BARWON RIVER - MINOR TO MODERATE FLOOD WARNING

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales



MINOR TO MODERATE FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE BARWON RIVER AT MUNGINDI
Issued at 9:39 AM on Friday the 1st of October 2010

Flood Warning Number: 15
 
The river level at Mungindi was falling very slowly at 6.06 metres at 9:00am Friday morning, which is slightly below its minor flood level. Another minor to moderate flood peak is expected there during the second week of October due to renewed rises upstream in the Weir and Macintyre Rivers.
 

Predicted River Heights/Flows:

 Mungindi - reach 6.7 metres around 9 October with minor to moderate
            flooding
          - at this stage it is too early to assess if this will be
            the peak

Warnings are current for the Lower Macintyre and Weir Rivers in Qld. See http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ for more details.
 
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
 
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately.
 
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/

Next Issue:
This warning will be renewed by 10am Monday 04/10/10.

Latest River Heights:

Macintyre R at Boggabilla         4.04m steady  06:15 AM FRI 01/10/10
Macintyre R at Goondiwindi *      4.42m falling 08:00 AM FRI 01/10/10
Barwon R at Mungindi              6.06m steady  09:00 AM FRI 01/10/10

For latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/