The Murrumbidgee River peaked at Hay last Wednesday November 16 at a height of 9.11 metres. The height was just below the expected peak of 9.20 metres, and at the time of writing (Monday November 21) the recorded height was 8.73 metres and falling.

The river at Hay is expected to peak today at 9.2m with further peaks anticipated in coming weeks.

The peak in 2012 was 8.99m.

La Nina is set to end in February, according to the senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), after a record-breaking October in many parts of the eastern states.