Victorians have been urged to evacuate if they can with a reprieve for towns along the Murray River ahead of the worst of expected flooding in the coming days.
Water could rise to match 1993 flood levels in the next 48 hours to Sunday and even higher by Tuesday.
SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said towns along the river had another chance to evacuate before that happened.
However, it is too late to leave the smaller towns of Barmah and Lower Moira, he told ABC TV on Friday.
On Friday, major flood warnings were issued for the Avoca River downstream of Charlton and the Murray River downstream of Tocumwal….