New Flood Photos

Stephen, I took the photo standing at the grid near the Clinic, which is the eastern edge of town. Need to be 7 m to create some 'fun'. This water goes down the Diamantina, through Goyders Lagoon (near Clifton Hills on the Birdsville Track) takes a few turns and tumbles through the sandhills and makes it way to the northern part of Lake Eyre and can sometimes be seen entering the Lake through the Warburton Groove. When I say 'can be seen' I mean quite literally. Flying over that is spectacular, to actually see floodwater entering the Lake! Too early to say yet whether this water we have will make it to the Lake but I will keep you posted on that.

Stephen, you need your good maps and have a good read. This actually brings up something Ian and I were discussing yesterday - whether Google Earth would show us the various parts of the river in flood?
I had my topographical maps out but I am missing some of the northern ones- it is very interesting following all the creeks and by-ways.
Most of the water you mention would go to the Lake Eyre Basin - have a look at the Cooper though (near Windorah) that water with the Thompson/Barcoo goes to the Murray Darling - check your Flood Heights on BOM as they are all in flood at the moment.
I believe it would take a lot more than is in the system at the moment to reach the Great Southern Ocean - maybe now that most of the waterholes are filling, a Cyclone or good rains up and down the rivers would make it a possibility - wouldn't it be wonderful.
Surprising to find the headwaters of these Rivers on your maps and track them down stream - that will give you something to do today!
If anyone has an answer about Google Earth or some other way to look at the rivers other than flying over them I would be pleased to read about it.

G'day Stephen, here is a map of the Murray Darling Catchment Area.

Technically, we are in the Murray Darling Catchment Area here, but Thackaringa is in the Lake Eyre Catchment Area.

I reckon you would need some heavy showers for a while at Thackaringa for the runoff to reach Lake Eyre.

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Dave

Thanks Dave,

that's a great map.

cheers

Hi ya Bros 1, you are quite right (see below response to Dodger) - must have been overhung this a.m.

Grey Range, thanks Alan - couldn't think of the name in my haste this a.m.

Alan,

Be very surprised if there's any "Cotton Cockies" on the Paroo or Warrego.

I'm sure they'd like to be there!!!

Bob.

Willem, wondered how G & M were getting on - thought they might have gone to Alice Springs and up that way. Maybe I should have talked them into staying here - Maureen and I could have been crafty!
Hot here again and looks very stormy to the north again - storms predicted for this afternoon NE of Birdsville.

Dodger, you are completely correct - I must have had my blonde wig on this a.m., maybe result of last night's Happy Hour.
It is strange about rivers into creeks and how sometimes they disappear altogether underground and pop up somewhere else.