Australian Rainfall & Runoff

The Unofficial ARR Data Download Site

Guideline books, temporal patterns, reference maps, and project reports.

Unofficial mirror: for official resources visit arr.ga.gov.au or arr-software.org

Guideline Books

The complete ARR 2019 guidelines (Revision 4.2), available as individual books or the full combined PDF.

Book 1 — Scope and Philosophy

PDF · 7.3 MB

Book 2 — Rainfall Estimation

PDF · 14.2 MB

Book 3 — Peak Flow Estimation

PDF · 6.1 MB

Book 4 — Catchment Simulation For Design Flood Estimation

PDF · 9.3 MB

Book 5 — Flood Hydrograph Estimation

PDF · 13.6 MB

Book 6 — Flood Hydraulics

PDF · 32.5 MB

Book 7 — Application of Catchment Modelling Systems

PDF · 3.8 MB

Book 8 — Very Rare To Extreme Floods

PDF · 7.2 MB

Book 9 — Runoff In Urban Areas

PDF · 21.1 MB

Temporal Patterns

Design rainfall temporal patterns by region. Available as standard (point) or areal reduction variants.

Central Slopes (CS)

East Coast North (ECnorth)

East Coast South (ECsouth)

Flat East (FLTeast)

Flat West (FLTwest)

Murray Basin (MB)

Monsoonal North (MN)

Rangelands (R)

Rangelands West (Rwest)

Southern Slopes Mainland (SSmainland)

Southern Slopes Tasmania (SStas)

Wet Tropics (WT)

Cross-Region ZIPs

Rangelands West / Flat West

Rangelands West / Rangelands

Wet Tropics / East Coast North

Wet Tropics / Monsoonal North

Central Slopes (CS)

East Coast North (ECnorth)

East Coast South (ECsouth)

Flat East (FLTeast)

Flat West (FLTwest)

Murray Basin (MB)

Monsoonal North (MN)

Rangelands (R)

Rangelands West (Rwest)

Southern Slopes Mainland (SSmainland)

Southern Slopes Tasmania (SStas)

Wet Tropics (WT)

Cross-Region ZIPs

Rangelands West / Flat West

Rangelands West / Rangelands

Wet Tropics / East Coast North

Wet Tropics / Monsoonal North

Reference Maps

Region boundary maps for ARR design rainfall methods.

Temporal Patterns Regions

PDF · 0.5 MB

ARF Regions

PDF · 0.2 MB

RFFE Regions

PDF · 0.2 MB

Australia Basins Dependence

PDF · 0.6 MB

Project Reports

Research project reports that underpin the ARR guidelines.

Report Size Download
Discussion Paper — Monte Carlo Framework 1.2 MB PDF
Project 2 Stage 2 — Areal Reduction Factors 2.0 MB PDF
Project 3 Stage 3 — Temporal Patterns 5.2 MB PDF
Project 4 Stage 1 — Continuous Rainfall Sequences 2.9 MB PDF
Project 4 Stage 3 — Continuous Rainfall Sequences 1.4 MB PDF
Project 5 Stage 3 — Regional Flood Methods (Database) 1.7 MB PDF
Project 5 Stage 3 — Regional Flood Methods 3.4 MB PDF
Project 6 Stage 2 Phase 3 — Losses (Urban) 15.0 MB PDF
Project 6 Stage 2 Phase 4 — Losses (Combined) 27.0 MB PDF
Project 6 — Final Loss Report 2.6 MB PDF
Project 7 Stage 2 — Baseflow for Catchment Simulation 3.2 MB PDF
Projects 8 & 12 Stage 3 — Very Rare to Extreme Events 22.3 MB PDF
Project 10 Stage 1 — Appropriate Safety Criteria 1.1 MB PDF
Project 13 Stage 3 — Interaction of Coastal and Catchment Flooding 7.8 MB PDF
Project 15 Stage 2 — Two-Dimensional Modelling in Urban Areas 22.4 MB PDF
Project 15 Stage 2 — Buildings Sub-project 10.9 MB PDF
Project 18 Stage 3 — Climate Change Effects on Flood Characteristics 2.9 MB PDF
Project 20 Stage 3 — Risk-Based Design 2.4 MB PDF