Latest news on the river.

[dfiant]

To give some sort of perspective, someone mention the Bangledesh monsoonal floods.

Bangledesh Area = 147,570 sq km (56,977 sq mi)
Australian Area = 7,617,930 sq km (2,941,299 sq mi)
The state of New South Wales Area = 809,444 sq km (312,528 sq mi)
The state of Queensland Area = 1,852,642 sq km (715,309 sq mi)
France area = 674,843 sq km (260,558 sq mi)
Sweden Area = 449,964 sq km (173,745 sq mi)
US State of Texas area = 696,241 sq km (268,581 sq mi)

2-3 weeks ago approximately 80% of Queensland was impacted by floods. This flood water moves South through New South Wales and into Victoria and South Australia. The entire journey to the southern sea takes about 4-6 weeks.

So all that water from the Queensland floods is making its way through NSW now and on top of all that flood water, parts of NSW are experiencing rain of over 200mm (8 Inches) in a 24 hour period.

Right now there is 75 % of NSW affected by flooding, so that means 600 000 sq km (230 000 sq mi), 3 times the size of Bangledesh, almost the size of Texas and France is experiencing floods. If this water were to be transefered to Europe, the entire land of Sweden would be in flood.

This Inland sea from flood water is only taking into account the water in NSW right now. Large parts of Queensland, Northern Territory, Victoria nd South Australia are also experiencing flood waters at the moment as well

[Zet]

Bloody oath Mum, nothing like coming home after being over seas. Wouldn't live anywhere else in the world for quids

Australia...My Country

If only I could feel the same with Sweden from time to time. :tongue:

[Rainbowmum]

Latest news

Over night she went down to 4.5 meters , she is now climbing back up and is at 5.1 meters.

Here is the latest list of the latest roads closed.
This might give you an idea at how fast it is moving, and why there are so many evacuations.

Current Road Closures:

As at 11.30 a.m. Friday 2 March 2012 - the current road closure situation is indicated in the table below.

Current Status (as at 8.15 a.m. 2/3/12)

Mills Road, Towrang at the Wollondilly River
Blackshaw Road Underpass, Goulburn
Railway underpass
Painters Lane, Quialligo
Muffetts Lane, Quialligo
Union Street, Goulburn
Eastern side between Chatsbury & Wilmot Streets
Bulls Pit Road, Towrang Causeway – Wollondilly River
Gurrundah Road at the Kippalaw Bridge
Gurrundah Road 3kms out on the road where the Wollondilly River crosses the Gurrundah Road at Baw Baw Bridge
Chinamans Lane
Mayfield Road Near junction of Sandy Point Rd intersection
Breadalbane Road Breadalbane end over railway line – 1km from the Church Hall Road sign
Lumley Road Causeway-closest to Bullamalita and Lumley Rd intersection
Bullamalita Road In 2 places – one is 200m from the Windellama intersection and the other is 1km from the intersection of Lumley and Bullamalita Road.
Brayton Road Wollondilly River
Pomeroy Road 6kms out from the Gurrundah intersection
Kippalaw Bridge On Gurrundah Road
Oallen Ford Road At Shoalhaven River
May Street At the bridge
Parkesbourne Road At the Hume Highway intersection
Oallen Ford Road Water over road Nadgigomar Creek
Oallen Ford Road 3 points – below the fire shed, at Jacqua Cree and also at the junction of Sandy Point and Oallen Ford Rd
Towrang Road At the bridge
Blackshaw Road
Road Closed Near Golf Club
Park Road Road Closed From the sports fields to the roundabout
Brisbane Grove Road Closed At the Brisbane Grove/Windellama Rd intersection near the causeway or 2kms from the Braidwood Road intersection.
Lake Bathurst Water over Road – proceed with caution On the Braidwood Road
Bungonia Road closed At Lansdowne Bridge
Range Road 2kms from the Chinamans Lane intersection
Spa Road
Jacqua Road
Currawang Road Closed At the causeway 1km from the turnoff
Old South Road at Yarra Road washed away at causeway
Forbes Street Road Closed Glenelg & Forbes St Intersection
Murrays Flat Road closed At the Wollondilly Crossing just after the railway line
Carrick Road Closed Where the sealed section meets the unsealed section at the concrete bridge
Rhyanna Road At the Tarlo River on the Middle Arm end

More pictures later.
I am going to try and take some of the weir , if I can get there safe.

Thank you so much for your caring thoughts and prayers.

[Inchante]

Do stay safe Mum. Best of luck to all our Aussie friends.

[dfiant]

I hope the forecast I heard for your region this morning doesn't eventuate Mum.

[Rainbowmum]

Me also dfiant, I just came back from the weir Fitzroy street is completely evacuated.
If I was not a member of State Emergency , I couldn't go there.
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We have leveled out at 5.2 meters for the last 2 hours.

Crookwell is in dire need of help ,Pejar Dam is over flowing.

These photos are up stream from me.

Taken from the bridge looking towards my neighborhood Marked with home.



Looking toward the weir and Jacks favorite rocks.



Close up of the boiling water.



Gus and Hazel checking the water levels and evacuation poles.
If you look carefully , you can see the water has receded.


Goulburn water works at the top of the weir.



Rising on the right bank.



Boiling water as she flows over the rocks ,not one is visible.




Last year the water was lapping at the road.



Looking directly at the right bank.



Once again thank you all for your caring and prayers.

[Inchante]

It looks like it would be a very pretty area under normal circumstances.

[Rainbowmum]

It looks like it would be a very pretty area under normal circumstances.

It really is , sometimes the views are breathtaking.

[DarkDaisuke]

Be safe <3

[dfiant]

I checked the river levels a couple of hours ago on the chart in your original post, I was glad to see it levelling out.

I was also searching the internet and saw a live stream of the dam that is being increased for storage capacity (The dams name escapes me now) but it was completely inundated.