Floodplain Management
Floods are part of the natural water cycle and will inevitably occur from time to time. They can severely disrupt communities and can cause damage to property, loss of stock and crops and even human life in extreme cases. Floods can also replenish wetlands and deposit fertile soil and minerals onto the floodplain - helping to sustain biological diversity as well as benefiting agriculture and some mining sectors. A range of information on Floodplains is provided on DSEs Our Water Our Future website (external link) - including Floodplain Management, Roles & Responsibilities, Strategies and Reports, Land Use Planning and the Victorian Flood Database.
The Bureau of Meteorology website provides daily River Height Bulletins (external link) across Victoria, as well as Stream Guaging Information (external link) for Australia. It also provides a Victorian Flood Warning Centre (external link).
A wide range of flooplain data can be accessed via MapShare (external link) in the form of an interactive map, using information from DEPI. The Catchment and Water Mapper section provides information on themes such as rivers, 1 in 100 year flood, floodways, and river basins.
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