The Barwon River at Geelong was at 3.41 metres and falling at noon today.
There is still a minor flood warning in place for the river downstream from Inverleigh and downstream of Geelong.
The Moorabool River at Batesford Bridge was at 3.47 metres at 10am.
The Barwon River at Geelong may fall below the moderate flood level (3.10 metres) overnight Sunday into Monday, VicEmergency said.
Flood water continues to flow down the Barwon River downstream of Geelong.
Parts of Greater Geelong are still under a ‘watch and act’ direction from the SES as the Barwon, Moorabool and Leigh Rivers remain flooded.
The Barwon River sat at 3.86 metres at 12.30pm on Saturday according to VicEmergency and had receded to 3.83 metres by 3pm.
The Moorabool River at Batesford Bridge measured 3.92 metres at 4pm Saturday, just below the moderate flood level of 4 metres and was easing slowly.
A number of roads remain closed including around South Geelong, Breakwater, Highton, Armstrong Creek, Freshwater Creek and Mount Duneed. Check traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au for more information.
South Barwon Cricket Club, the Barwon River’s rowing clubs and Landy Fields have been affected by rising floodwaters.
All local junior and senior men’s cricket was called off on Saturday although Geelong Region Bowls fixtures went ahead and Barwon Region women’s cricket played on Sunday.
Halfway through the month Geelong has recorded 81.2mm of rain compared to a historical average of 40.9mm for all of October.
More rain is forecast for later in the week with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a 25 percent chance of 5mm on Thursday, 7mm on Friday and 10mm on Saturday.
