Turo Creek flood options

Flood mitigation options for Turo Creek, Pretty Beach, have been recommended to Gosford Council's floodplain management committee.

A report to council stated that the mitigation options were discussed extensively with the committee members.

Revised flood modelling with new tailwater levels for Brisbane Water from the Brisbane Water Estuary Processes Study were also presented to the committee.

They showed the affect on various design flood profiles, especially in the lower reaches of the creek.

The committee was told that a flood study for Brisbane Water would soon commence which might affect the tailwater level in the future.

A draft of the floodplain management study would be reviewed and discussed at a further meeting before its public exhibition.

The report said that additional work involved modifying the Turo Creek flood model due to the revised tailwater level for Brisbane Water has required an increase in the cost of the overall study from $42,790 up to $47,780.

Council agenda FM.002, October 4