Floodplain management resources

Floodplain Development Guidelines

Guidelines for Development in Flood Affected Areas (DEECA)- online PDF

Guidelines for Coastal Catchment Management Authorities (DEECA)- online PDF

Flood Investigations

Note: The reports in this section are the summary reports produced as part of the relevant flood investigation. The mapping scenarios represented in this reports may not directly correlate with the flood scenario used for planning purposes. The planned for flood modelling used for planning purposes typically includes consideration of climate change including sea level rise where applicable and increased rainfall intensity.

Regional investigations

2020 Upper Mount Emu Creek Regional Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

2010-2011 Victorian Floods Review (PDF)

Ararat Rural City

2017 Ararat Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

City of Ballarat

2013 Burrumbeet Flood Investigation (PDF)

Corangamite Shire

2013 Skipton Flood Investigation (PDF)

Glenelg Shire

2024 Dartmoor & Nelson Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

2018 Fitzroy River, Darlot Creek and Heywood Regional Floodplain Mapping Study Summary Report (PDF)

2014 Casterton Flood Warning & Intelligence Improvements (PDF)

2011 Casterton Flood Study (PDF)

2010 Portland Flood Study (PDF)

2008 Surry River Flood Study (PDF)

2008 Glenelg Flood Investigations (PDF)

Moyne Shire

2021 Moyne Amendment C69 Flood Summary Report (PDF)

2019 Cudgee Flood Investigation Draft Summary Report (PDF)

2014 Port Fairy Flood Warning Assessment Project (PDF)

2013 Port Fairy Coastal Hazard Assessment (PDF)

2010 Port Fairy Regional Flood Study – Sea Level Rise Modelling (PDF)

2008 Port Fairy Regional Flood Study (PDF)

Pyrenees Shire

2020 Raglan Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

2008 Beaufort Flood Study (PDF)

Southern Grampians Shire

2018 Coleraine Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

2013 Wickliffe Flood Investigation (PDF)

2012 Hamilton Flood Investigation (PDF)

Warrnambool City

2024 South Warrnambool & Dennington Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

2014 Russells Creek Total Flood Warning Scoping Study (PDF)

2010 North Warrnambool Flood Study (PDF)

2007 Dennington Flood Study (PDF)

2007 South Warrnambool Flood Study (PDF)

West Wimmera Shire

2018 Chetwynd Flood Intelligence and Mapping Report (PDF)

2017 Harrow Flood Investigation Summary Report (PDF)

Planning maps online (DTP)

Planning schemes online (DTP)

Constructing or maintaining flood mitigation infrastructure (DEECA)

Chapter 17 of the Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy 2016 sets out a series of policies, accountabilities and actions for levees and other forms of flood mitigation infrastructure. Collectively, they define the Management Framework for Flood mitigation Infrastructure in Victoria – see below.

Data request

Are you seeking data and other information relating to floodplains?
If you would like to request a copy of flood modelling files or other forms of data from the CMA, please complete the online Data Request Application Form.