Australian Flood Risk Information Portal

Short Summary of Resource
This Portal enables flood information, currently held by different sources, to be accessible from a single online location
Detailed description of the resource
The portal includes a database of flood study information and metadata (the Australian Flood Studies Database). The portal provides access to authoritative flood maps and flood studies, as well as information about surface water observations derived from the analysis of satellite imagery. The portal incorporates tools that enable users to search, display and retrieve information. The information in the portal has been provided by local, state and territories governments
Keywords
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Impacts, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Extreme weather events
Content Owners / Rights Holders
Australian Government: Geoscience
Date of Publication
2018
Type of Resource
Tool
Format of Resource
online
Relevant Sector
Tourism, Built environment and infrastructure , Emergency management
Geographical Scope
Regional
Relevant LG Functional Area
Water and waste, Disaster/emergency management
Council Type
All council types
URL / DOI for resource access
http://www.ga.gov.au/flood-study-web/#/search
Relevant Governance Indicator
Asset management, Climate risk management