Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 at 14:14
Hi Warrie and Boobook
I have spoken with Patsy this morning and their boys are flat out at the moment grading their tracks from the water damage. Jason flew up to
Birdsville last week(the only way to get there) and said that as far as he could see, it was just one sea of water. The
Birdsville Track North of Mungerannie could be closed for at least 2 months, there is just that much water.
As for the flood detour, Patsy said the
grader has made one pass one way and now has to do the second run the other way. When I asked about the ferry being put into action, she said that because there is just so much water out there, the main body of water is not soaking in like past floods, but just keeps heading south, which in turn is hastening the main body of water flow rate towards the
Birdsville Track.
Pasty said the biggest problem now will be
sign age, as they are expecting large number of people to head up there to see the flood and directing people to where they can
camp .
I think it has now come down from "is it going to cross the
Birdsville Track" to when is it going to cross it, as there is just too much water for it not to happen.
So all I can say now to all that read this, is start planning a trip up to Etadunna Station and see a rare occasion that the might
Cooper Creek spread it waters over one of the world most famous stock tracks.
Cheers
Stephen
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