AS heavy rainfall hit the region at the beginning of the week, there were more than a few residents concerned with memories of Yenda's 2012 flood.
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However, Griffith City Council had been monitoring the situation all week and reported in Facebook post there was no increase in Mirrool Creek flows at the East Mirrool Regulator (EMR) on Wednesday morning.
“Helicopters flew over Mirrool Creek this morning and can confirm that the concentrated flows at Brobenah Hall Road yesterday have dispersed into paddocks after Brobenah Hall Road and have not even reached Merribee Station,” the post said.
“Any flows seen in Mirrool Creek downstream of the EMR are attributed to Murrumbidgee Irrigation releasing supply water into the creek from the East Mirrool Escape.”
A late night inspection from Yenda’s Halse Road on Tuesday found Mirrool Creek flows at the EMR remained steady.
“Flows seen (on Tuesday) at Brobenah Hall Road… may mean the Mirrool Creek floodplain between Binya and Yenda has slowed.”
The Griffith Unit of the State Emergency Service (SES) said it did not expect the area to flood from recent rains, but reminded all residents not drive into any flood waters.
“If it’s flooded forget it,” it said in a statement.
With rain forecast to continue to fall over Thursday and Friday Griffith City Council have informed residents via its Facebook page that staff will continue to closely monitor the situation.
Recently installed stormwater pumps in Yoogali and Yenda had been working to clear rainfall, with the Yenda pump working at 70 per cent capacity for a three hour period on the weekend.
