Update on Long Swamp water levels near Nobles Rocks…
After today I will be offline for a couple of weeks, but yesterday I did manage to pop down to check on levels at Nobles Rocks to update you on progress – and things are looking good!
The latest view of the structure – 26th May 2015
Levels continue to rise gradually upstream of the structure, and in the deepest corner of nearby Long Swamp. As a result of this area of deeper water being recreated, we are rapidly approaching a key stage of the trial, with water levels near the natural outflow point (close to where Eel Creek commences to potentially carry flows downstream) rising to 21.5 cm deep. Hopefully it won’t be long before we see a trickle downstream – the next couple of weeks will be very revealing…
| Date | Level in channel at Phase 3 structure | Deep point in swamp | Swamp level near outflow |
| 31-Mar | 0 cm | 0 cm | |
| 6-Apr | 0 cm | 0 cm | |
| 8-Apr | 53 cm | 34 cm | |
| 9-Apr | 74 cm | 34 cm | |
| 12-Apr | 105 cm | 34 cm | |
| 16-Apr | 122 cm | 34 cm | |
| 20-Apr | 133 cm | 34 cm | |
| 23-Apr | 140 cm | 34 cm | |
| 24-Apr | 144 cm | 36 cm | |
| 27-Apr | 151 cm | 43.5 cm | |
| 28-Apr | 153 cm | 45.5 cm | |
| 30-Apr | 154.5 cm | 47 cm | |
| 3-May | 159 cm | 51.5 cm | |
| 9-May | 170 cm | 62.5 cm | |
| 13-May | 184 cm | 76.5 cm | 2.5 cm |
| 14-May | 187 cm | 79.5 cm | 6 cm |
| 17-May | 191.5 cm | 84 cm | 10.5 cm |
| 19-May | 194.5 cm | 87 cm | 13.5 cm |
| 26-May | 202.5 cm | 95 cm | 21.5 cm * |
[* Estimated level, not confirmed yet.]
By the way, the latest update from the Bitterns in Rice Project, including news on Robbie, can be found here, plus you can see a ‘hot off the press’ media release from the Bitterns in Rice Project here: Bitterns-in-rice-project-Press-Release-May-26-2015. You will notice a mention of our efforts in Long Swamp which is a fantastic!
