Loddon River at Appin Sth

Live river level · updated 44 min ago407205

0.42 m ▶

Below minor · steady

Peak watch · no upstream gauge shows a rise in the last 4 days (4 up to date and quiet). Judged from the nearest 4 up-to-date upstream gauges over a 4-day window; fires at +0.30 m.

River height at Appin Sth

Loddon River at Appin Sth is 0.42 m, steady, below minor flood level (2.80 m), around normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

Level0.42 m

Trendsteady

vs normalaround normal

vs minor-2.38 m

River system

Loddon River →

21–28 SeptBelow minorNo classes◌ Unplaced5 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

Loddon Ds Fryers44 min ago1.03 m ▶Strathlea44 min ago0.32 m ▶Newstead44 min ago0.91 m ▶

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Appin Sth now?: Loddon River at Appin Sth is 0.42 m, steady, below minor flood level (2.80 m), around normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.
Where is the Appin Sth river gauge?: It is gauge 407205 on the Loddon River, at Appin Sth, Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What are the flood levels at Appin Sth?: The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 2.80 m, moderate at 3.10 m, major at 3.30 m for Loddon River at Appin Sth. These are the Bureau’s own classes for this gauge, and what they mean on the ground is described in the glossary.
Is more water on its way to Appin Sth?: Not according to the gauges upstream: none of them has risen while this one has stayed level. Floodway compares this gauge with the ones above it and reports what their shared record says about how long past rises took to arrive. It does not forecast, so this is a statement about now and not about later.
What is the highest the Loddon River has been at Appin Sth?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 3.46 m, on 21 October 2022. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.
Is the Loddon River high at Appin Sth right now?: Loddon River at Appin Sth is 0.42 m, steady, below minor flood level (2.80 m), around normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

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

About this gauge

Loddon at Appin Sth (gauge 407205) measures the Loddon River in Victoria. The next verified gauge upstream is Loddon Weir. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Murray Val.. 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	2.80 m
Moderate	3.10 m
Major	3.30 m

Flood-class provenance: VIC_SLS_current.pdf p.24 — Appin South Northern RWMP Automatic

Heights at this gauge are local gauge height (LGH) — gauge zero sits at 80.116 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: LODDON 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 Appin Sth now?

Loddon River at Appin Sth is 0.42 m, steady, below minor flood level (2.80 m), around normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

Where is the Appin Sth river gauge?

It is gauge 407205 on the Loddon River, at Appin Sth, Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What are the flood levels at Appin Sth?

The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 2.80 m, moderate at 3.10 m, major at 3.30 m for Loddon River at Appin Sth. These are the Bureau’s own classes for this gauge, and what they mean on the ground is described in the glossary.

Is more water on its way to Appin Sth?

Not according to the gauges upstream: none of them has risen while this one has stayed level. Floodway compares this gauge with the ones above it and reports what their shared record says about how long past rises took to arrive. It does not forecast, so this is a statement about now and not about later.

What is the highest the Loddon River has been at Appin Sth?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 3.46 m, on 21 October 2022. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Is the Loddon River high at Appin Sth right now?

Loddon River at Appin Sth is 0.42 m, steady, below minor flood level (2.80 m), around normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

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

2.80 m

Moderate

3.10 m

Major

3.30 m

Flood-class provenance: VIC_SLS_current.pdf p.24 — Appin South Northern RWMP Automatic