01b5d7e4-51fa-407d-874a-b7892386bba0 urn:uuid en UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2026-01-21T11:32:43 creation ISO 19115 2016 Paterson River Flood Study Vacy To Hinton - Final Report 01b5d7e4-51fa-407d-874a-b7892386bba0 The components of the study are to: <ul> <li>collate available historical flood related data;</li> <li>analyse historical rainfall and flooding data;</li> <li>undertake a community consultation program;</li> <li>develop robust computational hydrologic and hydraulic models and calibrate them against multiple historical events;</li> <li>undertake a flood frequency analysis based on the historical record</li> <li>determine the flood behaviour including design flood levels, velocities and flood extents within the catchments;</li> <li>to assess the sensitivity of flood behaviour to potential climate change effects such as increase in rainfall intensities</li> <li>to assess the floodplain categories in accordance with Council policy and undertake provisional hazard mapping; and</li> <li>to determine and map the flood planning area in accordance with the floodplain development manual</li> </ul> MODELLING SUMMARY The study comprises two distinct modelling components: <ul> <li><strong>WBNM</strong> (<em>Hydrologic</em>) – The model was used to calculate the flow hydrographs for input into the TUFLOW model.</li> <li><strong>TUFLOW</strong> (<em>Hydraulic</em>) – The 2D hydraulic model was used to assess the complex flow regimes of Paterson River and its tributaries and how these flows interact with the floodplain and levee system.</li> </ul> New South Wales (NSW81093) 147.0179 147.0179 -32.1618 -32.1618 Hinton Paterson River Vacy hydraulic model Paterson River Flood Study Vacy to Hinton documentDigital HTML