North QLD gold detecting

[grubstake]

Just a shower - she'll be right by lunchtime.

 

[user 22230]

Just a shower - she'll be right by lunchtime.

Even the quads are sinking in the paddocks, cruisers are bogging on the tracks. But as soon as it stops coming down I reckon I'll be on it like a dog on a bone as there will some massive amounts of washed material to go over

 

[user 22230]

Ahh sweet, I thought the two may be in pretty close proximity. Looks like people are finding some good size stuff out at Western. Still tossing up heading up further to Palmerville Station, just trying to do abit of research.
Cheers for the advice mate, appreciate it

Richo I think they know your coming

 

[Pro-oz]

Going to be plenty of grass this year by the looks. Look how green it is!! Better put in the whipper snipper

 

[user 22230]

Going to be plenty of grass this year by the looks. Look how green it is!! Better put in the whipper snipper

Was supposed to go out to Western Creek today but they got another 100+ mm last night so maybe not now.

 

[Pro-oz]

Was supposed to go out to Western Creek today but they got another 100+ mm last night so maybe not now.

Say hello to Brownie, if you see him. If you get there.

 

[Jaros]

It's that time of the year.

 

[user 22230]

Say hello to Brownie, if you see him. If you get there.

Was chatting to him at 6 this morning and if rain stops will be out there tomorrow so will do Flies (the big buggers) and mozzies in abundance at the moment, drove me out of the paddock as those horse flies nearly chew ya leg off. Well feels that way at least when they hook into you

 

[user 22230]

Georgetown bridge Bring your boat

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Georgetown 6" last night it's wet Few places being evacuated in Georgetown with more rain coming

 

[Goldfreak]

Georgetown 6" last night it's wet Few places being evacuated in Georgetown with more rain coming

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Can you still get down to Forsayth from the George town side ? Never been in that area during the wet.

 

[user 22230]

Can you still get down to Forsayth from the George town side ? Never been in that area during the wet.

No not at the moment, Queenslander is running hard at .6 and Branch going even harder. New Dam is causing these two creeks to back up more than usual. Queenslander cuts road out to Cobbold Gorge from Forsayth also. Perhaps tomorrow but given more rain forecast would say probably not until Saturday perhaps - maybe if no further rain.
Forsayth to Einasleigh also cut by the Delaney - you can see the debri line how far up the Delaney was but has gone down a little since early morning.

 

[Goldfreak]

No not at the moment, Queenslander is running hard at .6 and Branch going even harder. New Dam is causing these two creeks to back up more than usual. Queenslander cuts road out to Cobbold Gorge from Forsayth also. Perhaps tomorrow but given more rain forecast would say probably not until Saturday perhaps - maybe if no further rain.
Forsayth to Einasleigh also cut by the Delaney - you can see the debri line how far up the Delaney was but has gone down a little since early morning.

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Thanks for the quick reply. Maybe you could do some specking if you have good eyes but know alot of the country near town has shiny silica like minerals which would make it harder. Further south has that darker red ground. Used to work with a murray fella from tenent creek way who did very well after the rains by specking for alluvial.

 

[Jaros]

Gotta be careful up there wit water flows.

 

[Goldfreak]

Gotta be careful up there wit water flows.

No gold is worth dying for........... Unless its a massive nugget. Joke just joke..

 

[Jaros]

Yes, the buoyancy isn't too great carrying a 100kg nugget--Yust yoking.

 

[leighd77]

Thank you for the photos.

 

[user 22230]

For anyone that knows the Georgetown Bridge this pic on the front of local newsletter is a pretty good shot of how much water was around

 

[Mackka]

Would that be a yearly event Diginit or once in a thousand years?

 

[grubstake]

Would that be a yearly event Diginit or once in a thousand years?

That's the $64,000 question. We'll know for sure in 3023!

 

[user 22230]

Would that be a yearly event Diginit or once in a thousand years?

According to locals been here decades, it is a big wet this year but must not be to uncommon as didn't create a lot of concern amongst them. It has washed out dams that have been there since adam was a boy and done a fair bit of damage to fencing etc. Countryside is greener than Kermit and the wildlife are loving it but need to learn the road rules. But everything is saturated currently so another big downpour would make it very interesting.