Driving from Goolwa to the Coorong in SA??
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 13:50
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Member - Coyote (SA)
Can anyone tel me if the road from
Goolwa across the Barrages' to
Narrung and southern side of The River
Murray mouth is open. On my maps it's shown as a dirt track and across several barrages but I guess that doesn't mean it's open. Any help appreciated. Cheers.
Reply By: V8troopie - Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 15:35
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 15:35
the short answer would be NO. There is a track from
Hindmarsh island but that goes through locked gates AFAIK.
I went through the locks on a boat, on the
Goolwa barrage there is no road at all across the lock. Over the Tauwitchere lock there is a track with a swing
bridge that locals use but I would say its not for the general public .
You might have to use the Wellinton ferry - its a nice drive..
Klaus
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Follow Up By: Member - Coyote (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 16:37
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 16:37
Thanks V8.. lucky I checked.. the map really does make it look like a road.. I have confirmed your advice with the local tourist info now and they assure me there is no track. Cheers
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Reply By: gonebush SA - Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 17:13
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 17:13
i live in
Goolwa (lovely place) and the only way over is to go from
Goolwa to
Wellington cross the river by ferry and then down to the Coorong. i supose you could call the little creek that use to be the river
murray mouth. they have 2 dredges working 24/7 trying to get some sort of flow happening. what we really need is a good flood and all locks to be opened up.
hope you enjoy your trip.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 19:37
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 19:37
Hi gonebush, a group of us, YP 4 WD club, under the Leadership of ROACHIE,( bit of a worry that) will be camping at cobblers
hill campground at
Deep Creek this weekend, not far from your
home 20's, so if you are at a loose end feel free to look us up.
Channel 10 uhf or my mobile ph no behind my rig pick.
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Patrolman Pat - Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 21:31
Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 21:31
I might try and call in there Pesty if I get the chance. I'm down at Port
Elliott for the weekend
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Saturday, Mar 11, 2006 at 21:25
Saturday, Mar 11, 2006 at 21:25
hi, we would of like to but we have a problem it is that we don't own a 4x4 just our mear commodore. thanks anyway.
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Reply By: Dean (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 20:59
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 20:59
Gday Coyote,
As the others have said, you cant get over.
This is pretty useless info but, a couple of years ago when the mouth was really clogged up people were walking their dogs and kids were riding their bikes in the middle of the mouth, what a terrible sight.
I can just remember surfing at the mouth many years ago. We parked on
Hindmarsh island and paddled over a large deep waterway, what happened!
Dean
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 21:17
Thursday, Mar 09, 2006 at 21:17
we were at hindmash island about 6 months ago and we watched a 4x4 get bogged in the middle of the Murray, quite a sight.
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Follow Up By: Member - TPM (SA) - Sunday, Mar 12, 2006 at 12:30
Sunday, Mar 12, 2006 at 12:30
The mouth is a sad state of affairs, With the low flow its been on the decline for years but with the dredging it is now a ugly place also !
Its important for the dredging but with the massive sand dunes they have created itds totally changed the look of the place.Its impossible to get to the mouth now (
Goolwa side) unless its low low tide and that has made the fishos drive thru the dunes again after all the rehab.
I believe the dredging is a bandaid solution, more flow is needed. I wonder if the PM will back up his promise from 2 years ago for more flow?
Lets hope for some massive winter rain and snow this year.
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