Thursday, July 2

5.30pm:

McPherson Media Group will be closing its flood alert blog for today.

Please refer to the useful sites below for further updates on flooding in your area during the evening.

For details of flood impacts check out the Local Flood Guide for your area: Greater Shepparton City Council, Benalla Rural City and Moira Shire Council at https://www.ses.vic.gov.au/plan-and-stay-safe/flood-guides

For information on road closures because of flooding, go to www.traffic.transport.vic.gov.au

People should also use multiple resources to stay informed.

They include:

3.45pm

Goulburn River, at Shepparton

Vic Emergency has warned that as flood water moves along the Goulburn River from the Seymour area, and further rainfall is forecast on Thursday and Friday, river levels in the Goulburn River will start to rise.

In the news we have perhaps all been waiting for, Vic Emergency has announced that low-lying local roads, including Watt Rd between Mooroopna and Kialla, may start to flood, and low bridges may be under water.

However, there has been no announcement on when this could happen.

Low-lying camping areas close to the river may also start to flood.

For more information about flooding in this area, check the Shepparton, Mooroopna and Kialla West Local Flood Guide at www.ses.vic.gov.au/Shepparton+Mooroopna+Kialla+Local+Flood+Guide+LFG

Seven Creeks

Seven Creeks is still sitting at minor flood level in Euroa and Vic Emergency has said it is now likely to remain above minor flood level of 2.5m until Friday afternoon.

It peaked at Euroa on Wednesday at 3.37m, before starting to drop.

At 12.54pm on Thursday, Seven Creeks was sitting at 2.84m at Euroa.

At the minor flood level of 2.5m at Euroa, the Euroa Caravan Park, Rotary Park and park area around the memorial oval and bowls club may start to be impacted by water, according to Vic Emergency.

Strathbogie has also seen renewed minor flooding today.

Vic Emergency has also revised its timings for river levels at Kialla West.

It is now saying the Seven Creeks at Kialla West may reach around the minor flood level of 4.5m on Saturday morning, rather than Friday which had previously been anticipated.

12.10am

Journalist Billie Davern has sent us through some photos of the Goulburn River at Seymour this morning.

11.45am

Goulburn River

The Goulburn River at Seymour has reached minor flood level this morning.

At 11am it was sitting at 3.91m, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

At Murchison, the Goulburn River was sitting steady at 6.67m at 11.11am – below flood level.

At Shepparton it was sitting at 5.22m and rising at 11am. This is also below flood level.

Seven Creeks

The Seven Creeks at Euroa was still at minor flood level on Thursday morning, sitting steady at 2.85m at 10.42am, according to the Bureau of Meteorology river levels data.

The most recent advice issued by Vic Emergency at 1.04am today said that it peaked there at 3.37m on Wednesday, with minor flooding occurring.

It is likely to remain above minor flood level of 2.5m on Thursday morning, according to Vic Emergency.

Minor flooding is still occurring in the Seven Creeks at Strathbogie on Thursday morning.

Downstream of Euroa, the Seven Creeks at Kialla West may exceed the minor flood level of 4.5m on Friday afternoon, and further rises are possible.

If minor flooding does happen in Kialla West, Mitchell Rd may flood between the Goulburn Valley Hwy and Archer St.

At 11am Thursday, Seven Creeks at Kialla West was sitting below flood level at 2.53m.

Water storage levels

Major storages on the Murray and Goulburn catchments are at a relatively low level.

As of Thursday, Eildon was holding 43 per cent of capacity, Dartmouth was holding 67 per cent and the Hume dam, 36 per cent.

Lower storages like Goulburn Weir were at 95 per cent, and the Waranga Basin 73 per cent.

11.25am

Goulburn River, from Goulburn Weir to Shepparton

Vic Emergency is continuing its flood advice for campers along the edge of the Goulburn River from Goulburn Weir to Shepparton.

Goulburn Murray Water is releasing water from the Goulburn Weir, which will result in the river continuing to rise quickly.

However, river levels with the planned releases should stay within the river channel and below the minor flood level.

Vic emergency says campers and visitors close to the river should relocate to higher banks away from the river’s edge and closely monitor conditions over the next few days.

Low-lying camping spots along on the Goulburn River may become inundated or isolated as the river continues to rise today.

Low-lying access tracks to the river and camping areas may flood and affect moving around the area.

Riverine flooding of roads, towns and homes is not expected during this warning period.

The situation is being monitored closely and further warnings will be issued if conditions change.

Shepparton storm

Journalist Hailey Wight has spoken to Shepparton Search and Rescue president Nacole Standfield this morning about that storm last night.

Ms Standfield told her the unit responded to four call-outs overnight in the Shepparton area, with multiple trees brought down between 10.30pm and 1am.

Three of the incidents were relatively minor, however a large gum tree that fell on Union Rd was a more significant job.

Ms Standfield said the team has also attended two call-outs for fallen trees this morning.

11am

Strathbogie Shire road closures

There are several road closures in Strathbogie Shire due to flooding.

According to the VicTraffic website, closed roads are:

For more information on road closures throughout the state, you can visit Search | VicTraffic

10.45am

Journalist Billie Davern spoke to VicSES Seymour unit controller Christine Welsh this morning.

She was told that as of 6am this morning, the unit had attended 15 local incidents last night.

She said, since then, the unit had attended a further four or five incidents.

One of the incidents was to a tree that had fallen on Emily St at Seymour.

10.30am

Road closures around the Seymour area

There are a number of road closures around the Seymour region due to water on the roads.

The Mitchell Shire said the following roads are closed to traffic:

Here's council's list of closed roads:

Some roads in that region have re-opened since yesterday.

To see all the roads that have closed in Mitchell Sire, visit the council’s website at Current emergencies — flood | Current emergencies | Mitchell Shire Council

10.15am

Welcome to the McPherson Media Group’s blog about today’s weather and river alerts for Thursday, July 2.

Last night there were storms around the region, but they did not bring as much rain as you may have thought.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Shepparton recorded only 9.8mm of rain in the 24 hours until 9am today.

Much of that fell in the 20 minutes between 9.40pm and 10pm.

The Seven Creeks at Strathbogie recorded 25.6mm in the 24 hours until 9am, while Seymour saw 15.2mm.

Goulburn River

Renewed flooding is possible at Seymour this morning, according to Vic Emergency.

The Goulburn River at Seymour peaked at 4.97 m around 01.15am on Wednesday July 1, with minor flooding.

The river had dropped yesterday, but at 9.45am today it was at 3.74m and rising at Seymour, below the minor flood level.

Vic Emergency says the Goulburn River at Seymour may exceed the minor flood level of 3.80m on Thursday morning.

Further rises are possible with forecast rain.

Yea River, King Parrot Creek, Sunday Creek, Hughes Creek

According to Vic Emergency, river levels are elevated along the Yea River, with the river around the minor flood level at Yea.

River levels are also elevated along the King Parrot Creek and Sunday Creek, while there has been renewed minor flooding is occurring along the Hughes Creek at Tarcombe Rd.

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