Somersby Falls roaring after heavy rain in catchment
The Central Coast’s most instagrammed waterfall has been very sedate recently after months of low rainfall. Not any more — substantial rain has created this unbelievable deluge.
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Three days of substantial rain has turned iconic Somersby Falls from a trickle to a roaring torrent.
While other areas in Western NSW have remained stubbornly dry, the catchment of aptly named Floods Creek has copped a bucketing which has transformed the usually sedate and picturesque waterfall.
Central Coast Ferry driver Daniel Rond had a feeling the falls would be putting on a show when he drove there with his son after school — and he wasn’t disappointed.
“When we were driving in, we were still 50m from the carpark and we could hear the roar with the windows still up,” Mr Rond said.
“When we got out it was just a deafening roar,” he said.
“The last time I saw it like this it was after the big east coast low storm back in 2015.”
Bureau of Meteorology rainfall figures show that Mangrove Mountain recorded the highest rainfall on the coast with 147.6mm.
Gosford recorded 105mm with weather stations around Wyong recording between 60 and 95mm over the three days, Palmgrove also recorded 99mm.
Floods Creek flows into Mooney Mooney Creek which is a major tributary of the Hawkesbury River.