Latest Breaking News On - Retreat creek - Page 2 : comparemela.com

NSW residents told to EVACUATE by 8pm tonight as floodwaters threaten to cut them off

Why the warning siren didn't sound during Sapphire flood

Why the warning siren didn't sound during Sapphire flood

South-east drizzle to continue as central Queensland braces for flooding

South-east drizzle to continue as central Queensland braces for flooding 11.55am Normal text size Advertisement Drizzling rain was expected to linger in south-east Queensland and intensify at the weekend, as an emergency alert for flooding was issued for central parts of the state. The south-eastern rain would continue on Wednesday and Thursday, ease on Friday, intensify at the weekend and continue to hang around during next week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Light rain was forecast to linger in Brisbane for the rest of the week. Credit:Toby Crockford Meteorologist Ricus Lombard said an upper low-pressure system was responsible for the wet weather in the region, which was expected to move offshore on Saturday.

RAINFALL AND RIVER HEIGHTS: Sapphire floods

Premium Content Subscriber only The Retreat Creek at Sapphire is sitting just below 10 metres as a sharp downpour of rain fell on Wednesday morning. At 10.07am, it was measured at 9.3 metres. The Retreat Creek bridge is 9.1 metres - the minor flood level is 9 metres, moderate 9.3 metres and major is 9.6 metres. The day previous, on March 16, the river was sitting around half a metre. Rain began falling around 1.45am as the river height began to rise. By 2.30am, it was at 4 metres and by 3.12am, it was 7 metres. Within 22 minutes at 3.39am, it rose another two metres, recorded at 9 metres. The highest the river got to was 9.8 metres which was last recorded at 8.29am.