Brisbane Rainfall and Stream Height Telemetry Sensor Metadata

Brisbane City Council provides metadata for its network of telemetry sensors monitoring rainfall and stream heights. The sensors form part of the Bureau of Meteorology Flood Warning Network, collecting real-time data used for flood alerts, road signage, and historic flood modeling. The dataset is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-06-28.

Use Cases

• Triggering flood alerts and warnings based on real-time water level and rainfall data.
• Activating flooded road signage and flashing lights based on sensor readings.
• Providing historic flood information for hydrology and hydraulic modeling.
• Integrating local gauge data with the national Bureau of Meteorology Flood Warning Network.

Strengths

• Data is collected in real-time for operational flood warning purposes.
• Sensors are part of the official Bureau of Meteorology Flood Warning Network.
• Dataset is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Brisbane City Council area.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Collected via telemetry gauges installed and maintained as part of the council's hydrometric network.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 14:53:14.859350; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia