The river’s height has prompted a warning from the Murrumbidgee region’s State Emergency Services unit.

Deputy region controller Jon Gregory said the river was well below minor flood levels and considered normal, but urged caution.

“If you don’t have to take a boat into the river, don’t,” Mr Gregory said.

“Anything about 2.1 metres and the speed of the water can be hazardous.

“You need to be vigilant during any activities around the river, it’s wet which can make things challenging.”

More rain is forecast for later next week and Mr Gregory said care was needed around causeways and low-lying areas.

“There are still rural roads with water over the top of them” he said.

“It might look benign but the road surface could be washed away. Don’t walk, ride or drive through floodwaters.”

The Compleat Angler’s Rod Cockburn said fishermen would get a better catch if they head to dams and lakes instead. In the meantime fish would be well-fed with extra food flowing into the river. “If there’s no more rain, fishing will be fantastic next weekend,” he said.

Recent rainfall has not just added extra water to the rivers and creeks, but bolstered dam supplies. Burrinjuck Dam is sitting at a healthy 56.1 per cent.

Currently, 2500 megalitres of water is being released as inflows from creeks and tributaries into the Murrumbidgee fall after the rain.

A WaterNSW spokesman said the Murrumbidgee Water Sharing Plan (WSP) required a small amount of inflows to be released into the river under certain conditions.

“WaterNSW complies with these provisions and applies the rules flexibly to consider tributary inflows downstream to ensure river heights remain well below minor flood level,” the spokesman said.

“Given current inflow and catchment conditions, the WSP rules require WaterNSW to release almost half of the 350 gigalitres inflow forecast for June.”

“WaterNSW advises downstream landholders and other registered stakeholders of significant changes to dam releases via its automated early warning notification system.”