Bellarine Peninsula Coastal Inundation Model with 0.2m Sea Level Rise

The Bellarine Peninsula and Greater Geelong area in Victoria, Australia, is covered by a dynamic inundation model for a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability coastal inundation event. The model assumes a 0.2 meter sea level rise and was created in 2016 for specific study areas including Barwon Heads, Breamlea, Newcomb, and Queenscliff. It was produced by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and includes attributes for maximum depth, velocity, and water surface elevation.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal flood extent based on the 1% Annual Exceedance Probability scenario
• Assessing flood hazard severity based on maximum depth and velocity attributes
• Planning for sea level rise adaptation based on the 0.2m rise assumption
• Comparing inundation impacts across different study areas like Barwon Heads and Queenscliff

Strengths

• Model includes specific physical impact attributes: maximum depth (m), maximum velocity (m/s), and maximum water surface elevation (mAHD)
• Focuses on four defined study areas: Barwon Heads / Lake Connewarre, Breamlea, Newcomb, and Queenscliff / Lakers Cutting
• Assumptions and limitations are documented in project reports available on the Our Coast website

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific local coastal hazard assessment

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Dynamic inundation modelling

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:20:37.195013; freshness should be verified

Geography

Bellarine Peninsula and Greater Geelong area, Victoria, Australia