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The River Murray in SA is flowing very strongly and rising slowly.

The #1 Lock at Blanchetown is boiling over. 

I spent the weekend at Berri and the river appeared to rise a few cms over the weekend.  I think the towns along the river are preparing for high water level in the near future.  There's a lot of water coming through the catchment from floods north of the Darling, in the vicinity of Murrumbidgee and Victoria.

The Murray has come back to life.



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Great news in a way Chrissy but not good if it floods. I love the Murray.

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I sat on the banks at Waikerie to eat my pastie from the Waikerie Bakery. The Murray River Queen is moored there.
I worked in the "Queen" in '76 when I came back from prawning the Gulf.
She needs a paint but she still looks good.
They still do tours on the "Queen". A great experience.

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Gday...

A couple of photos showing the Murray downstream from Swan Hill - first one taken in December last year and the other taken about a week ago.

Cheers

John



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Doesn't matter where you look the Murray is great isn't it!

Here's one at Cobrawanga, in between Cobram and Yarrawanga. At a great camping spot next to the river, a bit of a drive in on a rough dirt road, sometimes muddy, but well worth it.



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I grew up in Mildura, swam, fished, camped, kayaked, skiied etc. Such a beautiful River, it becomes part of your soul. Glenda

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Hey Doug, I think the water is moving, you may have to wait a little while for this to load.



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I'd have to agree Glenda. The people who were born and bred on the river have it's soul.
I only worked on the tourist vessel for 3 months, but it got me too.
The magic of watching the banks glide by, the gums, the willow and the bird life.
There are thousands of pelicans below #1 Lock at Blanchetown waiting for tasty morsels to boil over the lock. They drift down on the flow and then fly back to start it all again. I took some pics but haven't uploaded them yet.
It just looks to healthy again.

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_wombat_ wrote:

Hey Doug, I think the water is moving, you may have to wait a little while for this to load.

 

The water is going the wrong way wombat, it's going backwards.

On looking a second time I saw a big Murray Cod jump out of the water too. I had better go back up there with a rod.



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this better, its not really going anyway, its just waving biggrin



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My Dad was born in Swan Hill in 1924, and grew up in Nyah West. We heard stories about the Murray all our lives. I accompanied Dad for a trip down memory lane several years ago, and it was amazing how many things came back to him just by being in the region. Things he'd forgotten about.

I was really chuffed at seeing it all through his eyes.

I'm heading down later in the year. Looking forward to seeing the Murray with lots of water in it.



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Dougwe wrote:

Doesn't matter where you look the Murray is great isn't it!

Here's one at Cobrawanga, in between Cobram and Yarrawanga. At a great camping spot next to the river, a bit of a drive in on a rough dirt road, sometimes muddy, but well worth it.

 Have camped on that bend many a time.

Didn't look that full then though. Good to see.



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Cruising Granny wrote:

I'd have to agree Glenda. The people who were born and bred on the river have it's soul.
I only worked on the tourist vessel for 3 months, but it got me too.
The magic of watching the banks glide by, the gums, the willow and the bird life.
There are thousands of pelicans below #1 Lock at Blanchetown waiting for tasty morsels to boil over the lock. They drift down on the flow and then fly back to start it all again. I took some pics but haven't uploaded them yet.
It just looks to healthy again.

Must admit CG had tear in my eye last year when I saw the life come back into this beautiful lady. Glenda

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Yeah, I got all excited. I stayed at the Avoca Dell Caravan Park, Murray Bridge in 08, and it was down about 2 metres - just a mud puddle, with no flow.
A few weeks ago I sat at the Dell Recreation Ground and just wondered at the amazing contrast with the water up the bank and some low-lying areas under water.
The back waters are starting to fill again now. There's more to come.

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_wombat_ wrote:

this better, its not really going anyway, its just waving biggrin

 There goes the water. it will fall out now.



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