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Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - Murray River upstream of Hume Weir
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
This flood warning covers both the Victorian and New South Wales
parts of the Murray River catchment upstream of Lake Hume.
Minor Flood Warning for the Murray River upstream of Lake Hume
Issued at 4:56 pm EDT on Monday 15 November 2010
by the Bureau of Meteorology, Victorian Regional Office
During the weekend, rainfall totals of 30 to 90 mm were recorded in the Upper
Murray catchment. No significant rainfall has been forecast for overnight
Monday into Tuesday.
Weekend rainfall caused stream rises and minor flooding in the Upper Murray
catchment. Upstream sites are now receding, however further rises are expected
in the lower parts of the Upper Murray catchment with minor flooding expected
around Jingellic during Tuesday.
Upstream of Jingellic
Snowy Hydro advise that releases from Khancoban Storage are at 112 m3/s (Minor
Flood Level 113 m3/s) and are expected to remain at this rate overnight Monday
into Tuesday.
The Murray River at Biggara peaked at 1.95 metres (Minor Flood Level 2.0
metres) late Sunday evening. The river is currently at 1.58 metres and falling.
High stream levels are expected to continue around and downstream of Biggara
overnight Monday into Tuesday.
The Murray River at Bringenbrong peaked at 3.41 metres (Moderate Flood Level
3.4 metres) late Sunday evening. The river is currently at 2.83 metres (Minor
Flood Level 3.0 metres) and falling. High stream levels are expected to
continue around and downstream of Bringenbrong overnight Monday into Tuesday.
Jingellic
The Murray River at Jingellic is currently at 3.23 metres (Minor Flood Level
4.0 metres) and rising slowly. The river is expected to exceed the minor flood
level during Tuesday. Initial indications are that a peak above the minor flood
level is likely late Tuesday into Wednesday.
In the interests of community safety the SES suggests following precautions:
* Don't walk, ride or drive through floodwater,
* Don't allow children to play in floodwater,
* Stay away from waterways and stormwater drains, and
* Keep well clear of fallen power lines
Current Emergency Information is available at http://www.ses.vic.gov.au
For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
Current Road and Traffic Information is available at the VicRoads website:
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/trafficalerts
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts
Next Issue:
The next Flood Warning will be issued around 10:30 AM Tuesday 16 November 2010.
Latest River Heights:
Murray R. at Biggara 1.58m falling 01:48 PM MON 15/11/10
Murray R. at Bringenbrong 2.83m falling 04:08 PM MON 15/11/10
Corryong Ck. at Towong 1.71m falling 02:30 PM MON 15/11/10
Tooma R. at Pinegrove 3.32m steady 03:00 PM MON 15/11/10
Cudgewa Ck. at Berringama 1.68m rising 10:28 AM MON 15/11/10
Cudgewa Ck. at Cudgewa North 0.92m steady 02:30 PM MON 15/11/10
Murray R. at Jingellic 3.23m steady 02:30 PM MON 15/11/10
Jingellic Ck at Jingellic 1.49m rising 03:00 PM MON 15/11/10
Tallangatta Ck. at McCallums 1.06m steady 02:30 PM MON 15/11/10
Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, River Height and Rainfall information are
available on the Bureau of Meteorology web site at
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/flood/. Flood Warnings and Flood Watches for
Victorian Catchments are available on: Telephone Weather Service No. 1300
659217.