Hi Euan,
Thanks for adding this information. It is wonderful news.
I remember back in the early 1970s when it was OK to camp anywhere in park
area and we camped at the stock yards beside a flooded Chalka Creek one
night and the next night beside Lake Bitterang. Birds were everywhere and
the grasslands were green and tall. How wonderful if these conditions could
return. I am more than happy to wait a year or two for the current flooding
to subside. And my thanks to all the parks staff and others who have made
this flooding possible.
cheers
Jenny
http://jenniferspryausbirding.blogspot.com.au/
On 14 June 2014 14:00, Euan Moore <> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was at Hattah over the LWE as part of a rabbit survey with Parks Vic,
> Mallee CMA and Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA). The ranger
> told
> us a bit about the environmental water program which is currently happening
> at Hattah NP and referred to by Jenny Spry.
>
> Currently the water is at a moderate to high flood and is rising at about
> 2cm per day. It is planned to keep pumping water until November 2014, at
> which time the lake levels will be about 2m higher than at present. This
> will completely flood the Hattah campground. Lake Mournpall campground may
> not be flooded but will be inaccessible because of flooded roads. The
> lakes
> walking track east of Hattah Lake is already closed due to the flooding as
> is the northern half of the walk at Lake Mournpall.
>
> This flood should flood much of the black box country which has not had a
> proper drink for at least 25yrs and give a much needed boost to the red
> gums
> that suffered so badly during the drought years. There should also be
> sufficient flooded forest to allow for breeding waterbirds and colonial
> nesters such as herons, darters and cormorants.
>
> With all this water around the ranger strongly recommended that visitors
> check on access to the park when planning a visit. Access conditions are
> changing fairly rapidly at the moment.
>
> A canoe may be the best way to get around these wetlands for the next year
> or so.
>
> We also found a couple of previously unrecorded Malleefowl mounds during
> our
> rabbit search.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Euan
>
>
>
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