Three days of heavy rain left a mark on the Mountains, with swollen waterways, fallen trees and land slips. Almost 300mm of rain fell.
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![Land slip closed Gardiner Crescent in Blackheath. Land slip closed Gardiner Crescent in Blackheath.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/8bGEiHWLyUjrk3bpemiXyX/96c57d6c-dbd1-4ac0-a842-06b7ca9b10f2.JPG/r0_0_3249_2448_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Land slip closed Gardiner Crescent in Blackheath.
![SES volunteers work to remove a tree on a house at Springwood. SES volunteers work to remove a tree on a house at Springwood.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/8bGEiHWLyUjrk3bpemiXyX/b6d2ae43-7ace-49e2-a3dd-f37134e49163_rotated_270.jpg/r0_0_2240_4601_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
SES volunteers work to remove a tree on a house at Springwood.
![The churning waters of Katoomba Cascades on Sunday. Photo by Brigitte Grant The churning waters of Katoomba Cascades on Sunday. Photo by Brigitte Grant](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/8bGEiHWLyUjrk3bpemiXyX/4b53f0a8-d584-48f0-9621-90f4a8d6b74c.jpg/r0_282_5520_3398_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The churning waters of Katoomba Cascades on Sunday. Photo by Brigitte Grant
![Wentworth Falls Lake path closed. Wentworth Falls Lake path closed.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/8bGEiHWLyUjrk3bpemiXyX/8b5eb99c-11ad-45dd-8006-a5608c3e5f5b.jpg/r0_376_4032_2643_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Wentworth Falls Lake path closed.
![A gushing Jamison Creek will only add to the woes of those on the plains. A gushing Jamison Creek will only add to the woes of those on the plains.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/8bGEiHWLyUjrk3bpemiXyX/9cf3e11b-b4ca-4a07-9b97-83ae4ad39ad2.jpg/r0_376_4032_2643_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A gushing Jamison Creek will only add to the woes of those on the plains.