In the 24 hours to 9am on Monday, January 4, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) recorded 164mm of rain had fallen at Brogo Dam, 47mm at Kanoona and 133mm at Regatta Point, Wallaga Lake. 

The Brogo Dam, which has been sitting at 102.5m over the past week, increased to 106.11m by 3.45pm Monday. 

Measured by BoM at North Brogo, on Saturday the Brogo River was 1m and rose to 6.48m by 4pm Monday. 

Also, measuring the Bega River at Kanoona, where it has been at 0.8m for the past week, the water gauge reached 4.8m by 4pm Monday. 

A spokesperson for the SES region headquarters in Wollongong said, as of Monday afternoon, no alerts or warnings had been issued for Bega River or Brogo Dam.

However, the spokesperson said the organisation was monitoring the issue and had safety messages for local residents to be aware of in the meantime. 

“Don’t drive through flood waters is probably the most vital message we can get across to people,” he said. 

“No matter how shallow it may appear, you can’t tell what is underneath the water or how fast it is flowing.

“Also, keep kids away from culverts and storm drains – it can be like magnets for kids, they are drawn to rushing water.

“You also get the idiots who want to get on the water with their surfboards or floating devices.”

He said there had been a few incidents of flood damage across the South Coast region and the Bega SES unit was active and assisting police at an accident on Monday.

On Monday, the BoM issued a severe weather warning as the NSW South Coast and Southern NSW braced for falls of between 50 and 70 millimetres.

Also, the SES warned campers on NSW South Coast rivers to move to higher ground and establish an evacuation route.

North of the Bega Valley, a minor flood warning was released for the Moruya River on Monday with a prediction that flooding would reach 4.4m at the Wamban gauge at 5pm. 

If you are trapped by flash flooding, seek refuge in the highest available place and ring 000 if you need rescue.

For emergency help in floods and storms, call your local SES Unit on 132 500.

For more information see www.ses.nsw.gov.au.