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If you are currently being impacted by a flooding event go to our Emergencies page.
Flooding happens when water inundates land that is normally dry. Some reasons this can happen include:
It is always important to be informed of any flooding event in your area, especially if you live in a floodplain area where there is a risk of flooding. To view Shoalhaven flood prone areas:
If you are at risk of being impacted by a flood event you can access useful information.
You can monitor flood levels of major waterways by visiting the Bureau of Meteorology website. The Bureau of Meteorology is Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency. The Bureau provides forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice on rainfall and flooding.
Shoalhaven City Council has worked with MHL to create a new comprehensive public web portal.
The website provides near real time rainfall and river and lake water level data from throughout the Shoalhaven City Council catchments, features include: