Daly dropping fast ... : Weather, Road Conditions & River Levels

Matt Flynn · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: Daly dropping fast ...

http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDD60322/IDD6 ... .plt.shtml

Jules74 · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

Is there any other factors to take into account, or just the river level is dropping so get the heck out there??

NathanL · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

0.5m per day? not that quick.
Olloo crossing has bottomed out at 7m, looks like it might have a small rise again.
Upper daly looks to be rising all the way back to Katherine.

...more rain for the catchment on the way today and into late this week by the looks.

I doubt it will be falling at the crossing for too long

Still i'll bet there will be some good fishing to be had down there in the next couple of days.

pagey · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

was there yesterday some good water in places down stream of elliot Ck. Not much bait around and heaps of that pesky rain.

Blinky · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

You need to be there tomorrow for when it drops under that magical 10 m mark, any later and I reckon anything coming down from Katherine will put it up again.
Like Nathan says............it will turn it on few a couple of days.

OH for a day off work!!!!!!!!!!!!

captain c · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

the katherine river is low and it takes about 4 days to reach the daly. it will drop a bit this week. but its weather if the creeks are pumping out water and weather there is bait there to attract the fish and sometimes the creeks on the way to the daly can hold u up wid the local rain.

maxpower · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

Looks like its levelled out already. Wont take much for it to jump up again soon with all the rain around. Im heading down monday for work for 2 weeks. Will pack the boat this time.

NathanL · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

captain c wrote:

the katherine river is low and it takes about 4 days to reach the daly. it will drop a bit this week. but its weather if the creeks are pumping out water and weather there is bait there to attract the fish and sometimes the creeks on the way to the daly can hold u up wid the local rain.

Katherine might be low and slow, but the fergusson/cullen catchment has rocketed up overnight as has the douglas.
Looks like it's already having an effect ...

cuddlescooper · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

NathanL wrote:

captain c wrote:

the katherine river is low and it takes about 4 days to reach the daly. it will drop a bit this week. but its weather if the creeks are pumping out water and weather there is bait there to attract the fish and sometimes the creeks on the way to the daly can hold u up wid the local rain.

Katherine might be low and slow, but the fergusson/cullen catchment has rocketed up overnight as has the douglas.
Looks like it's already having an effect ...

Yep just looking at the Katherine river is a big folly I reckon. There are so many other tributaries that run into this river such as the ferguson and fish river to name a couple that all bottle neck between MT Nancier and down as far as below Elizabeth creek which is where the banks finally widen out and the river isnt restricted by cliffs and high bank so much.

Blinky · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

The Daly is rising as we speak.

cuddlescooper · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

Hope it stays above 12 metres untill March. The fishing will be unreal if it stays right up for an extended period. Allows for the fish to travell in and out of the bongs and for the bait to breed in mass proportions up on the flood plains. :mrgreen:

seano · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

Stop it! Im getting excited.

captain c · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

yes i know the other rivers and creeks that push the daly up was just mentioning the effect katherine has.

bandit · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:31 am Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

got rained out tonight

MattyA · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Daly dropping fast ...

Probably won't be after this....

"IDD20040
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

PRIORITY

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Damaging Winds, Heavy Rainfall, Abnormally High Tides and Large Waves
for people in the Darwin-Daly District
Issued at 5:17 pm CST on Friday 21 January 2011

Synoptic Situation: A TROPICAL LOW 1001 hPa is located over land near
Kununurra. At 3:30 pm CST it was near latitude 15.8S, longitude 129.0E, about
30 kilometres east of Kununurra, moving slowly north northeast. The low is
expected to remain near the coast and may intensify during Saturday.

Damaging wind gusts up to 90 km/h are expected with thunderstorms in the
western Darwin-Daly District tonight and Saturday.
Large waves and abnormally high tides are expected to develop along the coast
between Cape Fourcroy and the Western Australian border during Saturday.
Areas of heavy rain over the Darwin-Daly District may cause localised flooding
and significant stream rises tonight and Saturday.

The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should secure
loose outside objects and seek shelter when the conditions deteriorate. Driving
conditions may be hazardous - avoid flooded roads and watercourses. Abnormally
high tides could cause minor flooding at the coast.

The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm CST Friday 21 January.

This warning is also available on telephone 1300 659 214 or on the internet at
www.bom.gov.au.

Cheers

Matt

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