House boats and paddle steamers that were floating level with some buildings on the riverfront are now beached, while dead fish litter once-flooded paths.
Businesses that operate on the water had been hoping to return over the past weeks, but the rapid drop in the river level has delayed their plans.
"We haven't been able to give dates and information correctly, because it's always been a bit of unknown how high it was going to go and now how low it's going to go."Businesses miss out on peak seasonA 4-knot speed limit remains in place and vessels cannot tow people or create excessive wash.Sunraysia Marine owner Brett Woods said Mildura was suffering after losing several key income months due to the natural disaster.
The main reason for the Murray's seemingly lower levels is because the Mildura Weir is still sitting on Lock Island after it was removed in September. Murray-Darling Basin Authority executive director, river management Andrew Reynolds said the river had reached a level where the weir could be safely reinstated
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