Macleay River Rise

Published on 29 April 2025

Bridge river flood update generic graphic

As of 11am Tuesday 29 April.

  • All river crossings are OPEN except for Dowlings Falls Causeway. 
  • Dowlings Falls Causeway is CLOSED to due flood damage

Bridge status:

  • Bellbrook Bridge OPEN
  • Toorooka Bridge OPEN
  • Temagog Bridge OPEN
  • Turners Flat Bridge OPEN
  • Sherwood Bridge OPEN
  • Dungay Creek Causeway OPEN
  • Dowlings Falls Causeway is CLOSED due to flood damage.

Current road closures:

  • Gladstone Street Underpass.
  • Euroka Road at Theresa Street.
  • Saleyards Road.

Flood infrastructure status:

  • The flood gates (crossover gates) at Kinchela Creek, Belmore River, Christmas Creek and Euroka Creek are CLOSED.
  • The flood relief gates at Kinchela Creek and Belmore River are CLOSED.
  • Ryans Cut outlet is OPEN.

Please do not take unnecessary risks and never drive through flood waters.

For road and bridge conditions, please check https://www.livetraffic.com

For latest river heights, please head to http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60141.html#Macleay_River_to_Georges_Creek 

Please plan ahead. Council continues to monitor conditions closely and will provide updates as needed. 

This is a news update from Kempsey Shire Council. The information is correct at the time of publication.
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