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Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

Introduction

This document comprises the Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (FRMS&P). It describes the flooding problem in the Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek catchment and assesses a number of floodplain risk management measures.

Methodology

The agreed methodology to undertake the FRMS&P is summarised as follows;

  • Compilation and review of available information;
  • Review of Flood Study, including;
  • Review of the new 2013 IFD rainfalls to compare with the current 1987 IFDs;
  • Review of the June 2007 flood event records and advise if the design floods presented in the Flood Study are a realistic estimate of the flood risk in the Winding Creek and Cockle Creek catchments – supported by analysis and discussion of the available IFD data for the 2007 flood and re-evaluation of the design floods using the new AR&R IFD parameters.
  • Establish impacts of climate change on flood levels (for the 1% AEP event);
  • Assess the flooding issue in the study area, including;
  • Identify key locations for flood management known as flooding hot-spots;
  • Establishing hydraulic categories – floodway, flood storage or flood fringe;
  • Develop true hazard categories;
  • Identify emergency response classifications;
  • Flood damages assessment to identify potential flood damages under current conditions to be compared with costs associated with potential mitigation works;
  • Review of current flood planning controls and emergency management.
  • Assessment of risk management options to identify practical options for Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek through options including;
  • Flood modification;
  • Property modification; and
  • Response modification.
  • Community consultation; and finally
  • The preparation of the Floodplain Risk Management Plan.

Additional Information

Field Value
Title Winding Creek and Lower Cockle Creek Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
Publication Date 29 June 2017
Themes Land and Resource Management
Spatial Extent
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Council/LGA Lake Macquarie City Council
Author/ Prepared by wmaWater
Publish date 16 November 2017
Update date 16 November 2017
Place Name Argenton
Approval State Approved
Submitted for approval 17 November 2017
Submitted by Don Stazic
Approved 17 November 2017
Approved by jhudson
Data Comment

Report, spatial data, and model data.

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