rain in Qld / NSW

Submitted: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:03

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Gossy

does anyone know if the rain falling at the moment is going to make it's way down the Cooper Creek or will it all go out to sea?

Reason I ask is that I am going to Innamincka in 4 weeks with my kayaks so not keen on getting flooded out this close to leaving!

Plan B is to go up the birdsville track to the Simpson anyway so it's a win win anyway but Innamincka is priority 1.

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Reply By: chisel - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:15

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:15

The rain in qld has almost all been coastal - so no, not going to end up out there.
There's been a lot of rain in NSW too - some of it further inland. I don't know where it will end up exact.

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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:25

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:25

We did a part run up the Darling from Wentworth a few weeks back and compared to the last time we saw it a couple of decades back, it almost makes you cry.

Lets hope some of it makes its way down that great river and gives a bit of a flush.

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Reply By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:03

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:03

Gossy the Bureau of Meterolgy site

bom rainfall map

showing where rain has fallen is a useful part of trip planning. As you can see from the map there has been very little rain likely to affect Innaminka.

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Reply By: Gossy - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:08

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:08

thanks for that. didn't know that map was on the bom site.

Cheers,

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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:57

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:57

Our Anna has no Idea as to where the rest of Queensland is when she openly states that the DROUGHT is Broken. The only drought in Queensland that has broken is the one in SE Queensland.

Russell Coight:
He was presented with a difficult decision: push on into the stretching deserts, or return home to his wife.

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Reply By: Gossy - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 16:05

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 16:05

pollies!! If the drought is broken then get her to remove water restrictions :)

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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 18:20

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 18:20

They are evacuating 9000 people in the Grafton area. The Clarence R goes to the ocean.

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Reply By: Walda - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 20:27

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 20:27

I am aware that here has been around the 100 mm of rain near St. George and there are reports of almost 200 mm in some areas. All that water is in the Barwon/Darling system.

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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 22:36

Friday, May 22, 2009 at 22:36

The Barwon/Darling System is part of the Murray/Darling basin/catchment. Cooper Creek which flows past Innaminka is part of the Lake Eyre basin/catchment. So any rain that falls in the Murray Darling Basin will not affect Innaminka or Cooper Creek.

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