Around 50 houses have had to be evacuated because of flooding, with more at risk today according to the government task force.
Water levels on the lower River Shannon are expected to peak later while the ESB has increased the flow from Parteen Weir to over 26 million litres a minute.
This is likely to lead to further floods.
Over 700 members of the Defence Forces were deployed this week, with emergency services remaining on stand-by in case of further flooding.
John Barry is Chairman of the government task force, and says many roads have been damaged in the floods.
