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Moderate Flood Warning for Macalister River downstream of Lake Glenmaggie and Macalister River at Lake Glenmaggie (Downstream)
Moderate Flood Warning for the Macalister River
From 9:51pm Sat 3 Oct to 1:51am Mon 5 Oct
MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRING AT LAKE GLENMAGGIE (DOWNSTREAM)
Moderate to heavy rainfall has been recorded over the Macalister River catchment since Thursday evening, causing river and creek rises. Moderate flooding is occurring at Lake Glenmaggie (downstream).
Southern Rural Water is monitoring the situation closely and has advised that releases from Lake Glenmaggie are currently 28000 ML/d. This warning will be updated as further information on releases becomes available.
A Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall is current for parts of the Gippsland Districts.
A Flood Watch is current for parts of Gippsland, North East, Central, South West and North West Victoria.
- Moderate flooding is occurring at Lake Glenmaggie D/S.: Macalister River downstream of Lake Glenmaggie, Macalister River at Lake Glenmaggie (Downstream)
Safety advice
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au.
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.
Forecast for places in this area
Per-town WX forecast pages for locations within the affected AAC area(s). For the official warning text, always refer back to BoM (above).
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