More Rain for QLD
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 19:45
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Gone Bush (WA)
Just looked at the forecast movement for Tropical Cyclone Ului.
As if they haven't had enough rain so far.
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We will be travelling through outback NSW and QLD in May and June. Looks like we may have to be versatile in choosing where to go. I'm sure there will be plenty of water still around then.
Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:01
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:01
Here's another good site to follow TC Ului.
Cyclone Season Map
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:04
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:04
A bit more rain here won't hurt us ;)
Might put a real good flow through the whole Murray/Darling system. The latest flood is expected to make it a fair way down.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:14
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:14
Hi Kev
Mother Nature is a very strange thing. The Lower Lakes at the Coorong are in a real bad way with no water. It was reported the other day that there are large flocks of Pelicans gathering at
Lake Albert, which is almost dry. Like they said, do the Pelicans know that there is a lot of water heading down there - we can only hope.
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:23
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:23
Pelicans know better than any human as to what is happening ;)
The water level in
St George is now back to normal height above the weir, so there isn't much more water left to go through. I would guess there is only about 50GL per day at the most passing
St George.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Dasher Des - Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 09:55
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 09:55
I know that the pelicans have an uncanny ability to know when water is coming down the rivers but have they been told about all the dams up stream that are sucking our system dry.
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Follow Up By: Kumunara (NT) - Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 17:15
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 17:15
Dasher Des
You know how greedy those Queerslanders and Cockroaches can be.
After they take out the water they need for cotton farming hardly any will get over the border into SA.
Let's hope it keeps raining and if they get their fill some water may get to the Coorong.
Tjilpi
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 17:33
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 17:33
How about the SA folk stop complaining and just get it to rain in SA then the water can rightfully be theirs ;)
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Reply By: Happy Frank - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:07
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:07
Send it down, we can take it.
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Reply By: Member - jethro (NSW) - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:27
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:27
I've been keeping an eye on this one, we are moving back to
Bundaberg and were planning to take the motorbike back on Sunday. Guess I might have to re-think those plans.
We've travelled to Phillip Island a few times through some terrible weather (rain,snow,wind) but that was mostly unexpected, don't know about this though.
When we lived there before ('03 - '07) always said I wanted to experience a cyclone, but not riding into it on a motorbike.
mmmmm......... might just take the cruiser.
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Reply By: Member - DW Lennox Head(NSW) - Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:32
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:32
Also have a look at my
favourite site for coming days. It is quite accurate especially the first week.
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Reply By: Gossy - Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 17:35
Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 17:35
Give some to SA. The lower lakes are dying!!
Polly's go down there and say "hey there's birds here, whats the problem!". Problem is they are the wrong birds! Whole eco system is stuffed.
Bring down the damn water.
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Reply By: Madfisher - Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 19:43
Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 19:43
While I do not want to see major floods in Qld in the central west of NSW we still have very low dam levels eg Wyanagla 7.7 Carcoar 6% Burrendong around 12%. Windermere 18% Lake Lyal 40% and
Oberon dam 10%.
Most of the farmers dams are now full so if we get a bit more we may get some run off
Cheers Pete
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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 23:38
Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 23:38
You can have it. Its a bit hairy up here in the firing line at this point only because we do not know who is going to cop the smashing. Decided to ride this one out. Hope i have made the right decision!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 18:03
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 18:03
Where are you currently OG? We've been busy this last week in the Whitsundays preparing for any situation.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 18:57
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 at 18:57
Hi Andrew, Good luck I assume your ready. Im at kinka Beach C/P
Yeppoon.
Sharon
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