River levels - Bendethera
Submitted: Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 16:03
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Member - Ivan (ACT)
Hi guys,
Anyone got a good feel for river levels around
Bendethera at the moment?? - we're off there on the weekend. Vehicle with least clearance/fording ability is an XTrail.
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 16:12
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 16:12
Ivan,
Hard to say until you get there. If the river is up a bit, put a blind on the XTrail and tow it across the river.
Wayne
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Reply By: PsFish - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 19:00
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 19:00
Ivan
I was there weekend before last,
water was only a couple of feet deep with a hard bottom so you should have no trouble.
Paul
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Reply By: Peter 2 - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 19:17
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 19:17
As any regular visitor will tell you the river levels can rise and fall quickly due to the huge catchment area. We've seen the river rise a foot or more in an hour and we didn't have any rain at all but obviously was raining somewhere upstream.
As you are in a relatively narrow closed in valley with a restricted view of the sky the weather can change quickly too.
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Reply By: Richard - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 20:28
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 20:28
Sounds like you are coming from the
Moruya side. You can always come in from Araluen side and the track is more fun.
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Follow Up By: Member - Steve (ACT) - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 20:40
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 20:40
The boys are taking the bikes in from Araluen, the support crew (wives) are driving in the 4by's, & supplies from
Moruya!!
Steve
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Follow Up By: Well 55 - Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005 at 07:24
Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005 at 07:24
Steve, a couple of big storms have past through over night. I'm on the
Braidwood road out of Captains Flat and have found that any rain after mid week the river will be up to the top of the
wheels and flowing fast.
It needs a couple of dry days to drop to a safe level.
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Reply By: Inspector - Sunday, Oct 30, 2005 at 18:00