The River Murray flood is expected to peak in Renmark in the next 48 to 72 hours — either on Boxing Day or early on December 27 — with hopes water levels will be lower than first predicted.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said flows to the state across the NSW-Victoria border were looking closer to 190 gigalitres per day rather than up to 220 gigalitres — the top of the range predicted — but it cannot be said with "100 per cent confidence".
