Lake Eyre filling quickly!
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Off topic - but what the heck, its my thread anyway!
On the subject of water, there are reportedly 3 olympic swimming pools per second going over the Burdekin Falls dam wall. Sorry - don't know how many sidarbs that would be.
The FTDK and I will be heading to Alice the last week of March, so it would seem that tracking via Lake Eyre will be the go!
Dr
On the subject of water, there are reportedly 3 olympic swimming pools per second going over the Burdekin Falls dam wall. Sorry - don't know how many sidarbs that would be.
The FTDK and I will be heading to Alice the last week of March, so it would seem that tracking via Lake Eyre will be the go!
Dr
First time I saw Eyre in flood was with the late great Bruce Bret.....n showing me the ropes(beer drinking companion) on the mail run.Anyone remember him ?
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there are reportedly 3 olympic swimming pools per second going over the Burdekin Falls dam wall. Sorry - don't know how many sidarbs that would be.
A few orders of magnitude above your average fuel flow calcs...
It looks as if Ayre Ck will close the Simpson Desert track to the west of Big Red and then join the Warburton and flow into Lake Ayre.
Eyre Creek and Lake Eyre.
Saw some photos taken on Thursday/Friday by your Charleville passenger.
Looks good, but you will be surprised how long it takes the Eyre Ck to get to Goyder's Lagoon, and how much water will disappear through soakage and evaporation.
I may have a couple of water bird surveys coming up in the next couple of months. I shall keep you posted.
The 500 looks good. Have they done away with the nosewheel deflectors because the engines are mounted higher??
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I may have a couple of water bird surveys coming up in the next couple of months. I shall keep you posted.
DF.
DF,
I haven't been there yet. Our 210 did a supply run to Bedourie this week.
Pete says that the water is fairly impressive around there at the moment.
We are fairly dry round the south west area and could do with a bit of rain.
185.
I haven't been there yet. Our 210 did a supply run to Bedourie this week.
Pete says that the water is fairly impressive around there at the moment.
We are fairly dry round the south west area and could do with a bit of rain.
185.
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Pics of floodwater surrounding Birdsviile on the TV news tonight!
150mm (6") falls of rain from Longreach to Cloncurry again in the last couple of days!
Dr
150mm (6") falls of rain from Longreach to Cloncurry again in the last couple of days!
Dr
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Heard on the radio today. Commodore of the Lake Eyre Yacht Club has had advice that water will reach Lake Eyre in two weeks. It will only be about a metre deep, according to the yachties...they are disappointed that it will not be a big enough fill to sail on.
We have some photos on our website.
Tailwheel, can I put a link to our company website for the photos?
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Tailwheel, can I put a link to our company website for the photos?
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Yusef Danet - I've been watching the Lake Eyre Yacht Club site - Lake Eyre Yacht Club (see "news and lake status" tab) and intend going out there as soon as it is in flood.
However, one of my mates who is a rather very senior at BoM person, suggests that we're tailing off from La Nina phase now and starting to head for the next El Nino peak in a few years time. He reckons the best chance of flooding was probably this summer just passed.
But whoever listened to the Met people.
Cheers
However, one of my mates who is a rather very senior at BoM person, suggests that we're tailing off from La Nina phase now and starting to head for the next El Nino peak in a few years time. He reckons the best chance of flooding was probably this summer just passed.
But whoever listened to the Met people.
Cheers
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However, one of my mates who is a rather very senior at BoM person, suggests that we're tailing off from La Nina phase now and starting to head for the next El Nino peak in a few years time.
Dr
Forkie,
porbably that woger stein bloke from USQ. He is a doom merchant.
Do you reckon you would have enough info to start a thread on the disaster that faces the gulf properties and communities??
I just don't think we are getting the correct info from the Capt and her team.
Having been up in the southern gulf a few times, I can only just begin to imagine the damage and losses on the lower gulf river systems.
185.
porbably that woger stein bloke from USQ. He is a doom merchant.
Do you reckon you would have enough info to start a thread on the disaster that faces the gulf properties and communities??
I just don't think we are getting the correct info from the Capt and her team.
Having been up in the southern gulf a few times, I can only just begin to imagine the damage and losses on the lower gulf river systems.
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Marees the go
Once apon a time i again got screwed by a magnificiant company basing its sad aircraft out of Maree, bottom of Lake Eyre for those not aware.
Boss at that time ( In Central Time) had a brand new HSV. I had 5 $ in my pocket. Wrong, just wrong. Centrally i guess.???
Lifes better now i,m not in the Slingair, Alligator,Gunbalanya,Chartair, bull****, 220$ per week crap.
Who cares.
Its a lake - Seen it dry , seen it full.
Bit like Ayres Rock.
Its only a rock.
Yours
Negectivly.
Multi
But living in hope.
Boss at that time ( In Central Time) had a brand new HSV. I had 5 $ in my pocket. Wrong, just wrong. Centrally i guess.???
Lifes better now i,m not in the Slingair, Alligator,Gunbalanya,Chartair, bull****, 220$ per week crap.
Who cares.
Its a lake - Seen it dry , seen it full.
Bit like Ayres Rock.
Its only a rock.
Yours
Negectivly.
Multi
But living in hope.