All Eyes on the River

BY DI SNEDDON

Consistent, solid rainfalls over the past few days has seen lower level flooding across the Upper Hunter.

The Hunter River at Aberdeen reached a peak of 7.08m at 11:45am on Monday and as at 7:45am this morning 2.98m and continues to fall.

In Muswellbrook the Hunter River Height is steady after a sudden influx in height.

On Sunday the Hunter River through the town was only at 1.14metres but 24 hours later rose to 6.79m.

It peaked at 4:15pm on Monday at 8.2m, and is now back down to a steady 2.49m.

The Hunter is also steady in Singleton at at 7:30am this morning measuring at 7.77 metres.