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Stranraer Flood Protection Scheme: a Case Study Stranraer Flood Protection Scheme: A case Study Juan Fernandez, Simon McGee, Alasdair Fraser Mouchel 4th International Symposium on Flood Defence: The Beta Centre Managing Flood Risk, Reliability and Vulnerability Stirling University Innovation Park Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 6-8, 2008 Stirling, FK9 4NF Scotland, UK 0 Introduction - Stranraer is located in South West Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway Council - Population of around 13,000 - Ferry port connection - Historical flooding issues - October 2000 event - Scottish Water and Council competences - Drainage Area Plan Stranraer October 2000 flooding around the Sheuchan Burn Stranraer Location 1 Stranraer Watercourses - Black Stank -Town Burn - Laundry Burn - Sheuchan Burn - Surface water sewers Stranraer watercourses 2 Data Gathering -Site visits - Topographic survey - Watercourse survey - Floodplain survey - Structural survey -3D survey - CCTV survey - DAP survey - Manhole survey Stranraer topography - Pumping Station survey - CCTV survey -CSO survey Stills from Millburn Court CCTV Survey (John Bunting, EEC - 7 July 2005) 3 Data Gathering -Hydrology - Rainfall data from 4 raingauges (MET office, 2000) - Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) methodology - Climate Change (Price and McKenna, 2003) - Extreme sea-water levels for Stranraer (HR Wallingford, 2002) - Joint probability assessment (DEFRA, 2006) Current Estimated Peak Flows (m3/s) Return Period Extreme water Return Period (year) 2.33 5 10 25 50 100 200 500 (years) level (m AOD) Black Stank 3.16 4.38 5.24 6.66 7.83 8.98 10.35 12.48 1 2.65 Town Burn 1.26 1.62 1.88 2.22 2.4 2.53 2.65 2.81 10 3.00 Reach B 1.09 1.58 1.89 2.34 2.81 3.27 3.82 4.68 25 3.14 Sheuchan Burn Reach A 1.06 1.57 1.89 2.36 2.75 3.21 3.77 4.63 50 3.23 Whole 2.5 3.66 4.39 5.46 6.42 7.51 8.78 10.76 100 3.38 Laundry Burn 1.22 1.82 2.21 2.77 3.26 3.73 4.37 5.35 250 3.52 Estimated Peak Flows (m3/s) for Stranraer Watercourses Extreme Water Levels for Stranraer 4 Hydraulic Modelling - Combination of different hydraulic software packages - HEC-RAS (1D – open watercourses) - InfoWorks CS (1D – long culverts and drainage system) - MIKE21 (2D – overland flow) - Watercourses and sewage system interactions - Water depths were predicted at every single flooded property 5 Hydraulic Modelling – Upper Town Burn - Highly modified - Wholly culverted - CCTV survey - InfoWorks Modelling - Draining assessment - Outputs for 1D/2D 37.0 35.0 33.0 31.0 29.0 27.0 25.0 23.0 m AD 21.0 19.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 11.0 MH9N MH9J MH9L MH9W MH9V MH9U MH9T MH9S MH9R MH9Q MH9P 9.0 m 70 136 220 300 333 403 452 500 562 628 762 809 899 1034 1062 1142 1220 12851307 1343 Link MH9X.1 MH9W.1 MH9V.1 MH9U.1 MH9T.1 MH9S.1 MH9R.1 MH9Q.1 - MH9N.1 - - MH9K.1 MH9L.1 05599901.1 06590901.1 - - 06591819.1 MH14.1 06602005.1 - - - - width (mm) 375 375 375 450 600 750 750 750 - 750 900 900 900 900 1050 1200 - - 1200 1200 1400 1200 - - - us inv (m AD) 34.900 29.990 23.290 16.650 14.380 13.860 13.430 13.260 - 12.880 - 12.716 12.410 11.965 11.802 11.380 - - 10.659 10.267 10.105 - - - - ds inv (m AD) 29.990 23.290 16.650 14.380 13.860 13.430 13.260 13.040 - 12.790 - 12.510 11.965 11.802 11.380 10.670 - - 10.267 10.105 9.970 - - - - pf c (m3/s) 0.471 0.567 0.497 0.486 0.769 0.749 0.600 0.743 - 0.434 - 1.163 1.060 1.060 1.827 2.683 - - 2.661 1.732 2.951 - - - - Node MH9X MH9W MH9V MH9U MH9T MH9S MH9R MH9Q MH9PMH9N - - MH9J MH9K MH9L 05599901 06590901 06591804 - - MH14 06602005 - - - - ground (m AD) 36.745 33.865 25.623 19.310 16.513 16.312 16.434 16.464 - - - - - 15.190 14.484 14.802 13.560 13.079 - 13.280 12.993 13.255 12.250 - - - 6 Upper Town Burn inlets and profile Hydraulic Modelling – Upper Town Burn 2D -Detailed topographic survey -Data Processing to get 3D model 3D model and survey data gathered for the Ochtralure area -MIKE21 HD module -Manhole spills (from InfoWorks) -Assessment of several scenarios and return periods -Appropriate Manning numbers and grid size 2D model Ochtralure 1:200 year results 7 Hydraulic Modelling – Black Stank and Town Burn -Topographic survey -Structures survey -Output from Upper Town Burn IW model -HEC-RAS modelling of both watercourses -Lateral structures definition -Peak flow in Town Burn caused by the Black Stank Town Burn Black Stank Black Stank Flowing Into Town Burn (B. 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