The Murray River is expected to peak on Wednesday at 93.5 metres (Australian Height Datum) and stay at that depth for several days before the water recedes.

Information officer at the incident control centre in Shepparton, Scott Hilditch, said the main concern for Echuca was minor flooding in low-lying areas.

“There may be flooding to isolated roads west of the CBD,” he said. “But from a property point of view, there won’t be the inundation.”

Mr Hilditch said levies that were put in place in 1994 were expected to hold. In 1993, floodwaters rose to 97.3 metres AHD.

“The concern is when the water recedes people think it’s safe to play,” he said.

“There is also a concern of falling trees because of the drought and then so much rain.

“People need to stay vigilant and regularly check the SES website.”

The Avoca River at Quambatook peaked at 2.23 metres about 5am on Saturday and yesterday the river was at 2.1metres and falling.

The Bureau of Meteorology expected the river to fall below the minor flood-level of 2 metres by last night.

Quambatook farmer Peter Schlitz said the water didn’t cause major problems for Quambatook.

“It didn’t go into houses or get as high as what they thought it would,” he said.

Mr Schlitz said he had some damage to his crops but it was minimal.

“I think people saw what happened in Charlton and they were concerned it could happen here,” he said.

“Most people would be pretty relieved.”