Water Modelling Data for a Without Development Scenario

A model scenario created by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to simulate river conditions with minimal human development. This scenario, sometimes called a 'natural case', is useful for understanding how human water uses have altered natural flows. The data is available via PDF and ARCGIS REST SERVICE formats.

Use Cases

• Quantifying human impact on river flows based on the without development model scenario.
• Establishing baseline flow conditions for environmental planning based on the simulated natural state.
• Comparing current water availability against a modelled pre-development scenario.

Strengths

• Model scenario is explicitly defined as a 'without development' case for impact analysis.
• Data is provided by a government environmental department, suggesting official provenance.

Limitations

• 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

Collection Method

Modelled scenario created by adjusting a current conditions model to remove water users and infrastructure.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:18:44.512600; freshness should be verified.