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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme

The Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme is designed to mitigate flood risk as an integrated system operating across multiple local government areas, covering urban, peri-urban and rural areas. Today the scheme provides a level of benefit for over 250,000 people in the Hunter Valley. The scheme management has transitioned from a traditional approach to infrastructure construction, to a holistic approach to floodplain management and disaster risk reduction implemented by best practice asset management systems.

How the flood mitigation scheme works:

  • The scheme provides protection for people, property and infrastructure.
  • Levees and controlled floodways protect rural areas and major towns from minor to moderate flooding.
  • Maitland floodways divert major flows in a controlled manner around the city.
  • Levees provide a reduction in flood damages to towns in moderate to major floods and rural lands in minor floods.
  • Channels and floodgates allow the removal of floodwaters from farming land over time, reducing negative impacts on local landholders.

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  • Data Quality Statement PDF

    Data quality statement for Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

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Language English
Alternative Title HVFMS
Edition 1.0
Purpose General public, researchers
Frequency of change Not planned
Keywords WATER-Surface
Metadata Date 2023-08-02
Date of Asset Creation 1900-01-01
Date of Asset Publication 2023-09-13
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Geospatial Topic Inland waters
NSW Place Name Hunter Valley
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 1900-01-01
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2023"
Groups Department of Planning and Environment—Water