Flood and SA Roads update, Lake Eyre etc

G'day Will. Now you have me tricked. How does it get into the Murray/Darling from there?

Cheers

Thanks Willem

What an excellent informative site.

Alan

There was a segment on the news last night with footage of the water filling the dry river bed at Kalamurina. Looked really good watching the water creep along at about 1 kph.

But there's no water coming from the other side (Neale, Macumba and not enough for Cooper Ck to reach the lake) so there won't be any more than a splash in the top of the Lake Eyre.

Willem,

There was a BOM man on the ABC radio a couple of days ago who said that the flooding in Bourke, NSW was not likely to help us out here in SA. The amount of water that would actually make its way to Menindee is only likely to be a modest quantity. And then it would be captured for storage. The release of Menindee water is by agreement with NSW and SA and probably VIC governments.

Let's hope we get a nice big cyclonic depression forming up in the Gulf of Carpentaria and heading south to add to the Darling/Murray basin. As long as it doesn't interfere with our explorations!

Kingo

For those of you who are interested and a bit confused where the water goes to, here is a map of the Lake Eyre catchment area.

It is a geographical boundary based on the elevations at various parts of Australia, and there would be no water into Lake Eyre from some of these areas in some cases.
How much rain would be needed at Thackaringa and Cockburn just down the road from Broken Hill, to reach Lake Eyre.
Alice Springs and Camooweel are also in the catchment area.

To the right of the map, Broken Hill and Charleville are in the Murray Darling Basin, but again there would need to be an unbelievable amount of rain in Broken Hill for it to reach the Darling.

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Dave

Willem, how much rain would you need in Peterborough for it to get to Lake Eyre? Your in the catchment area.
Better start you learn to swim campaign just in case hahaha.
Dave

Interesting to see how that all works. thanks.

The Diamantina at Birdsville is 6.3m and falling very slowly - the fourth rise is on its way now - has left Diamantina Lakes and should be about Monkira by this weekend. Before that rise comes we will probably be able to drive over the bridge - but by then the Cooper water should be down around Windorah so we can't go that way. Once the water gets here the bridge will go out very quickly again.

Thanks Willem.
After being away from EO for a while, I just sat down to ask a question about Lake Eyre water levels and thought I'd have a quick look at recent posts first. Good thing I did or I would have looked a bit of a goose!
We will be heading to WA from Vic in a few weeks and I planned on doing a detour from Port Augusta up to William Creek if there is going to be any water in Eyre.
I'll keep an eye on that website you gave the link for, but looks like it won't be this time. Will probably be about 5-6 weeks from now we are going past Port Augusta.
Thanks for the link.
Cheers
Jeff