Big W almost full???

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Its open

Water has not gotten as far as Kohlo as yet. Big water that is

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Fish might actually have a chance at the moment at Mt Crosby. See ladder at right

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Must of nealry run into you Steve, I was out there as they were setting up the traffic control. Traffic control, security gaurds & police all on site, I think it's going to be a busy day out there. I saw it ten years ago but you soon forget how spectacular it is. There is a lot of water flowing down that river.

Cheers Andrew

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Some great snaps there. You can feel the power.

 
Jono

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Oh dear, now you've got me remembering when ...

Pre Wivanhoe and sometime around the mid seventies ( can't remember exactly ) they released a massive amount of water from Somerset. Myself and a friend left one car at the old Moggill ferry and launched our surf skis from Colleges into the torrent and OVER the bridge.

I went straight up a tree while my friend disappeared from view. I got free luckily and had the wildest ride ever.

Thinking back it was probably the single dumbest thing I ever did. No lifejacket of course but wow what a ride.

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MOUNT CROSBY
MOUNT CROSBY ROAD
03:12 PM 10/10/2010

Due to water release from the Wivenhoe Dam, Colleges Crossing will be closed from 6 pm tonight until Monday morning.
Cant be letting too much out with only a 12 hour road closure.
Cheers
Ray

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Just been out for a gander myself. Wivenhoe Spillway, Lowood Bend, Twin Bridges, Savages Crossing & Burtons Bridge. Post some video shortly.
Quite funny seeing everyone getting soaked at the spillway... It's a fair dinkum circus out there, ice cream trucks & traffic controllers. 

fitz..

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There's quite a bit of water still to come down , I checked out the upper Brisbane and Stanley Rivers this afternoon ( Sunday )

Cheers,
Dave.

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A couple more pics..

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So now that the bass are in the river are they going to start hitting surface lures? God I hope so, can't wait to catch a big girl on the surface. That's if I can manage to land it with all the structure that they have to hide in now!!!

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All my honey holes are now coffee rapids!!!  I wont complain though should be good for the systems to have a flush.

Colin

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I don't think having one gate open on Wivenhoe will be enough , the level of the lake today ( tuesday ) is unbelievable . Still heaps of inflow to come .

Somerset has its spillway in use , while I was there I saw heaps of fish doing the big leap .

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Four gates open according to the radio 
They are advising people to stay away due to flooded roads & water hazards.

Cheers Andrew

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Stanley R at Somerset Dam      4.49pm Tue       falling     2.12 above full supply
Brisbane R at Wivenhoe Dam      4.58pm Tue       rising     2.35 above full supply
Laidley Ck @ Showground Weir  8.20am Tue       steady     0.63 above weir
Atkinsons Dam                         3.43pm Tue       steady     0.03 above spillway
Lockyer Ck at O'Reilly'S Weir      4.00pm Tue       falling     1.90 above weir
Brisbane R at Savages Crossing 5.04pm Tue     rising      4.01 above bridge
Brisbane R at Burtons Br        3.45pm Tue        falling     0.83 above bridge
Lake Manchester                        4.57pm Tue        steady     0.42 above spillway
Brisbane R at Mt Crosby                4.14pm Tue        steady     3.73 below bridge
Brisbane R at Colleges Crossing 4.39pm Tue        steady     2.61 above crossing

thats one cr@p load of water heading down river

Brad

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Dubba is supposed to be at 118%.

More coming in as well. River is geting a good flush.

Last time they were opened they slammed them shut, and it caused a fair bit of bank errosion, Wonder if it will be the same this time or a slow close.