A family has watched in delight as a drought-stricken river bed refilled with water for the first time in years. <br /><br />Gilgandra residents gathered at the Castlereagh River, which runs through central-western New South Wales, to capture the moment rain water flushed the barren inlet on Monday.<br /><br />The video, taken by a mother standing at the edge of the riverbank, shows the stream begin to slowly swell in the distance.<br /><br />'Mum it's so close now,' the young girl said excitedly.<br />The girl, a boy, and man can be seen walking closer to wait and watch as it trickles towards them, picking up speed. <br /><br />'There's a fish there Daz,' the woman calls to the man, before drawing it to her daughter's attention.<br /><br />'Go and grab him Indie. Big carp,' she calls.<br /><br />The little girl jubilantly runs to meet the water to race it as it gushes down stream. <br /><br />The family stand in awe as the water's width thickens as it rushes past them, continuing on to replenish the empty channel. <br />'We'll be on an island here in a minute, she's starting to run in over there,' the mother says.<br /><br />'Twenty-four years of inactivity,' a man jokes.<br /><br />'Worth the wait isn't it?' another woman replies. <br /><br />The video was posted to youtube on Thursday, racking up almost 300 views in a day. <br /><br />In the days prior to the water surge, Gilgandra received 52mm of rain fall.<br /><br />The river has not flowed since 2016 as NSW battles through one of the worst droughts in history. <br /><br /><br />
