Here comes 100%

I was watching some of my local bogans having some fun driving a 4WD in a stormwater drain next to Isabella Drive this morning. They were towing one of their kids behind said 4WD on an inflated tyre tube. I was most pleased to see that they had given serious consideration to safety. Bogan child was wearning a helmet and life jacket! Piss funny 🙂

So what have your local bogans been doing in the rain ???

Bendora Dam was in full force today, all five spillways dropping a deafening amount of water into the Cotter. Pics now in the RiotAct slideshow 🙂

Also, we’ve just had another 32mm of rain in Queanbeyan, all coming up from the south. There should be even more water going over there tomorrow!

Don’t you just love the drought? I mean flood.

Holden Caulfield said :

georgesgenitals said :

I went and had a look at the Googong spillway this afternoon – wow! Be careful if you go to look, because there are lots of people out there, and not all of them understand the concept of drving carefully around groups of people, and not walking out in front of traffic without looking.

I had a gander too. And while I didn’t see too many dopes, it doesn’t surprise me. They should have been selling tickets today!

Most of the people there were totally fine – being very careful and considerate. Just a few silly buggers.

How was that spillway though? The mist rising from the waterfall and the noise were really amazing.

georgesgenitals said :

I went and had a look at the Googong spillway this afternoon – wow! Be careful if you go to look, because there are lots of people out there, and not all of them understand the concept of drving carefully around groups of people, and not walking out in front of traffic without looking.

I had a gander too. And while I didn’t see too many dopes, it doesn’t surprise me. They should have been selling tickets today!

‘Oak before ash, you’re in for a splash;
Ash before oak, you’re in for a soak!’

I happened to notice that, this spring, my ash trees sprouted leaves well before the oaks behind my office building did, so perhaps there’s something in the old country saying . . . !

This is brilliant! This is one of those ‘catchup’ rainy summers. I just wish the Cotter or Tennent were complete.

As I have mentioned on the Riot before, ACTEW (Mark Sullivan) has previously stated that the expanded Cotter and other measures (pipelines etc) will only keep ACT’s water secure until 2035.
Given the drought patterns of the regions listed below, (as previously cited on this site), we are going to need yet another dam by 2035.

(Dates from Cedric Bryant’s ‘Gardening’ in CT Relax 31/10/2010):
1902
[probably other years need to be inserted here, but special mention to 1933 as we had very severe bush fires that year, indicating similar conditions to 2003]
1944
1957
1968
1982
(then, obviously 2003 to 2008/2009).

On my wee ride around the old LBG this mornin’ on the trusty treadlie I did percept that the level of LBG has been lowere to maybe 15-20cm lower than full. Rocks appeared next to the wall opposite the hospital, and as me and the pedals slunk delicately under the bridge it was evident from the gap between the high water mark and the current level that some serious lettin’ out of the water down at Scrivener has been taking place.

Reckon it’s either a flood mitigation strategy to give more leeway if the Molonglo upstream starts to really flood, or it might be a release of water to dilute our poo that we have sent down to the fortunate folks further down the Murrumbidgee.

Anyone with some real dinky di knowledge?

I went and had a look at the Googong spillway this afternoon – wow! Be careful if you go to look, because there are lots of people out there, and not all of them understand the concept of drving carefully around groups of people, and not walking out in front of traffic without looking.

What a sight!

I jogged past the new dam at Lyneham/Sullivan’s Ck yesterday afternoon. I had never ever seen the Ck break its banks before (Ive lived here for 25 years).

Does anyone know whether the wetland at Banksia St O’Connor spilled over the road??

kakosi said :

ACTEW have said they are keeping permanent water restrictions in the ACT.

It’s all a matter of perception – you keep restrictions and people will think that another drought is just around the corner and be willing to pay much more for a resource which is no longer scarce.

It’s also a matter of stupidity.
Brisbane’s dams were well past full a few months back. Every dam was open and emptying.
Yet people were still on water restrictions and not allowed to clean their patios, etc.

Those pics of Sullivans Creek are amazing! Thanks to whoever it was that sent those in.

Pommy bastard said :

Oh BTW, on teh way into work today there were three gates lowered on Scrivener dam, unfortunatly I didn’ty have my camera with me.

I got some pics this arvo, but only two gates were open at the time. Apparently a third may re-open tomorrow morning if required.

ACTEW have said they are keeping permanent water restrictions in the ACT. It’s all a matter of perception – you keep restrictions and people will think that another drought is just around the corner and be willing to pay much more for a resource which is no longer scarce.

Oh BTW, on teh way into work today there were three gates lowered on Scrivener dam, unfortunatly I didn’ty have my camera with me.

The car park was heaving with people (someone must have got a photo?) One old dear in a red ford lazer managed to clog up the whole parking area. She’d moved out of a space to get away, and refused to go back or forward until she had a clear way out, log-jamming the whole bloody parking place..

Woo Hoo – I did let a whoop out as I drove by the Parkway sign that said 100% tonight!

+1 CMDWedge

if we keep getting rain what number comes next and will they post it on the tally boards?

bitzermaloney said :

Also, nice weather for ducks. Explains the Australian cricket team.

S-n-u-u-u-rt!!!! Oh boy we’re they walloped today, bet they were wishing for rain…

creative_canberran said :

My thanks to the security folk at Cotter Dam who insisted on stopping every vehicle to ask what people were doing there.
Me: “just looking”
Gormless security guy: “well, you’re not supposed to. Go through!”

Did they take your sunscreen or life saving prescription drugs?

sid said :

Silly question, and slightly off topic – why can’t I ever see any of the slideshows on RA? Would love to see some of the photos of the floodwaters in this post but can’t see them on my work PC or Mac at home.

for this event, check http://picasaweb.google.com/johnboy73/2DecemberStorm#

My thanks to the security folk at Cotter Dam who insisted on stopping every vehicle to ask what people were doing there.
Me: “just looking”
Gormless security guy: “well, you’re not supposed to. Go through!”

It’s flash coming from an external site. Suggest you check your security settings.

Silly question, and slightly off topic – why can’t I ever see any of the slideshows on RA? Would love to see some of the photos of the floodwaters in this post but can’t see them on my work PC or Mac at home.

MarkS said :

Water is now flowing down the Googong spillway. Dams are 100% full on an amazing and difficult day

when will prices go down?

MarkS said :

Water is now flowing down the Googong spillway. Dams are 100% full on an amazing and difficult day

Hi Mark – thanks for that. When will the dam capacity be updated on the ActewAGL website?

Good luck with everything that’s happening!

Also, nice weather for ducks. Explains the Australian cricket team.

So if it hits 101% does ACTEW think it’s overachieved?

Heh. Broad Majestic Sullivans. +1 for the Pogues reference.

Mark S? Oh THAT Mark S……

Enjoying a lovely ride in the rain this morn I happened upon a very fast moving fridge floating along the current past the hospice into the lake. Quite a sight.

I just drove past Kingston Foreshore and it looks like a war zone. So much debris in the water. Never seen it like that before.

MarkS said :

Water is now flowing down the Googong spillway. Dams are 100% full on an amazing and difficult day

Yeah! Saw the tweet just now. Finally.

MarkS said :

Water is now flowing down the Googong spillway. Dams are 100% full on an amazing and difficult day

Was just about to post this!

Here is a link to your original the tweet.

Water is now flowing down the Googong spillway. Dams are 100% full on an amazing and difficult day

p1 said :

Busy days ahead for emergency services.

Bushfire risk is way down though. 🙂

Although if something does start up in the next month we’ll have a serious risk of getting bogged.

Yes, but in a month or too with all the new growth drying out it will probably be way up, it could also make next year interesting.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/03/3083892.htm

Captain RAAF said :

Poo water released…

Take that, Adelaide!

I don’t think it matters when there is probably a thousand times the amount going down the river.

I went out to Googong to try and have a look and I think the dam will be full with water going over the spillway sometime on the weekend if not today.

Shit happens

I had to say it. Sorry.

Poo water released…

Take that, Adelaide!

Busy days ahead for emergency services.

Bushfire risk is way down though. 🙂

Although if something does start up in the next month we’ll have a serious risk of getting bogged.

If it buckets down again today we could start seeing some major infrastructure failures

Busy days ahead for emergency services.

…and the police too.

Measures, duh.

So, do we ever get to a point where permanent conservation keasures will be removed?

Never thought I’d see the day that we have 100%.

So… how long before ActewAGL increase their prices again?

I hear you there JohnBoy – I’m still fairly pissed at the BOM people I tell you. Another day like yesterday and I will simply have to sell these dogs off – collars, smell and all – as it appears they aren’t that interested in learning to swim.

On a brighter note however, I hear that NASA have discovered some bacteria living at the bottom of some desolete swamp. With a bit of a clean and wipe, I’m sure we could get them a job at the BOM!!!!