Amazing Wivenhoe Dam photo

How's this shot of Wivenhoe Dam in Qld now it's choccas (197% capacity) from the recent deluge.

The view of the dam wall shows how much water it's holding back.  Amazing.

Pretty dirty water too, be a while before the bass and perch start biting again I reckon.

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Whoa - That's a lot of water.

Wed, 2011-02-02 16:32

Whoa - That's a lot of water.

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That's mad

Wed, 2011-02-02 16:55

really shows the amount they've had. To think they've let alot go since the flood.

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 i think we need some of that

Wed, 2011-02-02 18:24

 i think we need some of that over here in the west. not likely to see that again

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in the days before the floods

Thu, 2011-02-03 10:39

they were releasing 2 x sydney harbour worth of water a day......gives you some idea on how much water we actually encountered over those few weeks and the coupled with what went through toowoomba joining it downstream......there was shitloads of water............mother nature is a bitch........