14 January 2014

Ginninderra Creek run dry

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This in from Owen:

The Drought !

Here is a view looking downstream of the stepping stones across Ginninderra Creek. (See Google maps, -35.215528,149.027915 )

I’ve never seen it like that before, and will be interesting to see what things are like at the end of the week.

Get the impression they are not releasing any water out of Lake Ginninderra.

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Sadly, all the models are showing that we’re heading back into an El Nino (drought) later this year. That we and QLD are already in drought follows similar patterns in previous El Nino years.

JC said :

davo101 said :

JC said :

Roundhead89 said :

Well they can’t blame the willows this time…

Actually the willows helped keep water in the creek before as the slowed the flow so much. So yes you can blame the willows this time.

Err, no you can’t.

Hear that whooosh sound. Yep guess my post went over your head.

You can always blame the willows. For everything.

wildturkeycanoe7:17 am 16 Jan 14

I blame the ever increasing expansion of Canberra toward the north. All the water catchment in Gungahlin that used to run into the Ginninderra creek is now trapped in the various lakes and water quality control ponds, which due to their shallow depth are letting most of it turn to slime as it evaporates away. If you want to find your water, follow the creek uphill, there it is.

davo101 said :

JC said :

Roundhead89 said :

Well they can’t blame the willows this time…

Actually the willows helped keep water in the creek before as the slowed the flow so much. So yes you can blame the willows this time.

Err, no you can’t.

Hear that whooosh sound. Yep guess my post went over your head.

JC said :

Roundhead89 said :

Well they can’t blame the willows this time…

Actually the willows helped keep water in the creek before as the slowed the flow so much. So yes you can blame the willows this time.

Err, no you can’t.

Roundhead89 said :

Well they can’t blame the willows this time…

Actually the willows helped keep water in the creek before as the slowed the flow so much. So yes you can blame the willows this time. Though of course not sure why we need to blame anything when this is just nature doing what nature does. Its not like the creek is the water supply for the city, and creeks can and do dry up.

Well they can’t blame the willows this time…

shirty_bear said :

If “de-shoppingtrolley-afy” isn’t a word, it damn well should be.

Is that a First World Problem word?

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd6:53 am 15 Jan 14

Pork Hunt said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

p1 said :

Good opportunity to de-shoppingtrolly-affy the creekbed?

Yup. Great chance for a community clean up, if tams will not step in(they will not).

I trust you won’t be lifting a finger as you live in Duffy…

CORRECT!

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

p1 said :

Good opportunity to de-shoppingtrolly-affy the creekbed?

Yup. Great chance for a community clean up, if tams will not step in(they will not).

I trust you won’t be lifting a finger as you live in Duffy…

If “de-shoppingtrolley-afy” isn’t a word, it damn well should be.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd4:14 pm 14 Jan 14

p1 said :

Good opportunity to de-shoppingtrolly-affy the creekbed?

Yup. Great chance for a community clean up, if tams will not step in(they will not).

HiddenDragon1:14 pm 14 Jan 14

housebound said :

When it next rains, there’ll be water in the creek again. It’s the nature of small catchments.

We have had a very dry spell, but if the last few years are a guide, we can expect some bursts of heavy rain in the next month, or so.

Good opportunity to de-shoppingtrolly-affy the creekbed?

Isn’t there a hydration policy?

In all fairness, it IS really f***ing hot.

It is natural but its pretty rare for that creek. Ive never seen it dry like that.

“Get the impression they are not releasing any water out of Lake Ginninderra.”

That might be because the design of the dam wall does not allow for controlled releases. It is a spillway. Water is only discharged when the lake (literally) overflows.

When it next rains, there’ll be water in the creek again. It’s the nature of small catchments.

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