The Upper Yarra SES Unit was kept busy over the last few days as persistent and heavy rain hit the Yarra Ranges.
While neighbouring units in Lilydale and Emerald were the busiest in the state, the Upper Yarra crew had no shortage of incidents to attend including trees down, roads flooded, building damage and a rescue.
Corduroy Road, Settlement Road and Tarrango Road in Yarra Junction and Victoria Road, Wandin North at Stringybark Creek were among those that flooded, though road conditions were poor throughout the region.
A minor flood warning was issued on Monday 15 July which was elevated to a moderate flood warning for the Yarra River between Warrandyte and Millgrove as well as the Watts River on Tuesday and Wednesday as the rain continues to fall in the Yarra Ranges.
The Yarra River between Millgrove and Coldstream was sat at almost 4 metres on Tuesday 16 July and peaked at 5.07 metres, just below the moderate flood level on the evening of Wednesday 17 July. It remained high, at 4.87 metres throughout Thursday 18 July.
