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Flood Management Plan - Shire of Yarra Ranges

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DixonsCreek<strong>Yarra</strong>GlenTarrawarraFigure 20Steels Creek Study Area - 100 year ARI <strong>Flood</strong>ing6.6 Historical <strong>Flood</strong> Event ReportingMelbourne Water have flood levels from past flood events within the <strong>Yarra</strong><strong>Ranges</strong> municipal boundary.The 1984 flood event is one such event with a comprehensive set <strong>of</strong> floodlevels from the September flood event. <strong>Flood</strong> levels were achieved through thepegging <strong>of</strong> flood debris lines along main waterways such as Badger Creek,Grace Burn, Hoddles Creek, the Little <strong>Yarra</strong> River, Picaninny Creek, SteelsCreek, Stringybark Creek, Watts River, Woori Yallock Creek, and the <strong>Yarra</strong>River main stream. This data is available from Melbourne Water.6.7 Available <strong>Flood</strong> Data, Information and Intelligence – TheExisting Knowledge BaseThe <strong>Shire</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Yarra</strong> <strong>Ranges</strong> holds data on the resident complaints,investigations by the Drainage and Assets team and various Engineeringstudies undertaken. Records have been kept by the <strong>Shire</strong> from 1995 topresent and are stored in databases. The data recorded can provide usefulinformation regarding the locations <strong>of</strong> drainage issues. In addition to theinformation provided by the <strong>Shire</strong>, the SES and Melbourne Water have alsoprovided useful information to identify potential drainage issue areas.34 Melbourne Water <strong>Shire</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Yarra</strong> <strong>Ranges</strong> <strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>

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