Property Flooding Information Summary

Lake Macquarie City Council's free Property Flooding Information tool provides a printable summary of the flood hazard for a specified property (lot) in Lake Macquarie City and possible effects on the specified property from flooding and tidal inundation.

The tool information includes:

• Details of the possible effects on the specified property from flooding and tidal inundation
• Predicted sea level rises
• Floor level information
• Ground surface levels at the site measured by LiDAR
• Floor levels of buildings (where available)
• Predicted flood levels derived from completed flood studies
• Static map showing the property, including high hazard areas, contour levels measured by LiDAR, and orthophoto details of any existing buildings
• Where the lot is affected by flooding from both the Lake Macquarie Waterway, and flooding from watercourses within the catchment, information is provided on flooding from both sources.

If your property covers more than one Lot you will need to check each Lot individually. The highest flood level on any of the subject Lots applies.

Both the free property flooding information tool and Council issued Flood Certificate or Flood/Tidal Inundation Certificate will not provide Complying Development Certificate (CDC) requirements:

1. a flood storage area
2. a floodway area
3. a flow path
4. a high hazard area
5. a high risk area.

Private Certifiers will need to either make their own considered judgement on the CDC flooding questions or, engage an appropriate consulting engineer to do the assessments.

Information is only available where Council has undertaken a detailed Flood Study and/or Floodplain Risk Management Plan. It is based on the information held by Lake Macquarie City Council at the time of issue.