Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2024 - March 2024
8 March 2024
This document contains a strategic flood risk assessment for the Cairngorms National Park, dated 11 April 2024, created by Dan Harris. The assessment aims to inform local development plans by identifying areas at risk of flooding, considering climate change impacts, and integrating flood risk management plans. It follows guidance from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and includes stakeholder engagement. The document summarizes flood hazards within the National Park by catchment area (River Spey, River Dee, River Don, River Tay) and considers factors like flood history, natural flood management, reservoir inundation, and beaver translocation. The assessment also identifies potentially vulnerable areas such as Aviemore, Ballater, and Newtonmore, and details flood incidents, management strategies, and community actions. Appendices provide historic flood incidents and a bibliography.
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This document contains a hydrological and modelling study of a 15km stretch of the River Spey, conducted by Kaya Consulting for the Spey Catchment Initiative. The study aims to understand river flows, create a model of the river, map flood areas, and suggest ways to restore the floodplain. The study involved getting information from the local community, surveying the land, and reviewing existing data, historical information and climate change data. A key part of the study is creating a computer model of the river to predict flooding and help identify areas for restoration. The report presents five potential restoration options, including floodplain scrapes and reconnection of old river bends, and considers the impact of dredging, sediment management, and dam operations, also includes photographs, maps, graphs and other technical information.
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This document contains the Kingussie Flood Study which looks at flooding in Kingussie, Scotland, which has been affected by the River Spey and Gynack Burn. The Highland Council (THC) commissioned AECOM to understand the baseline flood risks and associated damages, taking into account previous studies and the construction of a hydropower scheme on Loch Gynack. The study uses hydraulic modeling to identify areas at risk from flooding, considering both current day and climate change scenarios, as well as analyzing the impact of sediment deposition and potential mitigation measures like bridge blockages. It examines the joint probability of high water levels in both the River Spey and Gynack Burn, and assesses the sensitivity of the model to various parameters such as flow, roughness, and bridge parameters. The study recommends a sediment transport study as a next step.
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