On 26 February 1854 severe flooding was recorded in Hobart and several lives were lost. On 11 March of the same year substantial rainfall fell throughout Tasmania.
The Jordan River was at its highest level since 1828 by just under 1m. On the Clyde River, the Hamilton bridge was washed away.
Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment, Jordan River Flood Data book, May 2000, p 5, website viewed 1 December 2011
State Emergency Service, Tasmanian Flood Warning Consultative Committee (FWCC), Community Awareness Project, Floods and You, November 2006, p 16, website viewed 1 December 2011
