Broken River peaks in Benalla at 3.71m as major flooding avoided

By early afternoon on Monday, the Stocky was closed and water had inundated the lakeside, flooding below the library and its adjoining car parks.

By 12.28pm the alert had been upgraded to a moderate flood warning.

This SES warning, issued via VicEmergency, predicted that river levels would peak at 3.71m by Monday afternoon.

This peak came at around 3pm, with waters thankfully beginning to recede not long after.

Several local roads were closed during the flooding, including the Midland Hwy to Shepparton.

At the time of writing, the Midland Hwy was still closed.

Find out more about road closures via traffic.transport.vic.gov.au

Keep up to date with any flooding, or other emergencies via the VicEmergency App or emergency.vic.gov.au