Important, please be aware of the assumptions and limitations of flood maps. For further information refer to the Learn about flooding link on this page. Limits of flooding shown on this map are not a boundary between flood prone and flood free land.

To view a flood map you can either:

  1. Click on a study name in the right hand column and click on one of the layers for that study. When the Auto Zoom Map box is ticked, the map will automatically zoom to the extent of the selected map layer, or
  2. Use the search features (in the boxes directly above and right of the map) and either type in an address or choose a council area or suburb. Click on any point of the map and a text box will appear with flood studies at or nearby that location.

The absence of flood studies (or maps) at a location does not mean there is no flood risk. When a location is queried and a text box appears stating 'no study data available at this location', it may be that:

  1. no maps are available at the location. This may be because the area has not been the focus of a flood study or that other flood studies may exist but are not currently available on the Flood Awareness Map
  2. the location is not affected by the map (or scenario) displayed, but could be by a larger scenario or flood event.

Predicted flood depth is available for some flood map layers by clicking on a location on the map.

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  1. Any use, reliance, interpretation, copying or reproduction of any information available on this website is at your sole risk and responsibility. Without limiting the previous sentence, to the extent that you use information found on this website to inform insurance decisions about a particular property, you do so at your sole risk.
  2. The information on this website has been compiled by the Government of South Australia using available resources at the time of production. Floodplain maps included on this website have been provided by local government authorities (Councils) and other organisations.
  3. All information on this website is provided for information purposes only for members of the public.
  4. If you rely on the information on this website you are responsible for ensuring by independent verification its accuracy, currency or completeness.
  5. The Government of South Australia assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of information within this website.
  6. Councils assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of floodplain maps on this website.
  7. The Government of South Australia reserves the right to remove, modify or update any information provided on this website at any time without notice.
  8. This website is not designed to, and will not, depict real-time information about a flood. In the event of a flood, please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology, the State Emergency Service and Alert SA websites for emergency information.
  9. You should contact the relevant Council for information about flood risk at specific sites or queries about specific floodplain maps.
  10. Flood studies and mapping such as those used on this website are based on an imprecise science which may involve unstable and/or unpredictable variables and as such, is limited in its accuracy and applicability.
  11. The absence of data on this website for an area of South Australia does not mean that flood risk is absent in this area. Such locations may still be at risk from flood, but mapping is unavailable or has yet to be undertaken/completed for this area.
  12. The flood studies used in the creation of this website differ in their purpose, time of creation, author and the parameters used to produce the study. Each study on this website is therefore different in the level of accuracy, detail and type of data they contain.
  13. The risk of flood at any given location is dynamic and will vary from a number of factors including, but not limited to: type of flooding, intensity, frequency and duration of rainfall experienced, time of flooding, weather factors including catchment soil moisture content, new building development and changes to or unforseen factors associated with water management infrastructure. Due to this, while the information presented on this website attempts to represent what may be experienced during a flood, actual flood events may differ substantially.
  14. The information displayed on this website does not represent historical flood events which have impacted South Australia. This website does not provide a forecast or prediction of future flood events or provide advice or warnings about future floods that may occur.
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