Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek –Lessons …...Northern Branch Canal breach, Yenda June 1931...
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Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool CreekLessons Learnt from Past Floods
Graham Gordon
Griffith City Council
Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
from Past Floods
Mirrool Creek• Catchment of
11,000 km2
• Starts 15 km west of Temora, extends west
and connects to the Lachlan
River• Covers a
distance of
approximately 250 km.
EMR
Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
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Village of Yenda
June 1931
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Griffith to Leeton Railway Line
June 1931
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Whitton Stock Route, Yenda
June 1931
Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
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Supply Canal breach, Yenda
June 1931
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Northern Branch Canal breach, YendaJune 1931
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East Mirrool Regulator, Yenda
June 1931
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Mirrool Creek Flooding, Yenda
June 1931
Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
from Past Floods
• Flood gates were installed at the East
Mirrool Regulator (EMR) after the
1931 flood event.
• Decommissioning of the EMR flood
gates occurred in the early 1990’s.
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Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
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Flood gates was installed at EMR but later it was
decommissioned may be due to draught?
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March 2012 Flood
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Whitton Stock Route, Yenda
June 1931
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Whitton Stock Route, Yenda
June 1931
Whitton Stock Route, Yenda
March 2012
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EMR SiphonsFlood Gates
NBC Offtake
Main Supply Canal
Mirrool Creek U/S
EMR Siphons
Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
from Past Floods
• Flood Study completed in 2014
• Floodplain Risk Management
Study & Plan completed in 2015
• No structural flood mitigation
measures put in place
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from Past Floods
2016 Flood Events
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2016 Flood Management Strategy
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Managing Flood Risk of Mirrool Creek – Lessons Learnt
from Past Floods
• Team work and shared responsibility of
Council, MI, SES and Community
• Yenda Village saved from flooding
• Positive feedback from the Community
Implementing Mitigation Measures
• Mirrool Creek Flood Warning System
• Mirrool Creek Flood Forecasting System
• Emergency Breaching Protocols
• Seeking Funding to reinstate the
decommissioned Flood Gates at the EMR
Thank You Questions?