LAKE ARGYLE
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Not far to the south east of Kununurra lies Lake Argyle. The area was dammed to form this magnificent lake & to provide water throughout the dry season. The holding capacity is something like eighty times that of Sydney Harbour. The lake is approximately seventy kilometres long.
MANMADE BEAUTY
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There is often debate whether or not the construction of a dam is appropriate or not. In this case I think they got it spot on. Not only does it provide water throughout the year , it has created an absolute marvel. Can you imagine the transformation that would have occurred quite rapidly as what was a smallish river meandering along suddenly after the wet began to widen & expand its reaches to manifest into such a lake.
ARGYLE FRESHIES
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We got a great tip from a fellow traveller that told us to look to the left as we approached the dam. The view to the right is what really catches your eye & therefore many don’t see these guys which are just meters away.
SWISS NOMADS
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This young couple of adventurers had spent the previous night at the same campground as we. They were checking out the rapids & I made them aware of the crocs on the other side of the road. They were travelling around Oz on these bikes that with all their gear you could hardly lift. In the following days I would think of them as they pedalled toward Darwin into headwinds & some long stretches of road. Talk about gutsy, these guys were just about to notch up 20,000 kms & reckoned that they might crack a beer when that happened.
OVERFLOW
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Can you believe it ?. This is just an overflow to release some water along a tributary. The photograph does not do justice to the sheer volume of water that is moving here. The amazing thing is that it will run like this not for a few days or a couple of weeks, but throughout the entire dry season. That is so much water.
MANMADE BEAUTY
There is often debate whether or not the construction of a dam is appropriate or not. In this case I think they got it spot on. Not only does it provide water throughout the year , it has created an absolute marvel. Can you imagine the transformation that would have occurred quite rapidly as what was a smallish river meandering along suddenly after the wet began to widen & expand its reaches to manifest into such a lake.
ARGYLE FRESHIES
We got a great tip from a fellow traveller that told us to look to the left as we approached the dam. The view to the right is what really catches your eye & therefore many don’t see these guys which are just meters away.
SWISS NOMADS
This young couple of adventurers had spent the previous night at the same campground as we. They were checking out the rapids & I made them aware of the crocs on the other side of the road. They were travelling around Oz on these bikes that with all their gear you could hardly lift. In the following days I would think of them as they pedalled toward Darwin into headwinds & some long stretches of road. Talk about gutsy, these guys were just about to notch up 20,000 kms & reckoned that they might crack a beer when that happened.
OVERFLOW
Can you believe it ?. This is just an overflow to release some water along a tributary. The photograph does not do justice to the sheer volume of water that is moving here. The amazing thing is that it will run like this not for a few days or a couple of weeks, but throughout the entire dry season. That is so much water.
