Loddon River at Murray Val.

Live river level · updated 54 min ago407242

75.51 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 Murray Val.

Loddon River at Murray Val. is 75.51 m, steady, below minor flood level (77.00 m), below normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

Level75.51 m

Trendsteady

vs normalbelow normal

vs minor-1.49 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 since 2021 — all the record this gauge has. 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 Fryers54 min ago1.03 m ▶Strathlea54 min ago0.32 m ▶Newstead54 min ago0.91 m ▶

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Murray Val. now?: Loddon River at Murray Val. is 75.51 m, steady, below minor flood level (77.00 m), below normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.
Where is the Murray Val. river gauge?: It is gauge 407242 on the Loddon River, at Murray Val., Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What are the flood levels at Murray Val.?: The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 77.00 m, moderate at 77.50 m, major at 77.80 m for Loddon River at Murray Val.. 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 Murray Val.?: 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 Murray Val.?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 102.15 m, on 10 April 2023. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.
Is the Loddon River high at Murray Val. right now?: Loddon River at Murray Val. is 75.51 m, steady, below minor flood level (77.00 m), below 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 Murray Val. (gauge 407242) measures the Loddon River in Victoria. The next verified gauge upstream is Appin Sth. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Bridgewater. 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	77.00 m
Moderate	77.50 m
Major	77.80 m

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

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 73.460 m. 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 Murray Val. now?

Loddon River at Murray Val. is 75.51 m, steady, below minor flood level (77.00 m), below normal, as at Mon, 28 Sept, 3:00 pm.

Where is the Murray Val. river gauge?

It is gauge 407242 on the Loddon River, at Murray Val., Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What are the flood levels at Murray Val.?

The Bureau of Meteorology publishes minor at 77.00 m, moderate at 77.50 m, major at 77.80 m for Loddon River at Murray Val.. 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 Murray Val.?

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 Murray Val.?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 102.15 m, on 10 April 2023. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Is the Loddon River high at Murray Val. right now?

Loddon River at Murray Val. is 75.51 m, steady, below minor flood level (77.00 m), below 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

77.00 m

Moderate

77.50 m

Major

77.80 m

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

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 73.460 m. Drainage basin: LODDON RIVER.