Darling River Run in April

I also had thought about a Darling River run soon, but have abandoned that idea with the cruel dry and fish kills.
Wet season rain in northern QLD drains into the Channel country and Lake Eyre area. Doesn't get to the Darling.

Cheers
Jim

You may be able to take a walk along it if it gets any worse.

A few things, the fish kills I have heard about have not been reported up stream at Louth and Tilba. They seem to have been concentrated down around Menindee. You see very little of the river water whilst you are driving down there, in fact a lot of the road dies not have the Darling in sight (just like driving up the eastern coast.) The people along the towns down the Darling will still appreciate your custom.

Give the publicans at Tilpa and Louth a ring and see how their bit of river is fairing. Also ring the tourist info centres at Brewarrina, bourke and Wilcania a bell.

We did the Darling River Run back in September... our route took us to Walgett, Brewarrina, Bourke Louth, Tilpa, Wilcannia, Menindee and then onto Broken Hill, then we headed to Flinders Ranges from there
We camped the night at 4 Mile Reserve outside Brewarrina, fantastic spot (other then the flies were a bit thick due to some recent rain then) was right beside the water...a decent amount of water there I assume due to wier downstream. Then camped at Trilby Station after that...we camped right down the end of thier camp area which had ok water to look over, but obviously it was pretty low. Up at their house and other camps closer to the house you could walk across the river, you could still paddle the kayaks around belo w thier house, but had to pick your spots so as not to run aground.....i couldn't work out what their sheep were eating, there was pretty much nothing on the ground for them to eat. We missed out on driving the neighbouring Dunlop Station due to the drive being closed because of lambing time...that was disappointing as it looks to have some nice stuff on it, but it's understandable they didn't want to stress the animals anymore then necessary, especially with the lack of food about. Out the back of Louth and Tilpa Pubs the river had a few puddles in it, but was nearly dry there really. Stopped for lunch at Coach and Horses campground, was a nice amount of water there to look over still. We camped right on the edge of Lake Pamamaroo (where Menindee Lakes pics are usually taken) near the dam wall, it was a stunning green oasis here and a stark contrast to the surrounding countryside....a real highlight of our trip.
We toyed with the idea of canning our trip due to the drought, but decided to support the businesses and head away anyhow.....it was still a great trip and we don't regret going, though I'd love to head back there in better times to see how stunning it would be, because you could see how it would look nicer with some green about the area.

Thanks to everyone for the info.....

Trip definitely happening - just getting an idea of what to expect out there....

Here's how Henry saw the Darling ......

The skies are brass and the plains are bare,
Death and ruin are everywhere;
And all that is left of the last year's flood
Is a sickly stream on the grey-black mud;
The salt-springs bubble and the quagmires quiver,
And this is the dirge of the Darling River.

—?Henry Lawson

Cheers
Jim