Floodway · Victoria · Barwon River

Barwon River at Forrest

Last reading · updated 14 d old233214

0.29 m

0 of 4670 gauges on BoM daily (validated in arrears) are reporting now.

Peak watch · this gauge’s own reading is not recent enough to compare upstream against.

River height at Forrest

Barwon River at Forrest last read 0.29 m at Mon, 19 Oct, 1:00 am and has not reported since.

Level0.29 m

Trend—

vs normalwell below normal

River system

Barwon River →

26 Oct – 2 NovBelow minorNo classes◌ Unplaced3 not reportingHeight is each gauge against its OWN normal — the 90 days ending a month ago, so the water it is being compared with is not this event. The dotted line is that normal, the next line up its 90th percentile. Not metres, which differ by gauge. Colour is the flood class it has crossed. Dashed ring = too little record to place.

Level history

Upstream

Hover the chart to read any past height.

Historical peaks

When	Peak	Class

The biggest separate floods here in the last 5 years. Each row is one event's highest reading. Crests within a fortnight of each other are one flood arriving and receding, not two. Pick one to lay it over the chart.

Nearby gauges

Ricketts37 min ago0.44 m ▶Barwon Pollocksford37 min ago0.62 m ▶Geelong37 min ago1.04 m ▶

Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Forrest now?: Barwon River at Forrest last read 0.29 m at Mon, 19 Oct, 1:00 am and has not reported since.
Where is the Forrest river gauge?: It is gauge 233214 on the Barwon River, at Forrest, Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
What is the highest the Barwon River has been at Forrest?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 1.24 m, on 4 June 2026. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge

Barwon at Forrest (gauge 233214) measures the Barwon River in Victoria. The next verified gauge upstream is Barwon Pollocksford. Downstream, the next verified gauge is Geelong. More gauges on this river are known but awaiting verification, and travel-time estimates will appear once reach calibration has been reviewed.

Floodway shows levels from the Bureau of Meteorology’s national water data service, compared against the Bureau’s flood classifications for this location. During events, always follow official BoM flood warnings and VicSES advice.

Named floods

Peaks are computed from the readings stored for this gauge over each named event window — verify against official records before relying on them (docs/VERIFICATION.md §5).

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Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Forrest now?

Barwon River at Forrest last read 0.29 m at Mon, 19 Oct, 1:00 am and has not reported since.

Where is the Forrest river gauge?

It is gauge 233214 on the Barwon River, at Forrest, Victoria. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

What is the highest the Barwon River has been at Forrest?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 1.24 m, on 4 June 2026. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge