Minor flooding: Causes inconvenience. Low-lying areas next to water courses are inundated. Minor roads may be closed and low-level bridges submerged. In urban areas inundation may affect some backyards and buildings below the floor level as well as bicycle and pedestrian paths. In rural areas removal of stock and equipment may be required. What the classes mean →
BUFFALO @ BUFFALO (gauge 403220) measures the Buffalo River in western Victoria. The next verified gauge upstream is BUFFALO @ ABBEYARD. Downstream, the next verified gauge is BUFFALO @ MYRTLEFORD. 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 | 3.20 m |
| Moderate | 5.00 m |
| Major | 6.30 m |
Flood-class provenance: VIC_SLS_current.pdf p.27 — Lake Buffalo D/S Goulburn-Murray Water Automatic
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). Data: Bureau of Meteorology & Vic DEECA (CC BY 4.0).