Echuca Moama flooding by air 23/10/22

[@kayjen3564]

That was awesome. Thanks so much for putting it all in perspective and allowing us to look without driving around getting in the way.

[@zatoichison6420]

Thank you, it was like I was with you guys up there !! God bless all the people affected.

[@graemeparry2317]

Great footage and the pilot did a very steady job, well done. The fly by of the wharf explains why it was built at so many levels. History shows that the wharf needed the different levels to accommodate the different levels of the Murray, so paddle steamers could load and unload their cargo. Again well done and thank you.

[@kassrripples3659]

Thank you for documenting this and sharing.

[@TMarkLenthall]

They say that it's a flood, but the paddle steamer's are at the right height for the wooden landing built back in the 1800 hundreds. Just goes to show how much water is taken out of the system now...

[@trojanhorse321]

Normally you would have to go down 2 flights of stairs to board the Paddle Steamers at Echuca warf so the river is high and back 1870 it was above the top landing 😳

[@TheInvoice123]

The wharf's height was built before irrigation to cope with floods and droughts

[@TMarkLenthall]

@@TheInvoice123 Exactly, so they built it because of knowledge of previous floods, and thus didn't have too rebuild it after each flood, like now.

[@grouchogroucho7743]

Great to see it all from the air. When you're on the ground it's hard to make sense of the extent of the flooding. Nice flare and touchdown btw - almost a greaser!

[@marythompson4319]

Thankyou, MSM should hire you for your work.

[@jacquelineponce315.]

Great view 😮 Hopefully water will slowly going somewhere into ocean perhaps Subscribed looking forward to see more of your videos Keep safe

[@barryhansen6854]

At 3:38 the buildings by the river is that Riverside Meats? I'm from NZ installed new sheep line back early 2000ish.

[@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca]

yes it is Barry I spend a lot of time in there

[@barryhansen6854]

@@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca thanks for that, your video was better than main stream coverage, how is the water at Room for U it was where we stayed while there.

[@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca]

@@barryhansen6854 they are dry

[@rayjclifford]

Thanks For the Birds eye View C Vale :)

[@smitajky]

This is what I needed to know. So many times with fires, floods or strong winds the news media gives a close up of some poor person who has been hit hard but never an overview. I know all these bumps and hollows and the town. This video shows the actual extent of the problem which would be extremely useful for future town planning. It is notable that the early part of town that was largely abandoned due to serious flooding has survived this flood relatively undamaged. There is a lesson there to be learned. Close ups are all very well but they contain no useful information.

[@richardblain7095]

Try typing into your search bar " Flood Eye | North Central Catchment Management Authority " It could be of interest

[@peter-bakestar]

New subscriber here. Look forward to watching your videos

[@donnamarie3617]

Now we all know why they built the wharf at Echuca so high, ain't so high now! Thank you for sharing this amazing footage, best regards from New Zealand.

[@engee3830]

Great work guys - so much better than the media

[@redangrybird7564]

Queenslander style houses is a solution, old timers from last century knew better.

[@trojanhorse321]

Local councils along the Murray should not permit the construction of any buildings on flood plane, regardless of whether it's domestic, commercial or industrial unless they are appropriately elevated. If that turns out to not be practical from an access perspective then therein lies the answer 🤨

[@slatibaadfast]

Thing is the developers know it's a flood plain. The council know it's a flood plain and I think by law the developers are supposed to inform potential buyers of the risk. They don't and usually by the time there's an issue the developers have taken their carpetbag of money and moved on. If buyers haven't been informed in writing then all costs should fall back on the developers and council. Watch how quickly building on potential flood Plains will stop.

[@henryjanicky4978]

You do not understand problem here. You can build anywhere, but you need floods prevention structures. DAMS irrigation systems, pump stations...Holland is below see level and no floods. A lot irrigation systems, here NON !!!!

[@henryjanicky4978]

Holland is 140 metres below see level and no floods!!!All is needed dams irrigation, pump systems, water detection- for droughts. This is criminal negligence!!!!!

[@trojanhorse321]

@@henryjanicky4978 Oh I understand, as I was born in and lived in a river town for 30 years upstream from Echuca/Moama and irrigation was the foundation the town was built on. I also actually lived in Moama for 8 years and am now back in my home town where I was born. So yeah, floods are a part of living on the river and I get it, but I don't have to like it when profit prevails over common sense😞

[@kassrripples3659]

After living through the floods in Brisbane and being in Moggill/Bellbowrie I realize the need for flood maps and houses/kindergarten/public pools/shopping plaza built to withstand flood waters…

[@Matt_Chalice]

If they have to rebuild their homes, maybe consider building on stilts

[@petermcgreevy6386]

use Resilient materials also will help.

[@denicebizz7342]

They often used to in these kinds of areas near the rivers for good reason.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I remember visiting the Echuca wharf as a kid, we had to climb down about 30ft to the river level 😲 Our tour guide said she remembered walking across the river bottom during a long drought in the 50 or 60's!

[@bunyinjbhadi7212]

Your 'tour guide' is mistaken!! I lived in Echuca from 1949 to 1964, and my family are still there. Not once had we suffered any drought such as described. We fished and cross-lined that river for many years, with nary a sign of ever dropping. The people of Echuca have lived long under the influence of BAD town planners and developers for as long as I can remember. My father was a Mason of the Northern Lodge, and the cronyism he witnessed in Echuca was relentless. It was my major driving force to leave forever!!!

[@smitajky]

@@bunyinjbhadi7212 I have lived in the area for more than 50 years and I have done it myself. I forget which year. It doesn't mean there was no river. Just that it was shallow enough to be able to walk across in quite a few locations. Don't forget that Hopwood's Ferry was put at the site of the traditional ford of the river. People EXPECTED to be able to wade their stock across the river at least at some times of each year. The punt enabled the crossing at those other times of year when the river was high. It is only since the advent of dams that we try to keep the river flowing in summer and we try to mitigate the floods in winter. Yet sometimes it is beyond our abilities.

[@viviennemeurs247]

A very good video showing how extensive the damage actually is.

[@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca]

Thanks

[@Janmification]

Thanks for sharing this. Well done.

[@edwardcatton315]

I got flooded out last year!, can Never forget the Evacuation Centre!, then, stayed in a Hotel for 3 months, Been in my Unit since!, my Heart goes out to Every Victim! of Floods!, it's no joke having Creek water in Ya lounge room!, Every Room!, God Bless!.

[@teresatisocco8458]

Where's your head Craig?,great upload thanx

[@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca]

Best I stay out of it

[@petermcgreevy6386]

Great smooth Touch Down....Lets hope the Council goes full on to rectify any faults they have in the evacuation planning for the future.

[@helenellsworth9556]

I think it's about time everyone took notes on where this flood goes, and build away from the river

[@edwardfletcher7790]

If you've been to Echuca, you'd know how flat it is. This is meant to be a 1 in 100yr flood, but might well be the new normal 😕 Time to build "Queenslander houses "....

[@cosac6]

Away from the river, gum tree and the sea.

[@henryjanicky4978]

Build anywhere, but floods prevention systems is needed. We build NON,or to be more precise 80 years ego, miniature one

[@susancoleiro1293]

No idea flood was so extensive. Thank you

[@davidaustrian9455]

More rain is coming, not good.

[@dennisfromoz6436]

Wow, at first after take off, the land looks fabulous. Then the extra waters in river ebbing out across the land. Looks in modern days as a flood, but in reality with my old old age is just a revitalization of land as nature intended. of the land prior to settlement. A risk of waters as known for centuries. Yes, some will scold me, but envy for fertile land closer to rivers is always a gamble, hence Insurance companies knowing the risk and adding the charges...Sorry and humble thoughts to those effected.

[@tbas8741]

I feel sorry for those who its the first time they been flooded out and they did not know or were not told echuca floods. As for people still living there after being flooded out 2-3 times in 40 years. WHY? Like my mate in QLD been flooded out 3 times insurance still not paid for first time. and he just rebuilt house for 4th time and still living there, WHY not move from a known flood plain.

[@josephmaganja650]

😲😢😣 mother nature is powerful as the sea

[@richardblain7095]

Good stuff

[@tedszyrko8336]

Port of Echuca saved

[@peterbranch2913]

Doesn't look to bad!!!!

[@itsmePassport]

A house-boat is a better investment for the future.!

[@helenellsworth9556]

I didn't realize it was so noisy in one of those planes

[@marshaemily2465]

My son was born 6wks early and we took an ambo flight to Shepparton base hospital for premmie treatment. I can tell you those small planes are deafeningly loud during take off and landing. Stunning travelling by air in that way but yes very loud.

[@henryjanicky4978]

Country of floods and droughts, just criminal negligence!No dams, no pump systems, no big water storage, no deepen rivers, no big levee

[@kahuna1247]

Aww yeah, it's a bit wet!

[@grahamcockerill2406]

Could of been worse, didn't reach town centre. Not like forbes at the moment