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Floodplain Risk Management Plan

Iluka Floodplain Risk Management Plan

The Clarence River has a catchment area of some 21,900 square kilometres to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean and some 19,800 square kilometres to Grafton. The catchment is bounded to the west by the Great Dividing Range, by the Doughboy Range / Dorrigo Plateau to the south and the Great Dividing Range / McPherson Range to the north. The Richmond Range and the Coast Range separate the smaller coastal catchments from the Clarence River.

Iluka is approximately five kilometres upstream of the river’s mouth and is partially separated from the mainriver by large breakwaters. The mouth of the Clarence River is restricted by a northern and southern breakwater which are up to 500 min length and several metres high. The objectives of this Plan are:

  • to review the nature and extent of the flood hazard in light of the recently completed Lower Clarence River Flood Study Review (March 2004),
  • to review the existing management measures aimed at reducing the impact of flooding on both existing and future development,
  • to develop a Plan that addresses the current and future flooding issues for the township of Iluka.

Additional Information

Field Value
Title Iluka Floodplain Risk Management Plan
River Basin 204 - Clarence
Publication Date 23 March 2007
Themes Land and Resource Management
Spatial Extent
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Council/LGA Clarence Valley Council
Author/ Prepared by WMAwater
Publish date 14 June 2019
Update date 1 July 2019
Approval State Approved
Submitted for approval 14 June 2019
Submitted by Akhil Sud
Approved 1 July 2019
Approved by dstazic
Identifier f95532bd-4e98-4a28-81ae-9b804cf896db