The River Murray is not expected to peak in South Australia's Riverland until the end of the month, but already people's lives are changing as water rises.
For the three families that live on lock 5, near Paringa, flooded roads have changed their commute into town.
Now to get to work, school and to even take the bins out, they have to go by boat.
One day, Matt Irvine sputtered into Renmark nine times.
"It's keeping us pretty busy," he said.
He said he had to be more organised than normal.
"You can't just hop in the car and duck into the shops," he said.
"You have to have everything with you and make sure everyone is comfortable."
Residents leaving ahead of flooding
Water is quickly approaching the back door of Terry Grant's home in Paisley, on the other side of the Murray from Blanchetown.
He is leaving now and thinks it could be months before he will be able to return home.
"Mother Nature will be Mother Nature, you cannot stop her," he said.
"Doesn't matter what you do."
With flows now possibly reaching 220 gigalitres a day, the water will be "well over the roof" of his house.
Mr Grant and his wife are going to live in their caravan as they wait for their home to fill with water.
The house is almost empty, with just a television and a few other final items to clear.
He is now removing years' worth of paint, boxes and other gear from his shed to save it from eventually flowing down the river.
"It's only the big towns that are getting attention," he said.
"All the little places are getting nothing."
Locals sharing information
In Morgan, houseboat operator Jodie Reynolds has been posting videos on Facebook showing how the town's shacks near the river have been flooded.
"It's heartbreaking to see," she said.
"I'm upbeat and I try to stay upbeat, but seeing that today, each time we are going out as of late, the damage is unbelievable.
"I just wanted them to see their shacks because I know not all of them can get up all the time; with me living up here I could do that for them.
"The response has been overwhelming — people from interstate, overseas, all that sort of stuff, sending me messages of support."
