Lophophaps wrote:but after the weather of the last few days, who can tell if it's intact? I'd work on the assumption that the chain is not there and if it is then it's a bonus. I'd also watch the weather closely, as the river may rise, making a crossing dangerous. Was there not a thread on this subject?
Melbourne has been hit harder than us. Is rained a bit yesterday and started again this morning. The river did not rise much overnight and is still sitting at below 1m at Joker. That will change when the snow melts. BHP road is closed today. I still doubt there will be any significant such as we get in spring. Keep and eye on this page
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDV67209/IDV6 ... .plt.shtml as it will give you some idea of what the river is doing. 2m at Joker could pose a problem at the crossing but it will drain quicker up there. At the current level you probably would not need the chain anyway. It is not always accurate to rely on rainfall figures for Falls Creek as when it snows the guage can get blocked and often it records nil. The BOM site is saying they had 24 mm yesterday but I suspect it was more as we have had around that and they usually get more.