Creek Crossing along the Savannah Way

I think you will find that there aren't any creek crossings, we travelled the Savannah Way few years back and I can't remember crossing any creeks.

Calvert River, early in the season.
Not deep enough to bother walking through.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

The safest answer is to throw a stick across the creek and tell the dog to "Fetch".
That way you will tell the depth and danger in one action.
Dog swims, then maybe too deep.
Croc gets dog , too dangerous.
Dog walks and fetches _Fine to go.
Regards Philip A

Safe way is to send the dog in for a swim first or half a stick of powergell gives them a headache. Works every time.

Sorry about the answer but there are never any guarantees in this world and no one can assure you there are no crocs. Chances of one being there are low though.

This year there hasn't been much rain at all so you may be able to first ascertain if the creeks are over and how deep is the water. You may be concerned about something that won't be there.

This answer is coming from a retard who 40 years ago at 2 in the morning, walked Stones crossing north of Weipa to find the drop off on the left hand side so we could cross.

If you don't have a dog or hero with you camp on the creek bank and wait for someone else to come along. This serves two functions, it lets your vehicle diffs and gearbox cool down, let's some other glory hunter walk the crossing, oh yer maybe three functions, saves on dogs. (;-))

As some have said it is a long road you are talking about some advice for the section from Boorloola to Normanton,
ALL crossing that will have water in them at that time of the year have crocs and SALTIES not just freshies .....
The Calvert has had sightings this year, as have all between Calvert and Doomadgee... The Nicholson, the one just near Doomadgee now has a large resident saltie in it, yes the one right on the edge of Doomadgee and traps are set to catch it but no luck so far, the rangers from Burktown have confirmed sighting 2 seperate salties near the causway ...............
The Gregory, the crossing near Tirrana has had sightings of salties but so far none up as far as the "Gregory Hotel" ....
The next would be the Leichardt and it has salties in it......
BUT ... the good news, well so far anyway ..... there has been very little rain this year so you will probally choke on the dust if you walk them ...
My advice given the amout of traffic already you just park up and have a bite to eat and probally wait for an hour MAX and someone will come along and charge through, watch them and follow on after.... dont be silly as the roadhouses need you money, not the ambulances service people hahaha
Good luck and have fun..
J&M&Kids

Just take the mother in law if you have room problem solved happy to help bye

This discussion raise a question that hadn't occurred to me.

We are planning a trip along the Savannah Way in September, probably starting at Normanton and heading west.
We are planning on leaving the caravan at Normanton and tenting it accross to maybe Mataranka.

Is tenting it an issue in croc country?

Thinking about doing Normaton to Materanka on the Savannah Way late in June with the off road caravan has anyone done this with a caravan before.