6 March 2012

Lake George Filling. Images of Canberra

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Rich took this great picture of Lake George filling up on his phone and sent it in.

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UPDATE 06/03/12 10:40: Ben_Dover has sent in this pano:

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Does any Rioter have a landowner friend at Lake George who keeps daily rain readings ?
Would be interested if anybody could post daily readings for say 27 Feb thru 6 March.
Thanks.

Holden Caulfield said :

Random sample of 1000 Canberrans = 1000 heads. See where I’m going now…

It was a leading question… 🙂

Get a room you two…..

Holden Caulfield3:22 pm 07 Mar 12

Random sample of 1000 Canberrans = 1000 heads. See where I’m going now…

Holden Caulfield2:46 pm 07 Mar 12

johnboy said :

You forget Canberra’s strong reptoid contingent

Yes, interesting.

Does Canberra have a greater percentage of reptoids per 1000 head of population?

I’m guessing yes.

No. Tasmania’s rate per head is higher.

JessP said :

yellowsnow said :

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China. Anyone got any pics of the Chinese lake, presumably it’s drying up right about now?

No, no, no!

It’s a lake in New Zealand 🙂

I thought it was a lake in South America?

It’s a lake in Africa, sillies. Hence the occasional appearance of zebra.

Skidbladnir said :

I’m pretty sure it revolves around the Rand Corporation and its conspiracy, in league with both the saucer people and the reverse vampires, to steal our water supply.

We’re through the looking glass here, people!

You forget Canberra’s strong reptoid contingent

Holden Caulfield said :

I can’t remember it lapping the edges of the road in 2000, but I do remember it was up there not long before they started duplication of the Fed Hwy, which was completed in time for the Olympic Games in Sydney.

We had a very strong La Nina in 1998, probably the wettest year until 2011 (I remember it as wetter, actually). 2000 was an excellent snow year but I don’t know if that translated to rainfall away from the alps.

It was caused by a fault line diverting a river way back. As my geography lessons come to mind. Possible oil finds there to depends on sediment depth. Age of the deposits are not to critical depth and source is. So imagine a nice big Jack up rig sitting there.

yellowsnow said :

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China. Anyone

No, no, no!
It’s a lake in New Zealand 🙂

I’m pretty sure it revolves around the Rand Corporation and its conspiracy, in league with both the saucer people and the reverse vampires, to steal our water supply.

yellowsnow said :

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China. Anyone got any pics of the Chinese lake, presumably it’s drying up right about now?

No, no, no!

It’s a lake in New Zealand 🙂

I thought it was a lake in South America?

Holden Caulfield10:41 am 07 Mar 12

colourful sydney racing identity said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Captain RAAF said :

It was chockers when we first got posted to Canberra, early 2000. The water was lapping the drainage ditches alongside the highway. It was a spectacular sight!

I think your times may be a little off…

it was bone dry in 2002 – http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/29/1038386313869.html

Didn’t take long for it to empty, though.

I can’t remember it lapping the edges of the road in 2000, but I do remember it was up there not long before they started duplication of the Fed Hwy, which was completed in time for the Olympic Games in Sydney.

At the time I wondered how well the drainage systems would cope and would the road ever get flooded. Ha, that has so far proved to be a pointless thought.

When I was a kid, Lake George being mostly full was its normal state, and we got excited when the levels went down. Now it’s the reverse. I think the farmer has got used to having much bigger paddocks than he should have.

yellowsnow said :

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China.

No, no, no!
It’s a lake in New Zealand 🙂

Correct.
It’s Lake Wakatipu next to Queenstown in the southern island, which has dried up.

I have my sauce, made from 100% cow manure.

colourful sydney racing identity9:43 am 07 Mar 12

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Captain RAAF said :

It was chockers when we first got posted to Canberra, early 2000. The water was lapping the drainage ditches alongside the highway. It was a spectacular sight!

I think your times may be a little off…

it was bone dry in 2002 – http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/29/1038386313869.html

andym said :

Captain RAAF said :

If only they would dig the bugger down another 100m and fill it with Cod, trout and Yellowbelly, it would make a great tourist attraction!

If you can source a few nukes we can give it a whirl……..
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/yourfriendatom/

Let’s limit the fish stocking to native varieties please. No trout.

colourful sydney racing identity9:08 am 07 Mar 12

Captain RAAF said :

It was chockers when we first got posted to Canberra, early 2000. The water was lapping the drainage ditches alongside the highway. It was a spectacular sight!

I think your times may be a little off…

yellowsnow said :

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China. Anyone got any pics of the Chinese lake, presumably it’s drying up right about now?

I am sure the Greens have got one.

I’ve heard rumours that Lake George is connected through subterranean channels with some lake in China. Anyone got any pics of the Chinese lake, presumably it’s drying up right about now?

Captain RAAF said :

It was chockers when we first got posted to Canberra, early 2000. The water was lapping the drainage ditches alongside the highway. It was a spectacular sight!

I’ve heard rumours of the lake back in the day and have always wanted to see it flooded.

Captain RAAF said :

If only they would dig the bugger down another 100m and fill it with Cod, trout and Yellowbelly, it would make a great tourist attraction!

If you can source a few nukes we can give it a whirl……..
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/yourfriendatom/

Captain RAAF3:56 pm 06 Mar 12

It was chockers when we first got posted to Canberra, early 2000. The water was lapping the drainage ditches alongside the highway. It was a spectacular sight!

If only they would dig the bugger down another 100m and fill it with Cod, trout and Yellowbelly, it would make a great tourist attraction!

Yeah, when I had another look I realised the Fed. must be underneath the photographer’s spot. Possibly up on the winery, or as you say, Marked Tree Rd.

Holden Caulfield2:52 pm 06 Mar 12

EvanJames said :

Jivrashia said :

I don’t recognise the landscape…

Which vantage point is that?

If those are the windmills visible through the mist on the left, then it’s from the Federal Hwy, on the Collector end.

Looks a bit higher up to me, probably on Marked Tree Road. There’s some great vantage points up there. It is dirt/gravel but I’ve managed to negotiate it a few times in my nippy hatchback on low profile tyres. And if you start at the northern end (ie. roughly where that pic was taken) and keep going you end up in Gundaroo so you can enjoy a meal at Grazing before going back to Canberra.

GardeningGirl1:43 pm 06 Mar 12

Great pics, thank you both. We’ve been wondering how Lake George is looking.

Jivrashia said :

I don’t recognise the landscape…

Which vantage point is that?

If those are the windmills visible through the mist on the left, then it’s from the Federal Hwy, on the Collector end.

I don’t recognise the landscape…

Which vantage point is that?

Rawhide Kid Part39:26 am 06 Mar 12

I reckon it’ll be full by the end of the month.

Fill Fill Fill!!!

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