Zack Morris, 13, spent Saturday rescuing trout that had found themselves stranded in puddles along the football grounds, scooping them up in a net and releasing them back into the creek.

The next day he came back with a bucket and rake to help remove the debris washed up on the streets, saying it was his small way of helping the community in its time of need.

"I don't like seeing rubbish laying everywhere around the town," Zack said.

"There's usually not much lying around here."

Tumbarumba local Steven Langheim returned from work to discover the nearby creek had burst its banks and submerged the bridge, cutting him off from his house.

The floodwaters were so strong that they had uprooted a nearby water pipe and inundated the house of his downstream neighbour.

"I walked up and told him, because he didn't know," Mr Langheim said.

"It'd come right up to this guy's yard, so I gave him a hand to get his trucks out. It was right up to the bull bars."

Snowy Valley mayor James Hayes said the floods were a tragedy for Tumbarumba, but said it was heartening to see the community solidarity on display in the aftermath.

Councillor Hayes said he would be lobbying the government for money to rebuild the damaged infrastructure so that it was more flood resistant.

"Out of adversity comes change and, in a lot of cases, improvement," Cr Hayes said.

"When we do build things back, we build them back better. When they're rebuilt, they will be built above the flood level or repaired so they're not so flood prone."

Cr Hayes said he had already begun talks with Member for Albury Justin Clancy about funding for Tumbarumba, and said Mr Clancy had seemed cooperative.

Much of the repairs will be focused on the council-owned caravan park, which was one of the worst hit areas.

Within minutes the recently redeveloped caravan park was totally submerged in water, as was the nearby football grounds.

It was a familiar sight for long time resident Warren Hulm, who has lived through several such disasters while living in Tumbarumba.

He said the weekend's floods were relatively minor by comparison.

"It didn't do as much damage [as the 2010 flood]. It took out bridges, cut off roads, but everything's still open now," he said.

Resident Cathy Saczawa also said the floodwaters had come dangerously close to her house, but stopped just short of causing any major flood damage.