Heavy rains bring stunning changes to Western Australia's remote desert landscapes
kiwijims said
05:21 AM Feb 2, 2017
A photographer working in one of Western Australia's most remote communities has captured the stunning change to the desert landscape brought about by summer rain.
While the 240mm of rain over December and January has made transport and resupply tricky for residents of Warburton and surrounding communities, the most noticeable change has been to the normally dry landscape.
Pastoralist Rod Campbell said they had received around 50mm of rain over two days at Kybo Station, 505km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on the Nullarbor.
The rain has struck every part of the WA Goldfields, with this shot taken at Tjuntjuntjara, 560km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The rain has left normally dry creeks and waterholes full to the brim.
Streets flooded in Coolgardie, Western Australia
Happy Travels People,
K.J.
JocknNik said
08:56 PM Feb 2, 2017
They're compelling images KJ. Compelling us to go have a look while it's still happening. Trouble is, we've got out of 4X4 and are now running a 4X2 hi-ride so would be somewhat restricted as to where we could go. Anyhoo, we plan to get to Karijini this autumn/winter so the country will probably still be green. What a season so far! Sad to think another 'big dry' is inevitable one day.
Down here around Mandurah way we got almost no rain out of that last session.. dammit! A rellie up near Lancelin received a shot of over 100mm in the rain gauge over three days. Just looking at the BOMsite river levels, looks like the Swan/Avon and the Moore River system are on the rise upstream right now, but not reported to be at flood level. Hard to predict the full cumulative effect downstream.
kiwijims said
07:10 AM Feb 3, 2017
G'day Jock, "Yep" We also hope to be back on the road a lot earlier this year ,
We left it a couple of months too late last year to see the Wildflowers, so this year we hope to be away by the beginning of June,
We will probably head up to Karijini as well, been past there plenty of times, but have never been into the camp sites, or the Gorge for that matter,
You're right, it should look pretty good at present with all the rain they have been having,
On the subject of flooding, We hope the Moora river doesn't flood again, we have Rello's living there who were badly effected the last time the river broke it's banks and flooded the town, not a nice thing to clean up afterwards. !!
A photographer working in one of Western Australia's most remote communities has captured the stunning change to the desert landscape brought about by summer rain.
While the 240mm of rain over December and January has made transport and resupply tricky for residents of Warburton and surrounding communities, the most noticeable change has been to the normally dry landscape.
Pastoralist Rod Campbell said they had received around 50mm of rain over two days at Kybo Station, 505km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on the Nullarbor.
The rain has struck every part of the WA Goldfields, with this shot taken at Tjuntjuntjara, 560km east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The rain has left normally dry creeks and waterholes full to the brim.
Streets flooded in Coolgardie, Western Australia
Happy Travels People,
K.J.
Down here around Mandurah way we got almost no rain out of that last session.. dammit! A rellie up near Lancelin received a shot of over 100mm in the rain gauge over three days. Just looking at the BOMsite river levels, looks like the Swan/Avon and the Moore River system are on the rise upstream right now, but not reported to be at flood level. Hard to predict the full cumulative effect downstream.
G'day Jock, "Yep" We also hope to be back on the road a lot earlier this year ,
We left it a couple of months too late last year to see the Wildflowers, so this year we hope to be away by the beginning of June,
We will probably head up to Karijini as well, been past there plenty of times, but have never been into the camp sites, or the Gorge for that matter,
You're right, it should look pretty good at present with all the rain they have been having,
On the subject of flooding, We hope the Moora river doesn't flood again, we have Rello's living there who were badly effected the last time the river broke it's banks and flooded the town, not a nice thing to clean up afterwards. !!
Happy travels, K.J.