Residents in Echuca are on high alert as they prepare for their second major flooding event in a week.
The Bureau of Meteorology anticipates the Murray River could reach its highest level in over 150 years on Friday.
A 2.5 kilometre dirt levee has been built in Echuca in an effort to protect homes from rising flood waters.
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