Due to flooding.
And the reason for such a high level on the river is that they have been releasing thousands of megalitres each day upstream at the dam.
This is the low level bridge in town that I took a shot of back in June after some much minor flooding. You can see the shot here (taken from the other side of the river), just to get an idea of how high the water level is this time. http://365project.org/leggzy/365/2016-06-23
Apologies for lack of commenting lately, have been a bit unwell and now having a catch up.
Sorry to hear you are not well, hope you make a full recovery soon.