Low
May.06, 2008 in
Outside of Hobart
Prompted by an article in the local paper reporting that the catchment level had reached 10% of capacity, i visited the Craig Borne Dam in the Coal River Valley north East of Hobart. What i saw was pretty drastic with a huge shoreline where the water usually was and a boat ramp high and dry. This is the water supply that supplies most of the water for the Coal River Valley irrigation scheme so if it keeps dropping then things could get grim indeed in the on going drought!
Pictured here is the main spillway a long way from being needed!
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May 7th, 2008 at 6:45 am
I hope the water replenishes itself soon - that does look like a drastic drop, if the boat ramp is anything to go by.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:30 am
There are quite a few places like that over here. Thankfully Texas had a good year last year.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Jackie - me too - right now it just keeps going down and down.
Jim - here is hoping for some rain for us both then
May 13th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
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