Australian Rainfall and Runoff: A guide to flood estimation

The Australian Rainfall and Runoff Guidelines aim to provide the best available information on design flood estimation in a manner suitable for use by Australian practitioners with varying levels of knowledge about the design flood problem, flood processes, and engineering hydrology. Professional engineers and planners, particularly those within local government, are encouraged to make the most of this valuable resource.

With nationwide applicability, balancing the varied climates of Australia, the information and the approaches presented in Australian Rainfall and Runoff are essential for policy decisions and projects involving:

• infrastructure such as roads, rail, airports, bridges, dams, stormwater and sewer systems;
• town planning;
• mining;
• developing flood management plans for urban and rural communities;
• flood warnings and flood emergency management;​
• operation of regulated river systems; and
• prediction of extreme flood levels.

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