Gibb River Road
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Member - loris G (NSW)
Has anyone recently driven over it? Just wondering about
creek crossings - not yet having done one. By the end of that, I will have done several. Are the rivers low or high?
Reply By: Corio - Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 12:53
Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 12:53
Ioris
Ring Shire of
Wyndham East
Kimberley 0891684100 or
Derby West
Kimberley Shire 0891910999.They should have some info.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - loris G (NSW) - Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 19:04
Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 19:04
Thanks,Corio. I'll give them a tingle. Am at
Katherine and deciding whether to do GRR now or later. One of life's little
cross roads.
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Reply By: Member - nrb1748 (VIC) - Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 19:56
Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 19:56
Ioris
I travelled the full length of the GRR four weeks ago. There are no problems with the crossings. The
Pentecost River crossing was about 400mm deep - the others less. The road is generally OK.
Regards
nrb1748
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Follow Up By: Member - loris G (NSW) - Sunday, Jul 06, 2008 at 14:49
Sunday, Jul 06, 2008 at 14:49
Thanks - that's exactly the information I needed. Loris
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Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Sunday, Jul 06, 2008 at 18:57
Sunday, Jul 06, 2008 at 18:57
Finished the Gibb from
Derby to Kunnanurra yesterday ,, no "real " crossings to worry about depth wise , just that some sneak up on you especialy on some of the turn offs such as to Drysdale and Mornington.
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Follow Up By: Member - loris G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:45
Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:45
Thanks - it's good to know - might pass you on the way - I'm just leaving
Katherine. Cheers, Loris
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Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 00:09
Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 00:09
Hi loris
We have just spent three weeks there, including
Mitchell Falls and
Kalumburu. Roads mostly pretty good, graders working on most.
Water levels reducing.
King Edward River on the way to
Mitchell Falls was the deepest crossing, but not a problem. Even a few regular caravans went across. Road from there to
Mitchell Falls was corrugated, but we left the van at the
King Edward River camp and did it in a day trip. We planned to
camp at
Mitchell Falls overnight, but had enough daylight to get 'home' again. Road to
Kalumburu is stony and needs to be taken slowly. Fabulous region.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 00:11
Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 00:11
PS do it sooner than later - peak traffic in July and people driving to fast bring the corrugations up quickly. Also levels of
water in the falls reduse as the dry continues. These are two reasons why we chose to trafel here in June.
Happy travels
Motherhen
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Reply By: Member - loris G (NSW) - Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:44
Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:44
Thanks for the info - I'm on the way.......cheers, Loris
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