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Boaters Warned: Lake Jindabyne about to Spill
Boating Officer launches straight from car park!Roads and Maritime Services is warning boaters to keep clear of Lake Jindabyne and the Snowy River as water levels are above capacity and due to spill at any time.
“Full storage level has been reached. The radial gauges, or gates, on the Jindabyne Dam will now open gradually, releasing water into the Snowy River,” said Maritime Acting Manager Boating Safety and Regional Operations Craig Whitmore.
Maritime has been working with Snowy Hydro and other agencies, including the local council who, at the time of writing, was considering closing boat ramps until water levels subsided.
Water levels at Lake Jindabyne are so high today (March 8) that the local Maritime Boating Safety Officer launched his patrol boat from the car park before heading out to warn local boaters.
“There are six navigation markers that are currently known to be off-station and five aqua markers which cannot be accounted for, and possibly may be submerged, so navigating on Lake Jindabyne would be potentially hazardous.
“That is not even taking into account the possibility of any submerged or semi-submerged hazards in the water resulting from the impact of heavy rains in the catchment,” Mr Whitmore said.
The imminent spill at Jindabyne follows a record water release of 84 million litres down the Snowy River following the 2011 ski season.
But far from Jindabyne being the only inland waterway bursting its banks.
Boating warnings have gone out to many flood-affected areas across NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
The upside? It will be a bumper fishing season for trout and native species in coming years when the big inland waterways will be brimming with boats again.
Photos accompanying this story are courtesy of local Jindabyne fishing guide Steve Williamson (holding brown trout in last photo).
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