Floodplain management

Flooded Hastings river at Settlement Point

We work to reduce the impact of floods by:

  • Carrying out studies to understand flood risk.
  • Keeping the community informed about flooding.
  • Supporting emergency management planning.
  • Examining options to manage flood risk.
  • Controlling the development of flood-prone land.
  • Carrying out management actions including the investigation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of flood mitigation works.

The Port Macquarie-Hastings Flood Policy details floodplain management measures that are used to govern planning decisions in flood-prone areas.

We have six identified floodplain areas in our region:

  • Hastings River
  • Camden Haven
  • Lake Cathie
  • Wrights Creek
  • Hibbard Precinct
  • North Brother local catchment

Hazard mapping for these areas, based on a one in 100 year flood, can be found below.

Hastings River

Port Macquarie 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 236KB)
Wauchope 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 216KB)
Rawdon Island 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 596KB)
Telegraph Point 100 year Flood Map(PDF, 205KB)
Wrights Creek 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 752KB)
Wrights Creek 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 930KB)
Wrights Creek 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 877KB)

Lake Cathie/Lake Innes

Lake Cathie 1-100 Yr Flood Level(PDF, 3MB)

Camden Haven

Kendall Ross Glen 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 1MB)
Laurieton Dunbogan North Haven 100 Year Flood Plan Map(PDF, 1MB)
Queenslake Lakewood West Haven 100 Year Flood Plan Map(PDF, 1MB)
Watson Taylors Lake 100 Year Flood Map(PDF, 1MB)

 

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