Brisbane Rainfall and Stream Height Telemetry in 5-Minute Increments

72 hours of raw telemetry data from Brisbane City Council's hydrometric network, updated every 10 minutes. The dataset includes gauge readings, descriptions, and location details for rainfall and stream height monitoring. This information is used by the Bureau of Meteorology for flood warnings and public alerts.

Use Cases

• Triggering flood alerts and warnings based on real-time water level and rainfall data.
• Activating flooded road signage and flashing lights using gauge readings.
• Providing historic flood information for hydrology and hydraulic modeling.
• Analyzing rainfall patterns and stream response across Brisbane's gauge network.

Strengths

• Data is updated every 10 minutes, providing near real-time monitoring.
• Covers a rolling 72-hour period in 5-minute increments for detailed temporal analysis.
• Gauges are part of the official Bureau of Meteorology Flood Warning Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is described as raw and unprocessed, which may require cleaning and validation.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Automatically collected telemetry from council-owned rainfall and stream height gauges.

Time Range

Rolling 72-hour period.

Freshness

Updated every 10 minutes; last metadata update was 2026-06-28 14:36:14.662444.

Geography

Various locations across Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.