I had a look at the BOM website & found this.....we live in a fascinating country where it is flooding to the north & heatwave to the south.....6.4m of water at Birdsville
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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT - BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
SOUTH AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE
FLOOD ADVICE FOR INLAND RIVERS
Issued at 11:05 am on Friday, 23 January 2009
1. FLOOD ADVICE :
DIAMANTINA RIVER SYSTEM
Floodwaters that have been travelling down the Diamantina River during recent
weeks are currently arriving at the Queensland/South Australia border at
Birdsville. Upstream at Roseberth Station the river levels are steady above
Major flood level. At Birdsville the Diamantina River has reached 6.37 metres
and continues to rise above Moderate flood level.
Flood waters are expected to flow into South Australia in this area today and
will progress towards Goyder's Lagoon and Lake Eyre in the coming weeks.
GEORGINA/EYRE CREEK SYSTEM
There has been Major flooding along much of the Georgina River in Queensland for
the last two weeks. Floodwaters at Bedourie, Cluny and Glengyle [Eyre Creek]
have remained steady above Major flood level during the last week. Recent
rainfall has contributed to renewed local rises in small creeks and tributaries.
Floodwaters on Eyre Creek are expected to reach the South Australian border in
about one to two weeks time.
Travellers in these areas are reminded to take care at creek crossings and to
seek information on track conditions and closures from DTEI; either by telephone
[1300 361 033] or via the internet
[http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/northern_roads/northern.asp]
2. RIVER HEIGHT OBSERVATIONS :
For the latest river heights refer to
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/west.shtml Eyre Ck at Glengyle 5.23m Steady at Major 6.30am Fri 23/01/09
Roseberth Stn 5.30m Steady at Major 6.00am Fri 23/01/09
Birdsville 6.37m Moderate, Rising 7.25am Fri 23/01/09
The next Flood Advice will be issued on Tuesday 27th January 2009
