Broughton Creek Flood Study
Council has received funding from the NSW Government Floodplain Management Program, to undertake an updated Flood Study for the Broughton Creek catchment area. Assistance under the program is $2 from the Government for every $1 provided by Council.
- Project StatusIn Progress
- Last reviewed
05 August 2024
About the project
The Broughton Creek Flood Study includes Berry and its surrounding areas within the Broughton Creek catchment area.
A Flood Study (2008) and Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (2012) for Broughton Creek was previously completed by Council. However, significant recent infrastructure upgrades such as the as the Transport for NSW Berry Bypass project, including a diversion of Town Creek to Bundewallah Creek upstream of Berry, and land developments in the area has triggered the need to update the existing flood study to better reflect current catchment conditions and associated flood risk. The Broughton Creek floodplain between the railway line and confluence with the Shoalhaven River was investigated as part of the Lower Shoalhaven River Flood Study (2022) and will not be included in this study.
This project is being undertaken in accordance with the NSW Flood Prone Land Policy, the NSW Flood Risk Management Manual (2023) and in close collaboration with the NSW State Emergency Services (SES), the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE), and other agencies and stakeholders as required.
For more information, please visit the Broughton Creek Flood Study Get Involved web page.