can you walk the Murray Barrages at the Coorong?
Submitted: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007 at 22:54
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Trevor M (SA)
Hi all,
I know you can't drive across, but is it possible to walk across the various barrages across the murray lakes down
Goolwa way to get all the way across to the Coorong?
Just looking at a bit of a hiking trek for myself and #1 son for a few days and thought this might be something different if achievable.
Given the time of year and fire bans etc I was looking for something "coastal" for a few days trek.
Thanks
Trev
Reply By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 01:18
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 01:18
Last time I was down that way, about 2 years ago, I tried to walk across a barge and was promptly told to get off by some workers. They don't like people anywhere near them.
You can drive around the back of
Lake Alexandrina through
Raukkan community as a nice drive.
Barnesy
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 08:21
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 08:21
Try the
Deep Creek Cons
park you can walk between there ank tunk beach or the other way towards
cape jervis. great coastal and clifftop scenery and you see interesting stuff. we stumbled accross a house built like a UFO
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Follow Up By: cityslicker - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:16
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:16
I think we've seen that house, amazing place and sitting on its own little cove and beach. A local farmer was kind enough to give us access to drive down a steep 4wd track and we ended up on the access road to the house. There were plenty of signs saying Private Property Go Back so we never got a close look.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 13:45
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 13:45
Those sighns are there because of a DH who thought he would pump it with lead
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 11:12
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 11:12
I belive those barges are part of a public road. If you can walk down the road you can walk on the barge.
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Follow Up By: Member - Peter D M - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 21:19
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 21:19
g'day gone bush
this topic came up a couple of weeks ago, i contacted national parks at
meningie re access to the barrages 18 months ago and was told
no access driving or walking to the barrages was allowed.
and that they were not a public road.
regards peter
ps. i turn 55 soon so i have something to look forward to at 56
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 22:54
Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 22:54
Well it looks like Des Lexic doesn't have the sole rights to dyslexia.
Where Trever M wrote "barrages" I read barges, like things you drive on to take you over a
water crossing. I drove over one of these in the Coorong last July so there's my excuse.
Now, unless Trev suffers from dyslexia as
well,
what is a "barrage"?
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Follow Up By: Trevor M (SA) - Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 at 12:48
Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 at 12:48
The barrages are the low "dam like" structures across the lakes and waterways between the various islands etc at the bottom of the murray. There are a number of them and they are intended to keep the salt
water from the sea from travelling upriver.
On the ocean side the
water is salt but on the other side it is fresh. The
water level is generally lower on the sea side.
Trev
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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 at 21:31
Saturday, Dec 01, 2007 at 21:31
Whale oil beef hooked.
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Reply By: AdlelaideGeorge - Monday, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:11
Monday, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:11
Just got the reply reproduced below between the X's:
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Hi George
In regards your question below, you need to fill out an indemnity form which then is required to be signed by our Manager, under the current circumstances we are doing work on all of the Barrage, so access may not be available.
Sorry for the delayed response.
Kind Regards
Sarah Pfitzner
Office Assistant
River Murray Operations
28 Vaughan Tce,
Berri, SA 5343
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