Floodway · New South Wales · Nepean River

Nepean River at Cobbitty

Last reading · updated 3 d old212214

1.28 m

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

River height at Cobbitty

Nepean River at Cobbitty last read 1.28 m at Wed, 28 Oct, 10:45 pm and has not reported since.

Level1.28 m

Trend—

vs normalaround normal

River system

Nepean River →

24–31 OctBelow minorNo classes◌ Unplaced3 not reportingHeight is each gauge against its OWN normal — the 90 days ending a month ago, so the water it is being compared with is not this event. The dotted line is that normal, the next line up its 90th percentile. Not metres, which differ by gauge. Colour is the flood class it has crossed. Dashed ring = too little record to place.

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

Nepean Dam38 min ago-7.16 m ▶Avon Dam Rd38 min ago10.16 m ▶Menangle Weir38 min ago0.36 m ▶

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Cobbitty now?: Nepean River at Cobbitty last read 1.28 m at Wed, 28 Oct, 10:45 pm and has not reported since.
Where is the Cobbitty river gauge?: It is gauge 212214 on the Nepean River, at Cobbitty, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What is the highest the Nepean River has been at Cobbitty?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 4.70 m, on 22 August 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

Nepean at Cobbitty (gauge 212214) measures the Nepean River in New South Wales. The next verified gauge upstream is Brownlow Wr. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Sharpes Wr. 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.

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 Cobbitty now?

Nepean River at Cobbitty last read 1.28 m at Wed, 28 Oct, 10:45 pm and has not reported since.

Where is the Cobbitty river gauge?

It is gauge 212214 on the Nepean River, at Cobbitty, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What is the highest the Nepean River has been at Cobbitty?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 4.70 m, on 22 August 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