FLOOD01798

• County: Statewide
• Title: Australian Rainfall and Runoff 1998, Revision of Book VI - Estimation of Large to Extreme Floods
• Date: 11/28/1998
• Prepared By: Rory Nathan, Sinclair Knight Merz
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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