Floodway · New South Wales · Avon River

Avon River at Stratford

Last reading · updated 3 h old225201

1.21 m

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Peak watch · this gauge’s own reading is not recent enough to compare upstream against.

River height at Stratford

Avon River at Stratford last read 1.21 m at Mon, 2 Nov, 1:10 am and has not reported since.

Level1.21 m

Trend—

vs normalabove normal

vs minor-3.29 m

River system

Avon River →

26 Oct – 2 Nov13 not reportingDot colour is the gauge’s last known flood class — never depth. Hover a gauge for its reading age.

Water from Channel has typically reached here in ≈ 18 h, measured from past rises — not a forecast.

Level history

Upstream

Hover the chart to read any past height.

Historical peaks

When	Peak	Class

The biggest separate floods here in the last 5 years. Each row is one event's highest reading. Crests within a fortnight of each other are one flood arriving and receding, not two. Pick one to lay it over the chart.

Nearby gauges

Avon Dam39 min ago-2.32 m ▶Wimmera Hwy1 h 24 min ago0.98 m ▶Channel24 min ago1.49 m ▶

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Stratford now?: Avon River at Stratford last read 1.21 m at Mon, 2 Nov, 1:10 am and has not reported since.
Where is the Stratford river gauge?: It is gauge 225201 on the Avon River, at Stratford, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What are the flood levels at Stratford?: The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 4.50 m, moderate at 6.00 m, major at 6.50 m for Avon River at Stratford. These are the Bureau’s own classes for this gauge, and what they mean on the ground is described in the glossary.
What is the highest the Avon River has been at Stratford?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 6.57 m, on 1 December 2023. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge

Avon at Stratford (gauge 225201) measures the Avon River in New South Wales. The next verified gauge upstream is Channel. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Channel. More gauges on this river are known but awaiting verification, and travel-time estimates will appear once reach calibration has been reviewed.

Floodway shows levels from the Bureau of Meteorology’s national water data service, compared against the Bureau’s flood classifications for this location. During events, always follow official BoM flood warnings and VicSES advice.

Flood class	Gauge height
Minor	4.50 m
Moderate	6.00 m
Major	6.50 m

Flood-class provenance: VIC_SLS_current.pdf p.18 — Stratford (Avon R) Gippsland RWMP Automatic

Heights at this gauge are local gauge height (LGH) — gauge zero sits at 6.479 m. Local gauge height is measured from a datum set at this site, so a reading here is not directly comparable with one at another gauge. Drainage basin: THOMSON RIVER.

Named floods

Peaks are computed from the readings stored for this gauge over each named event window — verify against official records before relying on them (docs/VERIFICATION.md §5).

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Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Stratford now?

Avon River at Stratford last read 1.21 m at Mon, 2 Nov, 1:10 am and has not reported since.

Where is the Stratford river gauge?

It is gauge 225201 on the Avon River, at Stratford, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What are the flood levels at Stratford?

The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 4.50 m, moderate at 6.00 m, major at 6.50 m for Avon River at Stratford. These are the Bureau’s own classes for this gauge, and what they mean on the ground is described in the glossary.

What is the highest the Avon River has been at Stratford?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 6.57 m, on 1 December 2023. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge

Flood class

Gauge height

Minor

4.50 m

Moderate

6.00 m

Major

6.50 m

Flood-class provenance: VIC_SLS_current.pdf p.18 — Stratford (Avon R) Gippsland RWMP Automatic