2024 Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study

The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study (May 2024) provides high-resolution spatial and temporal data identifying areas in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley affected by flooding, including backwater inundation of tributaries, and assesses the potential impacts of climate change on flood behaviour. The study covers the 21,400km² catchment and the 190km river length from Bents Basin near Wallacia to Brooklyn, encompassing Local Government Areas such as Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blacktown, The Hills, Wollondilly, Liverpool, Hornsby, and Central Coast.

This dataset includes outputs from state-of-the-art hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, offering detailed flood information on peak levels, depths, velocities, extents, and hazard classifications for events ranging from frequent floods to the probable maximum flood (PMF).

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Title 2024 Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study
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Landing Page https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/74124494-1af1-47cf-ae25-93d08215b12f
Date Published 2025-06-23
Date Updated 2025-06-23
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Temporal Coverage -
Geospatial Coverage {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[150.60667,-33.92944],[150.60667,-33.32861],[151.30472,-33.32861],[151.30472,-33.92944],[150.60667,-33.92944]]]}
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Data Portal Data.NSW
Publisher/Agency NSW Reconstruction Authority