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NSW post-fire debris flow susceptibility map

Debris flows are extremely damaging and dangerous post-fire hazards that can cause significant short- and long-term impacts to rivers and aquatic ecosystems, water quality, and infrastructure. However, they are relatively poorly documented in NSW. High-resolution aerial imagery highlights significant debris flow activity in parts of NSW severely impacted by the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, specifically the Tuross, Tumut and Lake Burragorang catchments which were mapped in detail. This inventory of debris flow occurrences was used to train and validate a predictive logistic regression model using key predictor variables slope, fire severity, aridity, geology and soil erodibility. The model outputs can inform assessments of future potential hazards to threatened aquatic species, remote infrastructure such as roads and properties, and drinking water reservoirs and associated infrastructure.

For more information, please read the accompanying report, ‘Post-fire debris flows in NSW: Susceptibility modelling and implications for management’, or check out this link: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/water/estuaries/estuaries-research/bushfire-affected-waterways

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Title NSW post-fire debris flow susceptibility map
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Update Frequency asNeeded
Landing Page https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/532255c6-4436-41bd-9982-9eb78157f3ba
Date Published 2024-02-05
Date Updated 2024-09-13
Temporal Coverage 2021-03-01
Geospatial Coverage { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ 141, -37.7 ], [ 141, -28 ], [ 154, -28 ], [ 154, -37.7 ], [ 141, -37.7 ] ] ]}
Data Portal Data.NSW
Publisher/Agency NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water