Liina Flynn
29 March 2022, 4:15 AM
Afternoon, Tuesday, March 29
With numerous evacuation orders now in place across Lismore and surrounding districts (including Kyogle, Coraki and Tweed) - the rain continues to fall sporadically on our sodden catchment.
Read more: New evacuation order issued for Lismore CBD
The big question is: will the levee overtop (again)?
It's too close for comfort for our community and current predictions are for the water height to come close, but to not overreach the 10.6 metre overtopping point.
Read more: Wilsons River likely to peak below levee wall
If you are tucked up safe at home - or in a safe place (where the SES want us) you might be wondering just what the river looks like as the water levels continue to slowly rise.
The Lismore App took a quick trip around the CBD earlier this afternoon to bring you some images of the river as is it today.
Please share with us your images if you have taken any good flood shots - we will be sure give you the credit for your photos.
Browns Creek pump station
The following pics show the Browns Creek pump station and the overtopping reading. The pink grafitti is actually the 2022 flood level from one month ago.
Heritage Park and the boat ramp near Ballina Road Bridge:
This CBD resident surveys the damage to his home - now on the inside of the levee wall. He has lived there for 50 years and been through many floods. Until the flood one month ago, the water had never come into his house. His ride on mowers were innundated in the flood - he had moved them to the top of the levee wall - which sadly overtopped.
North Lismore, Bridge Street:
Gasworks Creek Pump Station: (near Heritage Park):
Read more: Council hires pumps to help during flood
Let's hope the levee does not overtop, as there is much flood debris from the previous flood still on the streets of Lismore.
This shipping container still remains by the riverside in Heritage Park - one of the casualties of the previous flood.
Children's toys one of the sad reminders of lost belongings from the flood a month ago. Broken glass is still everywhere on the ground and in the grass across Lismore, even after the majority of the debris has been scooped up and carted away.