From 19 June 2025, SES Tasmania will provide an updated rainfall and river alerting service through the TasALERT mobile app.

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.

The TasALERT App provides users with more 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.
  • Set up watch zones in the TasALERT app that covers 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 the TasALERT App, just like the TasALERT App 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.

Download the maps as a PDF

Map of northern Tasmania showing rainfall and river alert locations as per page text.
Map of southern Tasmania showing rainfall and river alert locations as per page text.

River height alerts

Location – siteRiver Height Alert level
Liena – Mersey River at Liena2.4m
Meander – Meander River at Meander1.8m
Corra Linn – North Esk River at Corra Linn, 292 Blessington Road, St Leonards2.7m
Mathinna – South Esk River at Mathinna0.8m,1.2m
Fingal – South Esk River at Fingal2.7m, 3.5m, 4.0m, 5.0m
Royal George – St Pauls River at Lewis Hill0.9m
Milford Road, Conara – South Esk River at Llewellyn2.7m, 5.0m
Deddington – Nile River at Deddington2.0m
Ross – Macquarie River at Mount Morriston1.2m, 2.0m
Lake Leake – Elizabeth River downstream Lake Leake0.8m, 2.0m
Campbell Town – Macquarie River at Morningside2.0m, 5.5m
Campbell Town – Isis River at Barton1.1m
Cressy – Lake River at Parknook2.0m
Cressy – Macquarie River at Cressy Pumps2.5m
Ouse – Ouse River at Ashton2.0m
Bothwell – Clyde River at Bothwell0.9m
Hamilton – Clyde River at Hamilton2.4m
Meadowbank – Derwent River below Meadowbank Dam 4.1m
Macquarie Plains – Derwent River at Macquarie Plains4.0m
Apsley – Jordan River at Apsley0.9m
Dysart – Jordan River at Mauriceton0.9m
South west – Huon River at Harrisons Opening5.0m
Judbury – Huon River at Judbury3.0m
Huonville – Huon River at Huonville2.5m

Rainfall Alert sites

If there is at least 25mm rainfall in 24 hours

Location – siteRiver Basin
Tooms Lake – Tooms LakeMacquarie
Lake Leake – Lake LealeMacquarie
Cressy – Hummocky HillsMacquarie
Interlaken – InterlakenMacquarie
Millers Bluff – The DenMacquarie
Ross – VerwoodMacquarie
Gray – GraySouth Esk
Ringarooma – Mt VictoriaSouth Esk
Nunamara – Mt BarrowNorth Esk
Huonville – Cannells HillHuon
Cradle Mountain – Cradle ValleyForth