Park Devastated

The water has dropped in the Brisbane River at Colleges Crossing with the gates closed at Wivenhoe.
The river height monitor at the Mt Crosby weir is not registering at the moment - but one would expect that the roadway would be exposed.
Word is that there is a lot of damage on the approaches to the bridge. At Colleges Crossing this afternoon the bridge was still under water, and the roads are covered in debris and silt.

From the Karana Downs side of the river the damage to the park on the opposite bank is obvious. This has been enormous destruction. Aerial shots from nearmap.com taken last Friday showed that the tree that was a major feature of the cafe had been uprooted. Today the scene in the park was akin to the aftermath of a cyclone.

What appears to be the bird hide has been dumped into the middle of the river.

As the river keeps falling, and when Mt Crosby Road is open it will be possible to have a close-up inspection of the disaster. It doesn't look pretty, and won't be fixed quickly. So many trees have been destroyed, and it appears that a lot of the park has been reshaped by the raging torrent over the past two weeks.

This afternoon, a wild storm raged through the area, something that is becoming a bit repetitive of late.
There's also a warning of a flood (king) tide expected on Friday in Brisbane. The river is still tidal at Colleges Crossing, and it will be interesting to see if that big tide on Friday will have much impact.