Endeavour Energy crews will work overnight on Monday and into Tuesday to restore power to hundreds of homes in Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands as flood waters begin to fall.
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The energy provider says 270 electrical hazards still need to be repaired following the weekend deluge. That includes fallen trees and power lines.
And Endeavour Energy spokesperson said around 400 customers in the Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven and Hawkesbury will be without power overnight due to flooding preventing crews from accessing parts of the network to make repairs.
Flooding on the Shoalhaven River is beginning to slowly ease.
The Shoalhaven River at Hillview peaked at 9.10m on Sunday evening.
The Kangaroo River at Hampden Bridge recorded a 9.20m peak on Saturday afternoon.
The main flood peak is now downstream of Terara.
The Shoalhaven River at Nowra peaked at 4.13 m around 9am on Monday 10 and was 3.85 m late on Monday afternoon and falling.
The Shoalhaven River at Terara peaked at 3.89 m around 7am on Monday and was 3.72m by 5pm and falling.
River levels were expected to fall below the moderate flood level of 3.0 metres on Monday evening.
Minor flooding is also occurring at St Georges Basin and Sussex Inlet.
But a severe weather warning is still current for the Illawarra and parts of the South Coast.
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
