Floodway · New South Wales · Hawkesbury River

Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor

Last reading · updated 4 d old212903

0.25 m

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River height at Hawkesbury R Windsor

Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor last read 0.25 m at Thu, 29 Oct, 11:30 pm and has not reported since.

Level0.25 m

Trend—

vs normalaround normal

vs minor-5.55 m

River system

Hawkesbury River →

26 Oct – 2 Nov3 not reportingDot colour is the gauge’s last known flood class — never depth. Hover a gauge for its reading age.

Water from Hawk'Bury Nthrchmond has typically reached here in ≈ 45 min, 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

Hawk'Bury Nthrchmond37 min ago-0.32 m ▼Sackville37 min ago0.65 m ▲Colo Junction37 min ago0.76 m ▲

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Hawkesbury R Windsor now?: Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor last read 0.25 m at Thu, 29 Oct, 11:30 pm and has not reported since.
Where is the Hawkesbury R Windsor river gauge?: It is gauge 212903 on the Hawkesbury River, at Hawkesbury R Windsor, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What are the flood levels at Hawkesbury R Windsor?: The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 5.80 m, moderate at 7.00 m, major at 12.20 m for Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor. 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 Hawkesbury River has been at Hawkesbury R Windsor?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 4.33 m, on 23 May 2025. 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

Hawkesbury R Windsor (gauge 212903) measures the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales. The next verified gauge upstream is Hawk'Bury Nthrchmond. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Sackville. 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	5.80 m
Moderate	7.00 m
Major	12.20 m

Flood-class provenance: BoM HCS_Metadata_Water_Level.csv (Rainfall and River Height Data — HCS Files, user guide v2.1, effective 2026-05-07), retrieved 2026-09-01, https://reg.bom.gov.au/catalogue/HCS_Metadata_Water_Level.csv

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 0.150 m. Drainage basin: HAWKESBURY 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 Hawkesbury R Windsor now?

Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor last read 0.25 m at Thu, 29 Oct, 11:30 pm and has not reported since.

Where is the Hawkesbury R Windsor river gauge?

It is gauge 212903 on the Hawkesbury River, at Hawkesbury R Windsor, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What are the flood levels at Hawkesbury R Windsor?

The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 5.80 m, moderate at 7.00 m, major at 12.20 m for Hawkesbury River at Hawkesbury R Windsor. 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 Hawkesbury River has been at Hawkesbury R Windsor?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 4.33 m, on 23 May 2025. 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

5.80 m

Moderate

7.00 m

Major

12.20 m

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 0.150 m. Drainage basin: HAWKESBURY RIVER.