bloomfield river crosing

Submitted: Friday, Aug 07, 2009 at 22:09
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are there anv problems crossing at high tide
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Reply By: ozwasp - Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 02:33

Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 02:33
Probably depends on how high/fast flowing the tide is and what car you're in.
I don't think it gets much more than a foot deep, but locals/rangers would know more.... The crossing itself is a concrete causeway, so it's not Alby Mangels stuff.

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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 09:59

Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 09:59
At times, the causeway has water flowing over it and this is where a crossing attempt can be fraught with risk.

If submerged, you need to check the depth and strength of water flow (somehow) without gaining the attraction from a possibly lurking "water lizard".

I find a good technique at any water crossing is to wait for a local or some other traveller, to attempt the crossing first when there is some doubt:-)

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 17:59

Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 17:59
I call that the "Sucker system" I let someone else be the sucker. It's a great system when you can use it but sometimes their is no sucker available.

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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 18:04

Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 at 18:04
Kenneth Trevor B

If you mean the crossing just downstream of the water fall then I think it would have to be a tide assisted by a good bit of global warming to affect the crossing.

It was ten years ago now but my memory of the crossing and my wife's recollections back this up, are of a concrete causeway with about 450mm of water flowing fairly quickly across. The downstream side of the causeway I remember as being a metre or more above the creek bed.

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