cahill's crossing NT

Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 08:25

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boshie

Hi everyone We are requiring information on how low cahill's crossing has to be to safely cross it.We know to use darwins tide chart & add 5 hours. As we might not be able to cross in daylight hours on the day we are booked in. We thought we might change the arrival day to another. Anyone's thought on this would be appreciated.

Boshie

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Reply By: Well 55 - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 08:40

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Reply By: tonysmc - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 10:07

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 10:07

I have a tide chart that says Cahills Crossing is + 9:25 hours from Darwins tides. The River Mouth is + 3 hours. As said above the crossing can get very slippery and a few cars have gone off there. Depending how soon after the wet season, usually there is only a trickle going over when the tide is right out. The problem when the water is too deep and you are towing a boat, the boat starts to float and drags you sideways. If you are crossing with some water depth, the best way is to cross just as the tide starts to push back in and so that the incoming tide counteracts the river flow. If you get there and the water is still flowing out just have a cuppa and wait. We have crossed many times and have been worried about the height of the water only to find a trickle when we got there! Just a hint heading to Coburg fresh water is on the right and ocean is to the left. Some times with tidal rivers its hard to know if they are coming in or going out!

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Follow Up By: boshie - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 10:40

Tuesday, Apr 12, 2005 at 10:40

Where can I get one of your tide charts, It's always good to have too much info than too little & get into trouble. Thanks for advice will take into hand
Boshie

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Follow Up By: tonysmc - Wednesday, Apr 13, 2005 at 19:15

Wednesday, Apr 13, 2005 at 19:15

Here is a list that I have for you, remember that some of these times will vary depending on the size of the tide. A Neap tide (small tide) will travel up a river a lot slower if at all than a spring tide (big tide) There is a creek on the way in, a few K’s from the camping ground. You may not notice it as it is so small, but if you follow the track off the main road, it opens out to a nice creek mouth. You can launch your boat here and have a nice fish and mud crabbing if it gets too windy to go out offshore from the pier. We found it a good place to leave from to go to Port Essington as the wind would pick up in the Arvo’s at the time of year when we were there and it saved a few K’s in the boat. There is a good fishing book with lots of local maps and GPS points you can get from all the fishing stores in Darwin or Katherine. Hope this helps. Have fun.

Time Differences from Darwin.

Adelaide River Bridge + 5:17
Adelaide River Bridge + 0:55
Burge Point - 0:10
Cape Hotham + 0:58
Chambers Bay - 4:43
Daly River - 0:54
East Alligator Rv Mouth + 3:00
Cahills Crossing + 9:25
Fitzmaurice Rv Mouth + 1:50
Pearce Point + 1:04
Peron Island North + 0:03
Port Essington - 1:46
Pt Stuart + 1:53
Shady Camp Barrage + 4:30
South Alligator Rv Mouth + 2:37
? South Alligator Bridge + 5:30 ( I think, this is a guess from memory)
Tapa Bay - 0:59
Victoria Rv Mouth Same
West Alligator Head + 0:59
West Alligator Rv Mouth + 1:47