Repairs and reopening of the Stuart Highway, still flooded after an outback deluge, remains "priority number one" as South Australia looks to the federal government for disaster relief funding.
Premier Steven Marshall toured some of the affected areas in the state's north on Thursday to see the extent of the damage and to thank volunteers and emergency service workers for their efforts.
He said water over the Stuart Highway had receded from about 45 centimetres to 30 centimetres and good weather in coming days should help.
