Flood studies on the lower Hunter River New South Wales

Abstract

This report analyses the present knowledge of fluvial hydraulics and geomorphology with a view of applying it to the rational planning and design of river improvement and flood mitigation works. After a general description of the Hunter Valley the Lower Hunter flood plain is examined in detail. Methods of studying river regime are discussed and then applied to the Hunter River. The possibility of applying flood routing techniques to the tidal section of the river is examined and further investigations necessary for this are outlined.