Murray River Bird aerial video - Lock 1 Blanchetown - Discover Murray River
Completed in 1922, the Murray River Bird soars above Blanchetown Lock 1, the first on the Murray River system. Proud Mary joined the party as it approached the fast flowing river on another beautiful river cruise. Enjoy!
Lock 1 denil Blanchetown Murray River
Lock 1 Blanchetown Murray River
Blanchetown March 2018
Adelaide Cup weekend in March 2018 at Blanchetown in South Australia. Weather was great, but a bit on the windy side of perfect. Lots of people enjoying the river.
Lock 1 at Blanchetown 26/02/11
Flood waters coming down the Murray at Blanchetown
Through The Lock
Using the lock at Patawalonga, Glenelg, he got his boat to close to the gate, so as the water raised, so did the back of his boat. While the front went down, hooked under the gate. South Australia
Murray River Lock 11
Going down and up Lock 11 on the Murray River
Murray River Bird aerial video - Riverland, South Australia - Discover Murray River
The Riverland, South Australia looks stunning! The beauty of the Murray River spreading out over the flood plains is truly breathtaking!
The Murray River Bird gives you the best seat in the house to view the significant amount of water flowing into the region, it's a rare event. Through Blanchetown, Morgan, Cadell, Locks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Waikerie, Overland Corner, Barmera, Monash, Berri, Loxton, Paringa and Renmark.
The Murray is a massive waterway and we love showing you the magnificent beauty of #Australia's great river that's rarely seen. Enjoy!
River Murray - Right of Passage - Lock 1
Footage from a recent holiday aboard Daydreamer a Griffen's Marina houseboat. Travelling upstream through Lock 1, Blanchetown, South Australia.
Paddle Steamer Melbourne - Passing Lock 11 - Mildura
The Paddle Steamer (PS) Melbourne was launched at Koondrook on the River Murray in 1912. Built for the Victorian Government as a work boat, the Melbourne was fitted with a huge winch which was used for hauling fallen trees and snags from the river keeping the main channel open for navigation for other Paddle Steamers. The Melbourne was used for any public works along the Murray River, assisting with bridge, weir and lock construction.
Of the 250 Paddlesteamers built and used on the River Murray, the PS Melbourne is one of the only original paddle steamers left cruising daily on the river for passengers that is still driven by her original steam engine.
As Australia's most famous Paddlesteamer, the Melbourne has attracted passengers from all over the world. Cruises depart twice daily from Mildura Wharf. A unique feature of most cruises is travelling downstream through Lock 11, which was built to bypass the weir across the river. Passengers can experience the workings of a lock as the Melbourne is lowered to the downstream level and raised again on the return journey.
Weirs and locks have been an important way of regulating the Murray River's water supply for many years.
Before settlement, the Murray River ebbed and flowed and sometimes flooded or dried up completely. Its lack of reliability caused problems for early settlers, who relied on the river for transporting cargo such as wheat, wool, wine grapes and citrus to market.
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Murray River Lock 5
Murray River South Australia Lock 5 at Renmark
Goolwa South Australia
A collection of still images & video from 2000 to March 2009 from Goolwa North to the Goolwa Barrage highlighting the water crisis in South Australia, at the end of the Murray River. Australia's largest river system being sucked dry by greed. Profits put ahead of the environment. Having received very little environmental flow for years the river system is dying from the mouth up...
The end, of the end of The Murray
Over-allocation of water from the Murray Darling Basin has caused the demise of the RAMSAR listed Lower Lakes & Coorong in South Australia.
We now face the problem of acid sulphate soils in many wetland areas below Lock 1. Hopefully the regulators proposed for Currency Creek and the Goolwa Channel will be able to save this wetland area. But there are many other wetland sites in South Australia needing attention too. The whole perimeter of Lakes Alexandrina & Albert included.
The lack of environmental flows from the Murray River to South Australia should never have been allowed to get this bad.
There is considerable misinformation about the history of the Lower Lakes & Coorong in the media. Especially as to the environment of The Lakes before the barrages..
The website for Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation has a fact sheet on The Lower Murray Lakes & Coorong see dwlbc.sa.gov.au
Prior to the regulation and diversion of the River, the Lakes were predominantly fresh only becoming brackish at times of extended low flows. Under natural conditions seawater only penetrated to Pont Sturt. Sharks were observed at Murray Bridge but this is common for some species to swim both ways in estuaries.
Studies suggest that the Mouth did not close for at least 8,000 years. In 1981 the Mouth closed for the first time
From the figures also supplied in the government pdf file.
Approx Median flows across the barrages to the Coorong from MDBC
2000-2001 4690 GL
2002-2008 1763 GL that is TOTAL for 6 years!!!!!!!
The Coorong is in crisis. Sure its full of water but it NEEDS fresh water too.
NO WEIR AT POMANDA ISLAND - RESTORE THE RIVER FLOW TO THE LOWER LAKES & COORONG IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Entering a Lock on the Murray River
Entering and existing a lock on the Murray River is a straight-forward experience. Wait for light to turn green and slowly enter the lock. Wait until the lockmaster allows you to exit the lock when the chamber doors are open.
The draining of Lock Three
Have you ever wondered what’s below the water’s surface in a River Murray lock that allows boats to pass through the lock chamber each day?
Get an inside look with our time lapse vision from Lock Three at Overland Corner, which is currently drained of its usual eight-million-litres of water, while we carry out a major refurbishment of the structure.
The water lowering has revealed a range of important lock operation components, including hydraulic-powered arms and butterfly valves used to open the lock gates, as well as a series of tunnels to allow water in and out of the lock chamber when altering its water level.
Just a reminder Lock Three is closed during our works, but will reopen to river navigation in early August.
Removing and reinstating a navigable pass on the River Murray
SA Water's River Murrary Operations Team is responsible for nine Locks, Lake Victoria Storage, Barrages at Murray Mouth, MV Maratala, Salt Interception Schemes, Diving, Bathymetric Surveying and Cutural Heritage Protection.
As part of the team's responsibility for managing locks on the River Murrary they also have the job of removing and reinstating navigable passes. This short video captures the process and the innovative engineering that has been applied to provide a solution that is efficient and safe for our staff.
For more information visit the SA Water website: sawater.com.au
Blanchetown Bridge Jump
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Blanchetown 4/4/2015
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Lock 1 Blanchetown 18/12/2016
Floodwaters making their way down the Murray. River flowing fairly hard at Blanchetown.
A Day In The Life of a Lockmaster
Filmed at Lock 5, Paringa, this video chronicles a part of the important work done by SA Water employees, the Lockmen & Lockmaster, to regulate flow along the Murray River and to aid boats in their passage through the Lock & Weir system.
A special thanks to SA Water staff: Alice Bonnin, Robbie Bonner, Bob & Roger for making this video possible.
Music is Porch Swing Days - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Inside Lock 11 on the Murray River at Mildura Victoria Australia 18 October 2013
Pure Paradise Houseboat inside the lock at Mildura (Lock 11) preparing to travel further downstream. The lock (boat lift) is being drained to match the water level on the downstream side if the weir and has views of the water level dropping. 18 October 2013.
P.V. Merlin - Paringa Bridge & Lock 5 - filmed 9.4.2016
The P.V. Merlin, followed by the 'Spirit of the Murray' pass through the Paringa Bridge and Lock 5 on their way downstream.
'Merlin' on her way from Mildura to Mannum. 9-4-2016
Film & Edit by Jackson Wickham