SES Tasmania provides a rainfall and river alerting service through TasALERT.
The Rainfall and River Alert system provides alerts of
- heavy rain and
- river rises
in selected rural locations.
The Alerts help farmers and others decide if they need to act. For example, they may move livestock and farming equipment from flood prone land.
TasALERT is the home of emergency information and warnings for Tasmanians.
TasALERT provides users with control over the Alerts they receive. They can receive Alerts as emails and push notifications on their mobile device.
To receive rainfall and river alert notifications
- Download the Tasmanian Government’s TasALERT mobile app or go to the TasALERT webpage.
- Set up watch zones in TasALERT that cover relevant River and Rainfall Alert sites.
- To do this first check the list of rainfall and river alerts sites on this page, you will need to set up your watch zone around the site location.
- Follow the instructions on the TasALERT webpage.
- Select the SES rainfall and river alert notifications.
- Select save. You should receive notifications when a rainfall or river alert is issued in your watch zone.
Learn more about the TasALERT mobile app
Why are these changes happening?
Technology improvements are changing the way the Alerts are delivered. Over time the alerts have been telegrams, faxes, emails, and SMS.
For the last 20 years the Bureau of Meteorology has provided the service for SES Tasmania.
SES Tasmania can now provide these alerts through TasALERT, just like TasALERT provides flood warnings and other emergency information.
For any questions on the SES Rainfall and River Alert service email ses@ses.tas.gov.au or call 6173 2700.
Rainfall and river alert locations
Set up your watch zone to receive the rainfall and river alert notifications for your location.
River height alerts
| Location – site | River Height Alert level |
| Liena – Mersey River at Liena | 2.4m |
| Meander – Meander River at Meander | 1.8m |
| Corra Linn – North Esk River at Corra Linn, 292 Blessington Road, St Leonards | 2.7m |
| Mathinna – South Esk River at Mathinna | 0.8m,1.2m |
| Fingal – South Esk River at Fingal | 2.7m, 3.5m, 4.0m, 5.0m |
| Royal George – St Pauls River at Lewis Hill | 0.9m |
| Milford Road, Conara – South Esk River at Llewellyn | 2.7m, 5.0m |
| Deddington – Nile River at Deddington | 2.0m |
| Ross – Macquarie River at Mount Morriston | 1.2m, 2.0m |
| Lake Leake – Elizabeth River downstream Lake Leake | 0.8m, 2.0m |
| Campbell Town – Macquarie River at Morningside | 2.0m, 5.5m |
| Campbell Town – Isis River at Barton | 1.1m |
| Cressy – Lake River at Parknook | 2.0m |
| Cressy – Macquarie River at Cressy Pumps | 2.5m |
| Ouse – Ouse River at Ashton | 2.0m |
| Bothwell – Clyde River at Bothwell | 0.9m |
| Hamilton – Clyde River at Hamilton | 2.4m |
| Meadowbank – Derwent River below Meadowbank Dam | 4.1m |
| Macquarie Plains – Derwent River at Macquarie Plains | 4.0m |
| Apsley – Jordan River at Apsley | 0.9m |
| Dysart – Jordan River at Mauriceton | 0.9m |
| South west – Huon River at Harrisons Opening | 5.0m |
| Judbury – Huon River at Judbury | 3.0m |
| Huonville – Huon River at Huonville | 2.5m |
Rainfall Alert sites
If there is at least 25mm rainfall in 24 hours
| Location – site | River Basin |
| Tooms Lake – Tooms Lake | Macquarie |
| Lake Leake – Lake Leale | Macquarie |
| Cressy – Hummocky Hills | Macquarie |
| Interlaken – Interlaken | Macquarie |
| Millers Bluff – The Den | Macquarie |
| Ross – Verwood | Macquarie |
| Gray – Gray | South Esk |
| Ringarooma – Mt Victoria | South Esk |
| Nunamara – Mt Barrow | North Esk |
| Huonville – Cannells Hill | Huon |
| Cradle Mountain – Cradle Valley | Forth |