Historic flood extent for West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions.

## **Abstract** \n\nThis dataset was supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and is presented here as originally supplied. Metadata was not provided and has been compiled by the Bioregional Assessment Programme based on known details at the time of acquisition.\n\n\n\nThe data provide comes from the Victorian Flood Database and includes 1 in 100 year events, and historical flood events. This shows the extent and duration of the flooding in areas in the Gippsland Basin, particularly, around the Gippsland Lakes. These flooding events provide episodic recharge to the groundwater system and are used to provide information about groundwater recharge for the groundwater model.\n\n## **Purpose** \n\nIllustrate the extent of flooding at different periods in Gippsland\n\n## **Dataset History** \n\nData is sourced from the Victorian Flood Database, covering both West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions. The data used shows the historic extent of major floods in the Gippsland Basin.\n\n## **Dataset Citation** \n\nVictorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (2015) Historic flood extent for West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMA regions.. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 05 October 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/00d5b6be-144b-410b-8289-5bf40b0a1ee6.