Hi All
I hope everyone has had a great week since my last update. I was speaking with Jason from Etadunna Station on Thursday morning for the latest first hand information on the
Cooper Creek progress.
Lake Hope is full and water has made a very big impact into
Lake Pandruannie. For a few days, the rate of progress picked up quite
well, with the full body of water progressing more than 7 kilometres in 3 days.
Jason is making regular flights to monitor the situation first hand and on his last flight on Wednesday 19th May, Jason said that the main body is less than 12 kilometres from where the old ferry is sitting. The rate of progress will slow a little while
Lake Pandruannie fills but Jason reckons that it will reach the ferry site within the next 7 to 10 days.
Once it has reached the ferry site, the wait will be nearly over and Jason still has 20th June when the
Birdsville Track will be cut.
Transport SA is still keeping very quite on what will happen when the Track is closed. Jason told me that there were 2 Transport SA workers out at the old ferry on Wednesday. Their progresses for the day, 1 very small wire from the old ferry stretching across to the other side of the now dry
Cooper Creek bed. The wire will be used to drag the large cables across to the other side, used to operate the very old and out of date ferry. For full details on the ferry, you can read my other post.
Have a great weekend and until any updates.
Regards to All
Stephen