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Colo River levels

Tue 01 Nov, 2022 7:17 pm

Hi all, is there any website which monitors river levels? I was looking to head up Colo River at Canoe Creek but don't want to go if river levels are high. Cheers Shaun

Re: Colo River levels

Tue 01 Nov, 2022 8:13 pm

Hi there is a website for this but someone else will have to answer what it is.
Here is a screenshot from the free app floods near me. Colo looks OK? That is the current level where the Colo meets the Hawkesbury.
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Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 4:41 am

The BOM site is good for that
I use it when checking the water levels in the Clarence before taking a three hour drive and being disappointed.

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 4:46 am

That's awesome thank you- just downloaded the floods app.

With the BOM site, is it in the app or website?

Cheers
Shaun

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 5:00 am

All good I've got it!

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 6:10 am

Two good sites I know of.

Firstly: https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/river-levels. It's for paddlers, not for walkers, so the current level may not permit an easy crossing, but at least the river isn't flooded (as it often was earlier in the year).

Secondly: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60143.html

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 10:27 am

River height data for Colo River at Upper Colo (BoM):
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60233/IDN6 ... .tbl.shtml

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 11:35 am

Yeah that waterways guide is a good one. I didn't have it on the tip of my tongue before so i didn't mention it.

Re: Colo River levels

Wed 02 Nov, 2022 7:46 pm

That's awesome thanks guys!
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