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The Lower Macleay River floodplain occupies approximately 500km2 of coastal floodplain downstream of Kempsey, to the Macleay River’s main outlet at South West Rocks. The...

The Macleay River catchment covers an area of approximately 11500 square kilometres; the upper reaches of which are located within the New England Tablelands. The main...

The Macleay River catchment covers an area of approximately 11500 square kilometres; the upper reaches of which are located within the New England Tablelands. The objective of...

At the commencement of the Kempsey CBD Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan it was decided to convert Council’s existing flood model to a TUFLOW model. It was considered...

This report was commissioned by the New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) in collaboration with State Emergency Service (SES) to summarise...

The central business district (CBD) of Kempsey is sited on a natural overbank flow path of the Macleay River and is prone to severe flooding during floods in the order of the...

Levees are the main form of flood protection afforded to a number of regional NSW towns situated on major rivers. Levee designs have typically been based on actual historic peak...

There have been a number of studies previously undertaken on the bed dynamics and geomorphology of the lower Macleay River and its floodplain. These include broader assessments...

The Kempsey Local Emergency Management Committee had for some time been considering issues relating to flooding of the Lower Macleay Floodplain. Increasing development on the...

The Macleay River catchment covers some 11,500 square kilometres. The main tributaries, including the Aspley, Muddy and Chandler Rivers, rise in the Great Dividing Range and...

This document completed by Water Studies Pty Ltd for the Department of Public Works and Water Resources New South Wales. Volume 2 of Factors affecting the growth of flood damage...