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Re: Northern NSW / Southern QLD Major Flooding: mid January 2011 onwards

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Hi guys,

We are still getting minor inundation around the lower parts of town, fortunately these are more swampy areas and there are no residents there. The water has subsided and the Castlereagh Highway from Lightning Ridge to Walgett is now open. I had a chance to go past the areas of the highway that were closed and the mud left everywhere is astounding. The water is still flowing in deeper parts but no part of the highway is covered now. In some areas the water was 30cm deep over the highway going by the lines left on flood markers.

Mosquito numbers have dropped finally. Still a phenomenal amount of bugs everywhere.

The Grawin opal fields are still isolated with the rotten plain area (where the road crosses coming from the Cumborah side) being turned into a lake (about 60-80cm deep in areas) from excess flow coming from the Coocoran Lake and backing up against the ridges out there. Not sure how long this water is here to stay but it was around for many months/years after the 1974 event.

Will try and get a few more aftermath photos of the outlying areas soon. The floods are still very much present around town.
Cheers,
Shauno.

Re: Northern NSW / Southern QLD Major Flooding: mid January 2011 onwards

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Hi everyone. Thanks Mike and thanks too Shaun,great info. and photos there and i particularly liked your map overlay's. Did you get any inundation in or around town at all?  Yeah, i know what you mean about the mozzies! Seems to be the only way of keeping them at away is to have a bath in 'industrial' strength repellent!!

Re: Northern NSW / SE QLD Flood Disaster : 18th – 30th January 2011

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Northern NSW / SE QLD Flood Disaster : 18th – 30th January 2011

Lightning Ridge N.S.W. Area Cont:

1. I took this at the Lightning Ridge rest area. This is about 7kilometres South of Lightning Ridge on the Castlereagh Highway. This was yesterday afternoon 21st January. The top wire strands of the fences are all that's visible in parts here putting the depth possibly around 60-80cm in deeper places.
2. Here's a photo of the levee put in place around the Artesian Bore Baths at the end of Pandora Street (old Collarenebri road) on the Eastern edge of town.
3. The water approaching the Artesian Bore Baths on the 20th of January on the old Collarenebri road. It was around 60metres from the levee at this point.