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Leeton Shire is located approximately 126 km west of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. Leeton is the second largest regional centre in the Western Riverina region outside of Griffith and plays an integral role in value-added agricultural processing, agriculture, education and research, transport and logistics.

Leeton is the birth place of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and was purposely built as part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme.

Being 1,167 square kilometres in size, Leeton Shire includes the towns of Yanco and Whitton and the villages of Murrami and Wamoon, and is home to over 11,600 people.

http://www.leeton.nsw.gov.au/

Engeny Water Management (Engeny) was engaged by Leeton Shire Council (LSC) to undertake the Leeton Shire Flood Study. The study has been undertaken in response to the 2012 flood which is considered to be the largest known event to impact the Leeton Shire. The Leeton Shire Flood Study was undertaken with oversight provided by the Floodplain Risk Management Committee.

The catchment draining through the LSC boundary is approximately 850 km² in size and drains in a typically westerly direction from the Colinroobie Ranges located to the east of Leeton. Much of the catchment drainage has been modified by agricultural activities.

http://www.leeton.nsw.gov.au/leeton-shire-council-flood-study-volume-1-report.aspx

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