#120 Probable Maximum Flood (PMF)

Register for the 3hr On-demand Course on hydrology guidelines for Extreme Events: Register for upcoming free webinars and online training: Additional resources: ***Chapters*** 00:00 - Introductions 04:07 - What is the PMF 12:21 - Factors influencing the PMF 18:01 - PMP and AEP 24:49 - Envelope Curves 29:10 - Palaeofloods 34:41 - Designing for PMF 42:40 - Additional resources 44:39 - Q&A 55:22 - Wrap-up & further training ***Description*** Rory Nathan @Uni of Melbourne, Daryl Lam @Water Technology and Krey Price @Surface Water Solutions explore what is the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) and should we be designing for it? The PMF has long been used as a bookend for a worst-case scenario. In concept, the PMF is the largest flood resulting from a combination of severe meteorological and hydrological conditions that could reasonably be expected to occur. Can we expect to