Report by Michael Bath - www.facebook.com/nnswweather
Leycester Creek map source: Bonzle Atlas
Flood levels (in metres AHD) for the Leycester Creek at Rock Valley, NSW. This data sourced from BoM Water Data Online.
For current rainfall and river height information refer to the North Coast Rainfall and River Conditions page.
The flood classification levels are unofficial, and based on research regarding frequency and the effects of flood waters along the Leycester Creek valley upstream of Tuncester. If you have information about how certain flood level affects properties in the area please contact Michael Bath.
- Lismore Flood Pictures and Wilsons River Flood Height Information
 - Wilsons River at Eltham Flood Heights
 - Coopers Creek at Corndale Flood Heights
 - Leycester Creek at Rock Valley Flood Heights
| Minor: 6.0 | Moderate: 8.0 | Major: 9.0 | 
 
This table includes all flood events that reached a flood classication at the Rock Valley gauge, which came online in June 1967.
 
 
   
 Time 
    
  Date 
  Minor 
  Moderate 
  Major 
  Notes 
  Rainfall Data 
 
   
 05:58 
  06:13 
  Monday, 26 June 1967 
  6.191 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 18:14 
  
   Friday, 12 January 1968 
  7.538 
  
   
   1st peak 
  
  
   
 04:29 
  
   Saturday, 13 January 1968 
  6.477 
  
   
   2nd peak 
  Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 23:13 
  23:33 
  Wednesday, 9 December 1970 
  7.125 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 05:10 
  05:30 
  Thursday, 18 February 1971 
  7.108 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 21:22 
  21:41 
  Saturday, 12 February 1972 
  7.729 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 09:00 
  
   Saturday, 28 October 1972 
  7.195 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:02 
  22:12 
  Saturday, 26 January 1974 
  7.005 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 18:54 
  19:04 
  Sunday, 10 March 1974 
  
   
   10.918 
  1st peak 
  
  
   
 20:11 
  20:21 
  Tuesday, 12 March 1974 
  
   8.012 
  
   2nd peak 
  Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 17:02 
  
   Sunday, 2 March 1975 
  
   8.407 
  
   1st peak 
  
  
   
 04:44 
  04:59 
  Monday, 3 March 1975 
  
   8.468 
  
   2nd peak 
  Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 11:50 
  12:19 
  Wednesday, 11 February 1976 
  
   8.567 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 16:31 
  16:51 
  Tuesday, 22 June 1976 
  6.676 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:23 
  
   Saturday, 18 March 1978 
  
   8.617 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 07:23 
  
   Thursday, 21 June 1979 
  6.453 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 11:38 
  12:07 
  Friday, 9 May 1980 
  
   8.030 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 23:12 
  
   Wednesday, 22 June 1983 
  7.954 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 06:31 
  
   Monday, 9 April 1984 
  
   8.832 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 16:38 
  17:09 
  Thursday, 5 March 1987 
  
   
   9.172 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 15:31 
  15:39 
  Sunday, 10 May 1987 
  
   
   9.992 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 06:49 
  07:18 
  Monday, 4 April 1988 
  7.994 
  
   
   1st peak 
  
  
   
 23:34 
  
   Monday, 11 April 1988 
  6.673 
  
   
   2nd peak 
  Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 12:53 
  
   Thursday, 15 September 1988 
  6.195 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 14:16 
  14:31 
  Saturday, 28 January 1989 
  7.256 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:27 
  
   Saturday, 1 April 1989 
  
   
   11.688 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 13:35 
  13:50 
  Wednesday, 26 April 1989 
  
   
   9.563 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 03:22 
  
   Saturday, 3 February 1990 
  
   
   9.033 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 01:45 
  
   Friday, 13 December 1991 
  7.730 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:15 
  
   Monday, 6 May 1996 
  
   8.299 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:30 
  22:42 
  Thursday, 1 February 2001 
  
   
   10.939 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 04:00 
  
   Friday, 9 March 2001 
  
   
   9.219 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 22:45 
  22:57 
  Tuesday, 24 February 2004 
  7.826 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 07:15 
  07:46 
  Saturday, 6 March 2004 
  7.708 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 11:45 
  
   Thursday, 30 June 2005 
  6.315 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 10:00 
  
   Saturday, 5 January 2008 
  
   
   9.556 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 02:30 
  
   Friday, 22 May 2009 
  
   
   9.216 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 21:45 
  
   Monday, 27 December 2010 
  
   8.121 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 14:45 
  
   Monday, 10 January 2011 
  6.376 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 18:30 
  
   Wednesday, 25 January 2012 
  
   8.085 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 05:15 
  
   Saturday, 23 February 2013 
  
   8.185 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 04:30 
  
   Saturday, 21 February 2015 
  6.488 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 06:45 
  
   Saturday, 2 May 2015 
  
   8.685 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 23:15 
  
   Saturday, 4 June 2016 
  7.219 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 01:45 
  01:45 
  Friday, 31 March 2017 
  
   
   11.874 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 02:45 
  03:02 
  Friday, 14 February 2020 
  7.98 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 10:29 
  10:35 
  Tuesday, 15 December 2020 
  
   8.78 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
  01:58 
  
   Saturday, 20 February 2021 
  6.34 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 20:11 
  20:11 
  Thursday, 24 February 2022 
  7.14 
  
   
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 16:58 
  17:10 
  Monday, 28 February 2022 
  
   
   13.14 
  
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 11:16 
  
   Tuesday, 29 March 2022 
  
   9.33 
  
   
   Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 15:20 
  15:34 
  Wednesday, 30 March 2022 
  
   8.82 
  
   2nd peak 
  Rain: Northern Rivers 
 
   
 20:10 
  20:18 
  Friday, 7th March 2025 
  
   
   9.41 
  
   
  
   
 Time 
    
  Date 
  Minor 
  Moderate 
  Major 
  Notes 
  Rainfall Data 
 
 
 
Document: floods-leycester-creek-rock-valley.htm
 
Updated: 8 March 2025
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