Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - Yarra River

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Final flood warning for the lower Yarra River (from Templestowe downstream)
Final flood warning for the upper Yarra River at Yarra Glen
Issued at 10:22 am EST on Sunday 2 June 2013
by the Bureau of Meteorology, Victorian Regional Office on behalf of Melbourne
Water

The Yarra River catchment has received rainfall averaging about 4 mm in both of
the Upper Yarra and Lower Yarra Regions since 09:00 AM yesterday. Rainfall
totals of up to 5 mm have been forecast for the catchment for the rest of today.

The water levels of the Yarra River at all locations are now falling or steady
below their minor flood levels.

River heights at 10:00 AM on 02/06/2013 were:

Upper Yarra

Yarra River at Millgrove: 0.84m, falling, [Minor flood level 2.00m]
Yarra River at Coldstream: 1.60m, rising, [Minor flood level 4.00m]
Yarra River at Yarra Glen: 1.41m, steady, [Minor flood level 4.10m]
Yarra River d/s Yering Pumping Station: 0.78m, steady, [Minor flood level 2.70m]
Yarra River at Warrandyte: 0.79m, steady, [Minor flood level 3.00m]

Lower Yarra

Yarra River at Templestowe: 0.87m, steady, [Minor flood level 3.50m]
Yarra River at Heidelberg: 2.24m, falling, [Minor flood level 6.00m]
Yarra River at Fairfield: 1.09m, falling, [Minor flood level 3.00m]
Yarra River at Abbotsford: 1.25m, falling, [Minor flood level 2.70m]
Yarra River at Hawthorn: 0.79m, falling
Yarra River at Burnley: 0.73m, falling
Yarra River at Hanna St: 0.62m, falling

Watts River and Little Yarra River

Watts River at Maroondah Reservoir: 8.61m, falling
Watts River at Healesville: 0.55m, falling, [Minor flood level 2.60m]
Little Yarra River at Yarra Junction: 0.80m, falling


No further Flood Warnings will be issued for this event.

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

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. River height and additional rainfall data for Greater Melbourne
catchments is available from Melbourne Water at
http://www.melbournewater.com.au

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