The grapevine has it.................
Submitted: Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 00:09
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Rick (S.A.)
that the Finke is flowing; also the Hugh, the Palmer, etc.
Stuart Creek was awfully bloo_dy dry, right up at the headwater, when I was there not so long ago; now tonight's TV news mentions it emptying into L Eyre South.
What a land of contrasts.
What about the
Macumba?
Is it possible the Kallakoopah might run with local water?
Anything running east of L Eyre ?
This weather might create a real spectacle across a very large pice of Aus that normally is dry & red.
So any ideas on how to view it from here, at my 'puter?, at
home. In a week or so I may take a flight just to sate my curiosity, but 'till then would love to see the spread of the water.
The last real opportunity to see northern S.A. & central Australia wet was in 2000; I was not prepared & made a small vow that I would not miss the next chance. so today I looked on the BoM site -saw the patterns of rainfall & noted that Yeundemu had over 200 mm!!
I thought of earth Google, but I recall the pictures are fixed, i.e. dated 2006, and not current. Is this so?
Cheers
Reply By: Footloose - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 00:19
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 00:19
AFAIK Google earths pix are not current, sorry.
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Follow Up By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:27
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:27
definitely at least 1 year out of date.
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Reply By: Member - Jeff H (QLD) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 01:37
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 01:37
Awesome Rick, grab it with all 3 hands. Was labouring for CSIRO (Alice), '73 '74.
Some of us took a private charter flight down Andado/Finke way, followed by a 2 week plant survey trip. Oh yes!
I seem to remember a few whities lost a bit of camping gear (vehicle included),on the first flush. Wonder how folk went this time? Jeff.
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Reply By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 07:38
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 07:38
Rick,
I have seen Lake Eyre half a dozen times now but have never seen it full. I would give my lefty to go up for a look while it was full of water, maybe that will be in the next week or so as I have heard there is water flowing into it.
Is there anyone on this
forum that has a contact ???
Toytruck
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Follow Up By: Member - extfilm (NSW) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 08:33
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 08:33
Hi Toytruck,
I am a member of the
Lake Eyre Yacht Club......... Only requirement is to prove u have sailed on the lake. I sailed it in a sea kayak in 2000 for 5 days for a magazine.
Had a lot of fun. got some magic pics too.
here is the clubs website " target="EOF" class="lbg">www.lakeeyreyc.com/
There is some good up to date info
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Follow Up By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 08:57
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 08:57
extfilm,
thanks for the info. I actually found a link to the Yacht Club last week whilst trying to find latest info as to the water level in the Lake. I must say I had a bit of a laugh at "Lake Eyre Yacht Club", but must say laughing with you not at you.
We had a Surf Life Saving Club when I lived at Uluru many years ago. Got to do something to keep sane:-)
Toytruck
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:04
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:04
Toytruck,
It takes a lot to fill Lake Eyre - the rains we've had probably will do no more than wet the surface.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:11
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:11
When Lake Eyre floods next time, the best place to see it is to go on a guided tour across the causeway to the western end of
Muloorina Station. We did this back in 2000 (first group to do it) and you drive up and down the Babbage peninsula - great experience great scenery. The Lake is quite deep near the shoreline there - bt like going down to
the beach.
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Follow Up By: Rick (S.A.) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 11:18
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 11:18
I reckon it is a bit of a leap from rain in
the Desert Rivers & Western Rivers catchments of L Eyre, to a filling of the lake.
To fill L Eyre, the Georgina/Diamantina + Cooper + Frome catchments need to contribute as
well as the above catchments
Personal contact with a station along the L Eyre South region this morning is that the wind is already drying things out, and that dust is starting to blow after the 44mm recorded.
However, certainly would currently be interesting.
Go the L Eyre yachties!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:23
Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:23
Ok, Ok,
I know it takes a lot to fill the Lake. I was just taking a positive look at things although, there was a lot of water lying around on some of the news shots. The Todd was certainly charging and that guy out at the Tanami waist deep in water......at the very least there would be some MUD to play in :-) mud, mud everybody loves mud.
Toytruck
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Reply By: Pomgonewalkabout - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:12
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:12
Lake Eyre Yacht club?
That sounds as daft as the scout badge I saw on ebay "Lake Eyre Sea Scouts"
Needless to say I had to buy it.
For Lake Eyre to fill I woul;d have thought that the rain would have had to come mostly from QLD?
cheers
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:43
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:43
Yes, most of our Great Inland Sea fills from Qld/the Gulf. Not very often. Been to Lake E when it had water in it. Lots of little bitees :)))
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Reply By: handy - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 11:09
Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 11:09
the best view is from the air. i had a look at the paroo running into the darling many years ago, words could not describe it.
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