Recent rain, will it affect simpson access

No


Rainfall 1 to 7 April 2009

Have a look through the Bureau of Met sitehere. The rain did not get into the inland at all so this lot will not have affected the Simpson in any way.

If you keep an eye on this site it will tell you where rain has fallen. Its a very useful tool for trip planning.

Cheers

No, SE qld rain does not affect out west as Willem said.

BOM forecast rainfall for the next week - rain forecast here


Current river heights -

current river heights - here

The following is copied from the 'Articles' / 'Road Conditions' / 'SA Desert Roads': http://www.exploroz.com/SA/SA_Deserts/Roads.aspx

"QAA Line (Includes Big Red) Closed Closed at Eyre Creek for several more weeks NO ACCESS TO BIRDSVILLE
QAA LINE, POEPPEL CORNER – BIRDSVILLE, Just like the French Line only the sand dunes get bigger, with the biggest being BIG RED. There is a detour around this giant dune if you can’t get over it, (don’t kill yourself trying). Take care at salt lakes as they can be a bit wet; drive in existing wheel tracks only, USE 4x4. (6 ½ hr, 170 km)

Updated: 6/04/2009 7:41:35 AM"

No, rain on the east coast does not affect Eyre Creek at Birdsville. Rain is predicted here (Birdsville) on Friday of this week but is not going to be much. Not at all unusual to have rain here at Easter, particularly after big floods (again, not caused by rain here but rain way to the north).
The Simpson is quite dry having not received any rain, at this stage. Your trip should be ok - but always have a couple of extra plans - sometimes you have to reverse your trips. No matter you will have a good time. Happy travels.