且在可能發生洪水時及早移往高處。.

像地圖所示的洪水，或更糟的洪水，將會再次發生。沒有兩次洪水是相同的。.

如果您居住在低窪地區或靠近水道，您的房屋可能會被淹沒。即使您的住所安全，您也可能需要繞過淹水地區，或者您的道路通行可能會被阻斷。切勿駕車進入或身處洪水之中。道路和橋樑可能會被沖毀或不安全。洪水期間請避免出行。.

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。.

了解警告和關鍵資訊

隨時留意周遭狀況。定期查看天氣預報、觀測數據和警報。.


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）： 事件是緊急警報發布前的初步發生。一旦事件被報告，TasALERT 就會發布基本資訊，包括事件的類型和地點。.


Flood levels at Railton

Severe Weather Warnings and Flood Watches can forecast the amount of rain likely in an area. See detailed rain forecasts for Railton on the MetEye page on the BoM website www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/railton.shtml .

24 hour rainfall totals at Railton can help you estimate how much flooding could occur. Flooding can also occur if a large amount of rain falls quickly in a short time, or it rains for days in a row.

While no two floods are the same, the following describes what you can expect at different flood levels around Railton. Even if your property is not flooded, you need to think about access routes.

10% AEP (10% chance of occurring in any year)

Potential rainfall trigger: About 54 mm of rain in 6 hours @ Sheffield School Farm

What might happen:

    • Around 80 homes and businesses could flood. This includes parts of Crockers Sr, Esplanade, Foster St, Giblin St, Kimberley Rd, Latrobe Rd and Morrison St.

    • Local roads such as Dowbiggin, Foster, Giblin Morrison Crockers, Esplanade, Railton, New Bed and Native Plains Roads may be affected by floodwater.

    • Important places like the fire station, service station, childcare centre, Telstra exchange and some shops could flood or become isolated.

    • With roads and railway lines cut, travel in and out of town may be affected.

    • Parts of the town could be cut off from each other.

2% AEP (2% chance of occurring in any year)

Potential rainfall trigger: About 80 mm of rain in 6 hours @ Sheffield School Farm

What might happen, as per 10% AEP plus:

    • Flooding spreads further around the town. Around 95 homes and businesses may be flooded or isolated. This includes some properties in Dowbiggin and Calder St.

    • Some parts of Leake St and King St may flood.

1% AEP (1% chance of occurring in any year)

Potential rainfall trigger: About 86 mm of rain in 6 hours @ Sheffield School Farm

    • Widespread flooding with around 100 houses at risk being flooded, similar to 2011.

    • Some unflooded homes may be isolated due to surrounding water.

    • Sewerage treatment plant near King Street may flood.

    • Railton could be isolated for longer periods of time.

Railton flood map showing areas of potential isolation during flood events

Go to TasALERT.com or listen to ABC local radio for detailed up to date information and advice during heavy rainfall events.

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. 在可能的情況下，降低您遭受洪水侵襲的風險

    • 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. 與他人建立聯繫

Know your neighbours and get involved in your community. A connected community is a safer and more resilient community in an emergency and can help everyone recover better afterwards. Check that family and neighbours are safe and aware of what’s happening.

期間

5. 保持更新

隨時留意周遭狀況。定期查看天氣預報、觀測數據和警報。.

6. 保持安全

    • 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

You are responsible for your animals in an emergency. If you have pets and other animals it will take you longer to evacuate in a flood or other emergency. Move livestock from flood prone areas well before flood waters may rise. For more information see

請避免在風暴期間和風暴之後旅行

    • 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。.

    • Do not turn on it is tested by a licensed electrician or gas fitter for safety.

    • 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 – TasALERT.com

氣象局 

Emergency Broadcasters – 您當地的 ABC 電台

TASSES Social Media – facebook.com/sestasmania

為洪水緊急情況做準備 ses.tas.gov.au/flood-plan/

國家轉接服務 (NRS) relayservice.gov.au

Emergency Broadcasters ABC East Devonport 100.5FM or listen online.

肯特郡議會 www.kentish.tas.gov.au 6491 0200

Developed in partnership with Kentish Council.

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.