Water's Rising

We finally got the predicted rain, and it rained moderately and steadily for 24 hours. Not too big a deal here. But, upstream on both the North and South Esk Rivers (which join in Launceston to form the Tamar River) the rain was quite heavy. Video I've seen of the Cataract Gorge - which was a jumble of boulders with a little water when I hiked there 2 days ago - shows a raging torrent. Reportedly 2000 CMS (54,000 CFS!) through a fairly narrow gorge. Flood warnings out for Invermay - the riverfront portion of Launceston - expected to peak at 7 meters (23 feet) tomorrow morning. I'll try to head down there and get some pictures.

The hospital and my house are on the hill, so no danger.