River levels drop

By Gregor Mactaggart

Oct 30, 2022

Change: The level of the Murray River at Echuca Moama has dropped in recent days. Photo by Steve Huntley

The Murray River level at Echuca-Moama is dropping.

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The peak of 94.98m AHD (from sea level) arrived on Wednesday last week.

As of 10am Sunday, the level had dropped to 94.85m AHD, 13cm below the peak.

A major flood warning does remain in place across the region due to Bureau of Meteorology predictions the Murray River at Echuca-Moama may remain above the major flood level (94.4m AHD) until November 5 or 6.

The Murray River at Torrumbarry was 7.84m at 11am Sunday.

A moderate flood warning is in place for the Campaspe River at Echuca.

The bureau said forecast rainfall from Sunday night into the first few days of this week is likely to see renewed rises throughout the Campaspe River catchment.

At 9.30am Sunday, the Campaspe River was 94.57m AHD and steady.

Major flood warnings remain in place for Wharparilla in the areas of Glyn Rd and O’Dwyer Rd.

By Gregor Mactaggart

Gregor Mactaggart is the editor of the Riverine Herald.