Residents in a northern Victorian town are preparing to be cut off from the rest of the state for several days, while attention turns to the long clean-up ahead.
Kerang will be completely isolated from Thursday night as the final road out of the community becomes too dangerous for cars.
Gannawarra Mayor Charlie Gillingham said farmland and about 10 houses had already been inundated as water seeped through levees.
The SES received about 250 calls for help in the past 24 hours across Victoria, down from more than double that in previous days.
Moderate flooding continued along the Avoca, Campaspe, Goulburn and Loddon rivers, as well as creeks near Euroa and Benalla.
It is feared crops worth up to $5 billion may have been destroyed during the wild weather.
Grain Growers chairman Brett Hosking told AAP that about 10 million tonnes of produce had been directly or indirectly damaged so far.
The Snowy River in Victoria's east started to recede on Thursday afternoon, after major flooding in Orbost impacted agricultural land there.
Local chamber of commerce secretary Garry Squires told AAP the floods were another hurdle for the community after a difficult few years of drought, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The community is very resilient, but it is tough," Mr Squires said.
"There's lots of things happening and it affects people economically and certainly the inconvenience of the whole thing."
Residents in Echuca along the Murray River have noticed a stench coming from stagnant water that engulfed dozens of homes on the "wrong side" of a levee built to protect the town from the worst of the disaster.
Local Michelle McLeod believes the "vile" smell came from overwhelmed sewerage systems and rotting animals caught up in floodwater.
"We opened the window the other day to let a bit of fresh air in and had to shut it straight away and light candles," Ms McLeod told AAP.
Authorities said the Murray peaked earlier in the week, but Ms McLeod noticed an extra 10cm of water had since crept up on her property. She was concerned it could take several more days until she was able to begin cleaning up.
Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp doubled down on his defence of the controversial levee after the local council said it was not consulted on its design or location.
He said the 3km-long barrier had successfully held water back from the centre of town.
"I am not going to get into 'I said, they said'. My focus is on keeping Victorians safe," Mr Crisp told reporters on Thursday.
Premier Daniel Andrews has not visited Echuca during the floods, but said he would go there "soon".
SES Victoria chief officer Tim Wiebusch said more rain was expected across the state, with another 10-30mm expected.
"While we're starting to see reduced rainfall in various parts of the state, we are still going to see showers and rainfall particularly on the north of the ranges in the coming days, but also in some of the southern parts, particularly in the far east of the state," Mr Wiebusch said on Thursday.
More than 4000 cubic metres of hard waste has been removed from the inner Melbourne council area of Maribyrnong, which was inundated with floodwater a fortnight ago.
Disaster Relief Australia has helped residents from more than 425 impacted properties clear debris from their homes.
Authorities warned anyone travelling to regional holiday destinations during the Melbourne Cup long weekend to stay away from parks, walking tracks and camping areas affected by flooding.
Forest Fire Management's acting chief fire officer Allyson Lardner described conditions as a "daily changing escapade" as she asked hikers to stay away from moving water.
