Historic flood extent for West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions.

Brief description

## **Abstract**

This dataset was supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and is presented here as originally supplied. Metadata was not provided and has been compiled by the Bioregional Assessment Programme based on known details at the time of acquisition.



The data provide comes from the Victorian Flood Database and includes 1 in 100 year events, and historical flood events. This shows the extent and duration of the flooding in areas in the Gippsland Basin, particularly, around the Gippsland Lakes. These flooding events provide episodic recharge to the groundwater system and are used to provide information about groundwater recharge for the groundwater model.

## **Purpose**

Illustrate the extent of flooding at different periods in Gippsland

## **Dataset History**

Data is sourced from the Victorian Flood Database, covering both West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions. The data used shows the historic extent of major floods in the Gippsland Basin.

## **Dataset Citation**

Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (2015) Historic flood extent for West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions.. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 05 October 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/00d5b6be-144b-410b-8289-5bf40b0a1ee6.

Full description

Historic flood extent for West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions. - Data File