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Hi Garry

I bet you are glad to be back on air...lol

With all that water, you would think you are in an area like the Coorong, but sorry that is countless hundreds of kilometres to the South.

This is in fact Outback South Australia and the next clue.......tens of thousands of vehicles drive past it within a stones throw on a main highway every year.

Well done Matthew, it sounds like you have been there before.

Now we need to get there when the area dries out to see the underground tanks in person

I presume you have also been to Gibson's Camp Cemetery in the same area?

Gibson’s Camp Cemetery.

Havent been there yet, been up and down the road a few times. Salt bush, low lying flood area and of course you love SA. Had an idea it would be up this way.

Hi Garry

The very large roofing coved underground water storage are over 100 years old and where used to fill the Steam Trains as they headed to Western Australia.

More information and some great images in this YouTube video:

Bookaloo train station water reservoir

Cheers, John

Hi John

I saw that video when it was first out and that got me into research where it was.

When we got there yesterday I could not believe the amount of water there and we were disappointed that we could not get right up close to it.

A friend of ours went there in June when the water level was far higher and I was hoping that it would have dried up.....will will have to wait for another time.

You have to see the volume of water the believe it.

Cheers


Stephen

Here are some more images and in one you can see just how far the water went back, transforming the usually dry country.

And what a swamp it is Phil.

I have been asking a few Facebook contacts and all that water is from local rain, so have no idea when it rained there as the rest of the country is as dry as chips.

Judging by the water still there, I would say it’s going to be a good 12 months or more before you can get to the actual site. Have a look on my FB post, a lot more images.