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1900 to 1970 floods

Date	Stream Name	Towns Affected	Approx ARI¹ (Years)	Comments
1901	Yarra River	Melbourne	20
1906	Maribyrnong River	Footscray / Kensington	100	Largest flood on record
1909	Loddon River	Laanecoorie	100	Largest on record, Laanecoorie and Bridgewater levels affected by dambreak
	Loddon River	Bridgewater	100	Bridgewater bridge blocked & washed away
	Loddon River	Serpentine	100
	Loddon River	Kerang	100
	Avoca River	Charlton
	Yarrowee River	Ballarat		Highest flood levels on record
	Glenelg River	Casterton
	Wimmera River	Horsham	100
	Wimmera River	Glenorchy	100
	Wimmera River	Dimboola	100
	Wimmera River	Jeparit	100	Relative low rainfall (82 mm) caused highest flows. Later floods reduced by storages
1916	Murray River	Echuca	100	Largest in the 20^th Century
	Goulburn River	Murchison	100	Largest in the 20^th Century
	Goulburn River	Seymour	100
	Goulburn River	Shepparton	100
	Maribyrnong River	Footscray/ Kensington	25
	Gippsland Lakes		50?	No data
1917	Kiewa River	Kiewa
	Ovens River	Wangaratta	50
	Murray River	Albury	100
	Murray River	Corowa	100
	Murray River	Yarrawonga	100
	Murray River	Cobram	100	Levees breached at Cobram. Below Barmah much less impact as most flow diverts north into NSW effluents
	Murray River	Mildura	30
1920	Tambo River	Bruthen		Largest flood on record
1923	Yarra River	Melbourne	20
1924	Bunyip River	Koo Wee Rup	30
1931	Murray River	Mildura	30	Fourth largest on record
1933	Yarrowee River	Ballarat		Extensive flooding in Ballarat East
1934	Bunyip River	Koo Wee Rup	>150	Largest on records
	Snowy River	Orbost	45
	Moe River	Moe		Largest on record
	LaTrobe River	Rosedale	100	Largest on record
	Mitta Mitta River	Tallandoon	55
	Yarra River	Melbourne	100	Widespread areas flooded
	Yea River	Yea	100
1936	Mitchell River	Bairnsdale	100?	Largest flood? No data
1937	Bunyip River	Koo Wee Rup	100
1939	Goulburn River	Shepparton	50
1946	Glenelg River	Casterton	100	Major damages in all Western districts, various bridges washed away
	Merri River	Warrnambool	>100
	Moyne River	Port Fairy	>100
	Moyne River	Portland	>100
1949	Loddon River	Bendigo
1951	Gippsland Lakes		100	Largest flood on record
1952	Bunyip River	Koo Wee Rup	20
	Moorabool River	Batesford	60
	Barwon River	Tallandoon	55
	Yarra River	Geelong	80	Major industrial flood damages
	Tambo River	Swifts Creek	55
1954	Werribee River	Werribee
	Werribee River	Bacchus March	50
1955	Mitta Mitta River	Tallandoon	65	Largest on record
1956	Murray River	Mildura	100	Representative of the 100-year ARI flood between Murrumbidgee and SA border
	Campaspe River	Rochester	>100
	Mitta Mitta River	Tallandoon	20
	Goulburn River	Shepparton	20
1959	Yarra River	Melbourne	20

¹(ARI) see glossary for common terms used in floodplain management.

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