Drainage Management Plans
Drainage Management plans are provided to ensure an efficient drainage network which provides capacity for stormwater discharge and minimises flooding risk from major rainfall events.
Drainage Management plans
Blackfellows Creek Drainage Management Plan (2.7 MB)
This report provides Council with a Drainage Management Plan for Blackfellows Creek, specifically with regard to managing potential changes in the flood profile as result of development in the catchment.
Cairns CBD Management Plan (4.0 MB)
The purpose of this Cairns CBD drainage management plan is to analyse the complex stormwater behaviour in this area.
Collinson Creek (3.2 MB)
This report was aimed at finding solutions to the flooding problems experienced between Mt Peter Road and just downstream of the Badilla Street cul-de-sac.
Deadmans Gully (4.0 MB)
The Deadmans Gully catchment varies from steep rainforest covered slopes on the eastern side of the Macalister range to a relatively flat coastal plain.
Freshwater Creek Management Plan (3.6 MB)
Management of the creek and catchment is to be achieved through five management systems which together aim to protect the ecological, water quality and recreation values of the area as well as identifying flood-prone land.
Lake Placid Caravonica and Kamerunga (1.7 MB)
The suburbs of Caravonica and Kamerunga are located adjacent to Lake Placid in the upper western portion of the Barron River Delta, north of the Cairns CBD area.
O'Learys Creek Drainage study (4.3 MB)
The primary objective of the study was to better evaluate the hydrology and hydraulics of O'Learys Creak and Mackey Creek.
Palm Cove Management Plan (845.4 KB)
Phase 1 of the Palm Cove Drainage Management Report.
Should you wish to obtain a copy of a Drainage Managament Plan that is not listed above, please email TownPlanner@cairns.qld.gov.au.