NSW Murray-Darling Basin Floodplain Management Plans with Boundaries and Zones

Floodplain management units within in-force plans across the Murray-Darling Basin in New South Wales. The dataset includes boundaries, management zones, and ecological assets derived from plans gazetted under the NSW Water Management Act 2000. It is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and was last updated on 2026-04-14.

Use Cases

• Determine applicable floodplain management rules for a specific location based on management zone boundaries.
• Identify flood-dependent ecological assets for conservation planning within declared floodplain areas.
• Analyze spatial coverage and overlap of floodplain management plans across the Murray-Darling Basin.
• Support regulatory compliance and decision-making by referencing the spatial extent of gazetted plans.

Strengths

• Data is derived from legally gazetted plans under the NSW Water Management Act 2000.
• Plans have a defined 10-year operational term, providing a clear temporal context.
• Includes three key spatial feature types: floodplain boundaries, management zones, and ecological assets.

Limitations

• The dataset carries a disclaimer regarding accuracy and currency, with the published Ministerial instrument being the authoritative source.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; northern valley data originally developed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

Collection Method

Collated from gazetted Floodplain Management Plans under the NSW Water Management Act 2000.

Time Range

Plans are in place for 10 years and may be amended within that time.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 19:19:14.054628; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Murray-Darling Basin in New South Wales, Australia.