SES crews were at Quambatook and Echuca yesterday preparing for floods by sandbagging properties, building levies and informing people.

The North Central Catchment Management Authority representatives were in Echuca yesterday, preparing maps and data to predict a range of scenarios.

Chief executive Damian Wells said Echuca was expected to flood in low-lying areas in the middle of next week, the first time since 1993.

“We won’t really know until the river peak gets through Shepparton,’’ he said.

Mr Wells said the authority expected 50,000 million litres of water a day to go through Torrumbarry Weir.

He said 32,000 million litres a day was the current measurement, compared to 4000 million litres during the drought.

Mr Wells said Quambatook was very well prepared for the flood, with a community meeting held yesterday afternoon.

“It’s rising as we speak,’’ he said.

SES incident controller Wayne Grincais warned properties in River Street and the Kerang-Quambatook Road in Quambatook were most at risk when the Avoca River flooded.

River Street resident Sue Bremner said she was keeping a regular watch on the river as she was worried her house, less than 20 metres from the river, would flood.

Mrs Bremner said she was also worried about houses owned by her parents and her husband’s parents in River Street.

She said a barbecue area next to the river was under water two weeks ago and the river had been full ever since.

“I’ve sat watching the river for three days and I wish it would just happen,’’ she said.

A community meeting at the Campaspe Shire Council offices in Echuca at 5pm today will advise people of the impending threat of the Murray River flooding in Echuca.

Campaspe Mayor Peter Williams said authorities were monitoring flood levels in the Goulburn River, which were expected to take at least five days to arrive from Shepparton.

“We’re quite confident we can minimise the impact on Echuca,’’ he said.

“We’re working closely with the SES and we have a number of staff working on the planning.’’

Buloke Mayor Leo Tellefson said Tyrell Creek could flood the small town of Culgoa tomorrow.

“It could impact houses to the back of Main Street,’’ he said.