Vic: Fording the Snowy River

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Mike Harding

Does anyone have information in regard to fording the Snowy River via the Snowy Track which runs south east-ish from the Snowy River Road just south of the NSW border, please?

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Reply By: silkwood - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:50

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:50

I've forded the Snowy many times. I usually have to remove my cross-country skis first :-)!!

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:51

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:51

From your mouth I presume? :)

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Follow Up By: silkwood - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:56

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:56

Hey, it keeps the ice off!

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Follow Up By: silkwood - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:59

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:59

Sorry, I should have mentioned...

Good response Mike!!

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:07

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:07

Thank you - you're fun to joust with. You have intelligent opinions (I might deny that in a future post :) but you have a sense of humour too, qualities which are, sadly, often lacking on the internet. We'll have to meet up for a beer one day...?

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Reply By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:58

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:58

Depends on the time of year as to how difficult it is. There is an area which you should be able to cross just south of Willis (NSW/Vic border). Can be anything from 12" to a couple of feet deep, autumn being the "quietest" and late spring (snow melt) being a bit more "entertaining". It is a reasonably wide crossing in the spring (~100 yards) but it does have a solid base.

Been a while since I crossed it though......

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:13

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:13

Thanks Gary. My maps don't show any possible crossing north of the Snowy Track (which is not far south of Willis). Given the (lack of) rain this year I don't imagine snow melt will be an issue but I imagine the Snowy level is largely governed by the upstream dams?

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:08

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:08

yep I agree I reckon I could get across this year in my XR6

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Reply By: davidta - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 07:38

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 07:38

Hi
It's been a couple of years since I did this, but if the water level etc is OK it is an easy crossing with a firm base.
Last time I tried it (last year maybe) the water was too high & a tree was accross the exit on the East bank.
Also, where you get from the main road to the Western crossing was hidden by a line of trees that took a bit of "creative driving" to get past.

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Reply By: snowman - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:26

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:26

Hi Mike,

Give the SMA a call as they put out a warning here locally at Jindabyne just recently that they were releasing extra water into the the snowy. They were advising people to lift pumps from the river etc.

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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 09:56

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 09:56

It's been a long long long time since I looked at this and I have never done it but I thought there was also a ford across down stream from McKillop's Bridge.

I think it wa on the Dedick Trail or Rodgers Rd.

Like I say it was a long time ago that I looked at it and I never actually got to do it but it shows on Natmap and I did here that it was pretty good.

Maybe others know more about it.

Duncs

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Reply By: Mike Harding - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:18

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:18

Thanks guys - very helpful info.

David - that was exactly what I wanted to know. From my maps I guessed finding the crossing might be "interesting" :)

Dave - Good point! As I won't be there for a couple of weeks I think I'll be OK, here's the info. for anyone interested:
http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/sysfiles/media//SnowyHydro_MR_113.pdf

Duncs - The only other ford I am aware of is at Jacksons Crossing south of the Deddick Trail, it's a very wide ford and the west side is on private property. If I end up at McKillops (and I may well) I'll use the bridge thanks :)

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 17:47

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 17:47

Yeah I understand that.

Sorry Mike I did nott read the last part of your post. If I had I would not have put my foot in my mouth by giving info you didn't ask for.

I only mentioned it because back in about 1990 I was coming home from Lakes Entrance to Sydney and went via Buchan and Jindabyne. I was very new to 4wd then and so was SWMBO. We set off down the track towards that ford at Jacksons but the boss was terrified so on the first flatish bit I turned around and went back to the main road. I have wondered about that track ever since.

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 18:33

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 18:33

>If I had I would not have put my foot in my mouth by
>giving info you didn't ask for.

Not at all Duncs. This is a post about fording the Snowy and in time to come people will search this forum for such information and they may not be interested in exactly where I want to cross so raising other possibilities is perfectly valid and just adds to the knowledge base.

>We set off down the track towards that ford at Jacksons but
>the boss was terrified so on the first flatish bit I turned around

It's a very wide crossing just there and not one to be undertaken likely - I would suggest walking it first and if the water is high leave it alone, so, as a newbie to 4WDing, she was not so far off the mark - a bit of a lonely place to get into trouble on your own too.

Thanks, again, for your input.

Mike Harding

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