The largest flood ever recorded was in 1867. An account at the time described the effect of the flood: “Hundreds of people were to be seen clinging to the roofs of houses, to tree-tops, or wherever they could get beyond the reach of the rushing waters”. The Hawkesbury River peaked at a staggering 19.26 metres – that’s 12 metres above the road on the current Windsor Bridge.
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