Council has a duty of care to manage lands subject to flooding within its Local Government Area, under the NSW Government's Flood Prone Land Policy. Council is responsible for formulating and implementing Floodplain Risk Management Plans in accordance with the policy.

You can view Council's completed Floodplain Risk Management Plans on the plans and strategies page under Floodplain Risk Management Plans.

Residents can obtain, for a fee, the flood level certificate for their property using Council’s online services via this link.

Previous consultations - Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts on these studies and plans:

• Lake Macquarie Catchments - Overland Flood Study
• Killarney Vale and Long Jetty Catchments - Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Wallarah Creek Catchment - Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Ourimbah Creek Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Woy Woy Peninsula Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Wyong River Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Northern Lakes Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan
• Davistown and Empire Bay Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

Central Coast Council has reliable flood records for Tuggerah Lakes that go back over 90 years. Since the documentation started, we have experienced 12 floods reaching a height of 1.5m above the Australian Height Datum (AHD or mAHD for metres above the Australian Height Datum) or more.

The highest flood recorded for the lakes was 2.10 mAHD in June 1949. The most recent flooding event happened in July 2022 with the lake reaching 1.72 mAHD. In February 2020 it reached 1.67 mAHD, followed closely by the ‘Pasha Bulker’ flood from June 2007 at 1.65 mAHD. The February 1990 and March 1977 floods also reached 1.6 mAHD.

This animation explores some of the complex estuary and coastal processes that interact when a flood comes, and the unique conditions of Tuggerah Lakes.

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