The Hunter River in Maitland at the Belmore Bridge has peaked at 9.36 metres with moderate flooding.
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The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the peak in its flooding update on Saturday morning.
The statement said the river was now at 9.01 metres and falling. The river is expected to fall below the moderate flood level of 8.90 metres on Saturday.
The Hunter River at Raymond Terrace is expected to remain just below the minor flood level of 2.50 metres.
Earlier:
The Hunter River in Maitland is near its peak, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
It comes as flood waters upstream around Singleton begin to recede.
BOM data shows the Hunter River at the Belmore Bridge was 9.35 metres and rising at 4.30pm on Friday.
Meanwhile upstream at Singleton the river was 10.02 metres and falling.
At Greta it was 12.39 metres and rising at 4.30pm on Friday and at Oakhampton it was 10.72 metres and steady.
BOM believes the river will peak at the Belmore Bridge around 9.40 metres with moderate flooding of low-lying areas.
The Hunter River at Raymond Terrace is expected to remain below the minor flood level of 2.5 metres.
Moderate flooding is still happening along the Wollombi Brook at Bulga. It was at 4.28 metres and falling on Friday afternoon.
There are many road closures around the Maitland area due to flooding.
Turners Road, Millers Forrest
Prices Road, Millers Forrest
Monkleys Road, Millers Forrest
Woodberry Road (Between Turners Road and Nilands Lane, Woodberry) is open but under traffic control.
The following remain closed due to water over the road:
Phoenix Park Road, Phoenix Park (between Hinten Road intersection and Hunter Street, Largs)
Morpeth Road, Raworth (in front of Linuwell School)
Lawlers Road, Phoenix Park
Luskintyre Road, Luskintyre (on the eastern side of the Luskintyre Bridge)
Hinton Road, Phoenix Park (from Lawlers Road to the Hinton Bridge)
Brisbane Fields Road, Berry Park.
Pitnacree Road, Pitnacree
Duckenfield Road, Berry Park (between McFarlanes Road and Eales Road)
Windemere Road, Windemere
Gullivers Lane, Louth Park
Hungerford Lane, Gillieston Heights
Anambah Road, Gosforth (2.4km AND 1.3km from the New England Highway)
Maitland Vale Road at the Maitland Vale Rural Fire Station, Rosebrook
Maitland Vale Road near the Luskintyre Road intersection, Lambs Valley
Brush Farm Road, Pitnacree between Morpeth Road and Pitnacree Road
Melville Ford Bridge
Hinton Rd between Osterley and Nula Nula Lane
High St, Wallalong
Hinton Road closed East of Hinton
Hinton Road between Morpeth and Hinton
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