Inundation Report Bellarine Peninsula - Corio Bay Local Coastal Hazard Assessment

Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose
Context of the Hazard Study
Aims & Objectives
Legislative Framework
Project Partners
Project Methodology
Scope of this document
Literature Review and Available Data
Previous Studies
Key documents
Coastal Processes
Flooding
Geology and Geomorphology
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Key Data Sets
Coastal Processes & Environment Review
Evolution of the Bellarine Peninsula
Contemporary Processes
Tides
Wind
Currents
Waves
Storm Surge
Bathymetry
Sediments
Sediment transport
Climate Change
Sea-Level Rise
Inundation Hazard Assessment
Hydrodynamic modelling
Durations of storm-tide events
Static Inundation Modelling
Uncertainty
Interpreting the Hazard Results
Trigger Points
Prediction of Inundation Events
Warning and prediction of storm-tide
Duration of inundation events
Study Investigations
Compartments
Identification of Hazards and Determining Priority
Modelling Approaches
Determination of Design Conditions
Storm-Tide Levels
Wave Climate
Catchment flows
Joint Probability
Hazard Definitions
Results by Location
Compartment 1: Breamlea to Blue Rocks
Methodology - Inundation Hazard Assessment
Results
Implications for Coastal Management
Further investigations & recommendations
Further studies
Compartment 2: Blue Rocks to Barwon Estuary
Compartment 3: Barwon Heads, Barwon Estuary and Lake Connewarre
Methodology and modelling
Results
Implications for Coastal Management
Further investigations and recommendations
Further studies
Compartment 4: Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale
Compartment 5: Point Lonsdale to Point Edwards
Locations Overview
Methodology - Inundation and Overtopping Hazard Assessments
Results
Implications for Coastal Management
Further investigations & recommendations
Further studies
Compartment 6: Point Edwards to Portarlington
Locations Overview
Methodology - Inundation Hazard Assessment
Results
Implications for Coastal Management
Indented Head to Portarlington
Further investigations
Further studies
Compartment 7: Portarlington to Point Henry
Location Overview
Inundation Hazard Assessment
Implications for Coastal Management
Further investigations & recommendations
Further studies
Compartment 8: Stingaree Bay to Geelong
Location Overview
Inundation Hazard Assessment
Results
Implications for coastal management
Further investigations & recommendations
Further studies
Compartment 9: North Corio Bay to Point Wilson
Inundation Hazard Assessment
Implications for coastal management
Further investigations
Further studies
Conclusions
Overview
Key Findings
Compartment 1: Breamlea to Blue Rocks
Compartment 2: Blue Rocks to Barwon Estuary
Compartment 3: Barwon Heads, Barwon Estuary and Lake Connewarre
Compartment 4: Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale
Compartment 5: Point Lonsdale to Point Edwards
Compartment 6: Point Edwards to Portarlington
Compartment 7: Portarlington to Point Henry
Compartment 8: Stingaree Bay to Geelong (South Corio)
Compartment 9: North Corio Bay to Point Wilson
Area wide management recommendations
Further Work to Fill Data Gaps
Further Coastal Management Studies
References
References
Glossary