Coongie Lakes in SA - Dry or do they have water in them?

I was hoping that wasn't the case but I guess its to be expected with the lack of any rainfall.... Not sure with all this rain up north as to which direction it will flow.... maybe some of it will head south?

Rob, look up Friends of Innamincka's facebook page - they posted a photo of the totally dry lake last month: Facebook Link

I'd be doubtful about how much of the flooding rains in Townsville will reach Coongie Lakes. I expect any water coming down will get hived off for irrigation before it crosses the SA border. Need flooding rains over most of the catchment:

Phil.

Seeing as how Townsville is east ot the great divide it’s a pretty safe bet to say none of the rain in Townsville will make it to sa.

As for the water being hived off for irrigation, where exactly along the cooper catchment are the irrigation areas ?

Cheers Greg.

Wow... Thanks for the FB site, sad to see the lake system so dry. For the lakes to fill it looks like water needs to flow down the Cooper Ck which doesn’t look like it’s going to happen this year ??

Gday Greg,
Apologies - was typed in haste this morning as my wife kept reminding me about what I was supposed to be doing :-)
Rain currently falling in the top of the Cooper Basin is insufficient to flood the Cooper.
And I should have referred to "land users" rather than "irrigation"

But to have Coongie Lakes completely dry is an unusual event. We were out there last year after water came down the Cooper and the Lakes were partly refilled, but nowhere near the birdlife we had seen on previous trips.