Channel Point Road : Weather, Road Conditions & River Levels

dirtyruiz · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:11 am Post subject: Channel Point Road

Does anyone have much experience on when, in their opinion this road may open, I realise they have had a massive amount of rain this year and the road only usually opens at the very end of the wet.

I'm mainly wondering about the Easter period. I've rang parks they have no idea and tried to call La Belle Homestead without luck.

Any ideas?

troamaru · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Mate I highly doubt that the road will be open until after june/july... possibly even August/September the ammount of water out that way has been phenomenal.
And that's assuming that it stops raining pretty much now.

DOUG · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

yeah the road is boggy as out that way
call roads transport they may tell you when it will be open again they have apparently locked the gates after murrenjohn hill or what ever its called there
but you would struggle to even get there at the moment
was talking to one of the TOs out there last week he only just got out before this last lot of rain

fish4me123 · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

The only way to get ther is to fly.It will be a couple of months before it opens. You will need the key and they will not release it till the road is tip top.
Unless you know one of the owners there you have very little hope. Part of the agreement with labelle station is for the government to look after road.

Dundee Hombre · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Go by boat

Dazza Mac · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Well. That is very dissapointing

We were due to head there on the 28 April, but the postings seem to be saying that we best make other plans. BUGGER!!!!!! :evil:

The wost thing is.... there is not a thing I can do about it.
I would think that I will hit the Lynne river for that week instead.
Who knows, this may have happened for a reason and we will have the most awesome fishing trip ever.

It still sux though.

dirtyruiz · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Confirmed, spoke to Department of Construction and Infrastructure blokes the road is well and truly stuffed, call back in a month was the advice.

I'll be boating from Dundee, hope old mate's tractor's working

Dingo · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

I live just off the Channel Point road, and It opened on April 1st last year. Who knows when it will be open, but it wont be before Easter. Very Wet

Agent86 · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

oh well, was heaps of water last year when it was opened,

might have to go from Dundee too, n sleep in the boat

yee hah, Jewie sunsets!!

can't wait to get back down around the Perons too!

lincoln · Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Dazza you should go to dundee instead. Awseome fishing there and not far from perons if the weather is good. finnis will be firing and there should be some good blue water options still.

cheers

Dazza Mac · Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Yeah we don't know what we are gonna do yet. We have alternative dates for the second week in May, but as I write this I see you guys are getting smashed with rain up there again. It does not look good.
The missus has seized the day and has made plans to renovate the bathroom if we don't go (cunning and quick girl).
Another option is to hit the Lynne river for a few days. That place can seriously go off on those sort of tides.
Thanks for the tip though Lincoln, we will play it by ear for a bit and see what happens.

Dazza

Dingo · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

I just had some people knocking on my door to pull them out as they were bogged on the Channel Point Road, they spent all night in there car, and sarted walking at first light, landed on my door step at 10:30am. Went and pulled them out in the cruiser, very stuffed the road, and I have been no where near the last 20km which is low lying and will be under water for some time.

DOUG · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

hey dingo where abouts do you live ?? on the channel point rd or the litchfield rd???
what were they doing out there???

fergie · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Hi All,
Whats the current status of the Channel Point rd?

DOLEY01 · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Channel Point Road

Went last W/e road is great, the Litchfied road however is Sh$%.

Doley

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