Even if the Darling runs at 20km/h down from Menindee and then on down the Murray to Mannum where it is tied up at he moment, it would still be in flood at some level until April at least. Because the river is at different widths in different parts, there is no way of knowing just how fast it is flowing over all, just the number of gigalitres per day and that is really a bit of a guess because of the width of the river at the moment at the points where they measure it.Noggins wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:28 pm Part of my planned tour at the end of March is a stint on the RiverPrincess, out from Mannum for 3 days.
I'm wondering just what the river levels are going to be then as it is/was a highlight of the tour
I just hope it's not like our planned trip through Horizontal Falls in the Kimberleys, canceled when some numpty hurt a few tourists.
That spoiled that part of the trip.
Although I do have a lot of sympathy for the flooded people and businesses I would like to complete a full tour ONCE !
Ron
This photo download/file.php?id=11434&mode=view showing the flood tree also shows the tops of the bollards the Murray Princess is normally tied up, they have a wharf attached to them ........ They drove in what appeared to extremely long pillions further out in the river, the Princess is now tied up to them and there is maybe another mtr left before that would be a problem with the edge of the deck section going over the top of the bollard and the waves the wind generates smashing it to pieces .......
Basically, I doubt the river will be at a level or speed through some of the narrower sections that the Princess could navigate it, or even get back up if it went down stream. Then there is all the logs and things floating in the river, including sheds, containers, water tanks and trees still standing upright but but clearly floating and heading down stream ...... Maybe June/July ...... no one knows any more and if any of the catchment area get more rain in the next 6 mths, that will just add to the problem, every where the river has flooded to is soaked, so it can no longer hold any of the water back .....
There are parts on the river just around Mannum that you can't really identify where the actual river bank is and the flood plans begin, yet there are quite tall trees, or at least there were before the flood, growing along the banks ..... they closed the river to any non essential water traffic for a reason ...... I doubt any of the ferries are up and running again yet ......
T1 Terry
T1 Terry