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Flood risk in Duleek

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  • 04-11-2014 1:41pm
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    Dublinso
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi

    We are looking at a house in Duleek in Oakleigh and have been made aware that the area is a flood risk. Does anyone have more information on the flooding in Duleek? Areas effected, last flood incident, remedial work completed, Was Oakleigh ever effected by flooding? What is current risk of flooding in the area?

    Any information at all will be great and much appreciated.


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    Newgrange Warrior
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭Newgrange Warrior


    Best check here
    http://www.floodmaps.ie/


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    Dublinso
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Dublinso


    Thanks. I've been on the flood map website but can't get information specific to Oakleigh


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    adelcrowsmel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭adelcrowsmel


    Dublinso wrote: »
    Thanks. I've been on the flood map website but can't get information specific to Oakleigh

    Your best bet would be to contact the OPW directly and/or Meath county Council and get talking to someone to see if any work has been doen in the area to minimise the risk of flooding. Have a look at the cfram.ie website - it seems like Duleek was covered in the FEM Fram pilot study looking at the maps - worth having a read there


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    Aidan Harney
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭Aidan Harney


    There is a link that I cannot post as I am a new user.
    Super.
    Google maps dot opw dot ie. but put a dot where I have written dot.
    There is a website with that name giving OPW maps and data.

    zoom in on Duleek - find the bit you are on about.

    Different shades of blue represent different AEPs (probabilities).
    Lots at risk for the 0.1% AEP or 1 in 1000 year event.
    Lots at risk for the 1% AEP or 1 in 100 year event, but way way less than the 0.1% as there is a scheme in Duleek built by the OPW and the Standard of protection for that scheme is to the 1% AEP.

    You are lucky to have this information as this represents predictive flood risk.
    Normally you only get historical flood risk - on floodmaps dot ie (again, cant post the actual name!! super)
    OPW are working towards getting this standard of predictive flood risk mapping for the main areas at risk as soon as possible - go to www dot cfram dot ie for more info.
    again - put dots rather than writing dots. super.
    Duleek happened to be in the FEMFRAM pilot study so is done early.

    Hope all that helps you make an informed decision.


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    Aidan Harney
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭Aidan Harney


    There is a link that I cannot post as I am a new user.
    Super.
    Google the words (maps dot opw dot ie) but put a dot where I have written dot.
    There is a website with that name giving OPW maps and data.

    zoom in on Duleek - find the bit you are on about.

    Different shades of blue represent different AEPs (probabilities).
    Lots at risk for the 0.1% AEP or 1 in 1000 year event.
    Lots at risk for the 1% AEP or 1 in 100 year event, but way way less than the 0.1% as there is a scheme in Duleek built by the OPW and the Standard of protection for that scheme is to the 1% AEP.

    You are lucky to have this information as this represents predictive flood risk.
    Normally you only get historical flood risk - on floodmaps dot ie (again, cant post the actual name!! super)
    OPW are working towards getting this standard of predictive flood risk mapping for the main areas at risk as soon as possible - go to www dot cfram dot ie for more info.
    again - put dots rather than writing dots. super.
    Duleek happened to be in the FEMFRAM pilot study as said above so is done early.

    Hope all that helps you make an informed decision.


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    Aidan Harney
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭Aidan Harney


    below


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    Aidan Harney
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭Aidan Harney


    sorry about all the rubbish posts above, tried to edit the first one, then tried to delete it, but managed to throw up three posts, make it four after this one.
    Will get more savvy, hope you can extract the information from (all) the posts.


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