Murray River Floods 29 Oct 2022 - Riverland, South Australia - Loxton, Berri, Moorook

[@susanwills4723]

Thank you for sharing this video. It’s good to be kept updated. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Susan. It's our upstream river communities that are suffering the bad impacts of this flood... our wetlands and floodplains are benefitting greatly from the high flows down this end. My prayers are with the communities upstream too.

[@elizabethdavidson6589]

Good news for wetlands and birdllife.

[@schultzoutdoors8799]

Drones definitely give a different perspective to flood waters. Amazing. Stay safe out there Amy.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Dan, yes, they're on their way up... it'll be great to see the change over the next couple of months!

[@lancelotroberts871]

A great video capturing what maybe is a once in a lifetime event.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much 😊

[@BatesonBen]

Thank you so much for this Amy. I lived in Berri and Loxton when I was a kid, and immediately felt old when I saw the sign saying the Berri Bridge had been there for 25 years, it wasn't built when I was there! I remember a big flood I think in 1995, but this year looks big Great footage, thanks again for sharing

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much Ben! Yeah... the Berri bridge wasn't build when I was a kid either ;)

[@geoffreypatterson5639]

It was 1993

[@doc-nobody-glider]

Wonderful drone sequencies, along with an excellent sound track! Rivers don´t ask you, the just come along for a quick visit ...

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Doc 😊

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Always great to capture these sort of events for the history records. Well done. Shots were amazing.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers Nas, yeah, there's a lot of interest in the river around the state now too!

[@darylephillips6778]

Great video The Murray is in our hearts thank you for sharing

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Daryle 💙

[@karenwerner3221]

Brilliant, Amy. So good to see. I'm so excited by all this lovely water!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Karen, and me too! you're so lucky to be able to get out and experience it in person every day! So much new water to explore!

[@greghealey9917]

I get home sick when I see the mighty Murray. Great to see it getting a good flush out. Unfortunately these events are not as common as they used to be due to over allocation upstream

[@shazraff2010]

You are so right and poor SA is left to suffer.

[@turtlepurple9304]

Wow .. your video was great your production team are improving . Very impressed, Still waiting for our next installment of the big trip. Happy paddles. 🐢

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much Turtle... yep, that production team of one is doing OK 😉 Almost finished MRX episode 5 (just got to choose the music now!) but the weather was prefect for flying this weekend, so decided to head out and grab this quickly while I could. Catch you when the next video comes out 👍

[@ralphhalwes3376]

it would be easy paddling down the river now, good to see the flood plains getting a good drink. will be up at the wide ral ral creek in a couple of weeks, great footage

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Ralph 😁 It's great to see all the floodplains doing what they were designed to do! Ral Ral should have a good flow for you, should be great fun!

[@Warrentvoid]

Good view of the Gurra Gurra Wetlands. They’re actually wet.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Haha, yep, nice to see it doing what it says on the tin 😉😂

[@arnitaxavier9446]

My family recently moved back to Echuca yesterday, luckily we have a house in Melbourne too so we could get away just incase. I hope everyone downstream of the Murray stays safe! Great footage by the way.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Sounds like it's on its way back down up that end thankfully. Glad your family had somewhere to take off to!

[@walkabout_adventures]

It's amazing how water can change the look of places. Thoughts go out to all that have been and will be affected by this flood

[@AmyOutdoors]

Sure is, yes, we cop it a lot less than further upstream!

[@pureblood19]

Absolutely amazing video, thankyou Amy. Waiting downstream in Mannum.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

[@kevingooley6189]

Great to see the river full

[@alixena9340]

We lived at Berri for three years during a big drought. It's so good to see so muich water in the system.

[@CatherineScarborough]

Beautiful video, thank you 👏😎, we are still waiting for the flow to come down stream from Renmark, Berri, Loxton to Mannum, Murray Bridge, Wellington to Goolwa. Keep shining! ✝️💖🕊️

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers Catherine, it's on its way!

[@susanwills4723]

How devastating I will pray for you every one. Thank you for sharing your video and the time you take to make it. As a movie once said all the rivers run. Good for some and bad for others . Stay safe if possible. My heart is with you all. God bless.

[@paulhidden7594]

Great video & as others have said, thanks for sharing. Some wonderful shots throughout this, well done.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Paul, much appreciated 👍

[@MKMTA]

Absolutely Stunning Vid. thank you for sharing ✌

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate, and thanks for sharing it on your page 😁👍

[@richieflesfadar6893]

So good to see the river flooding again :)

[@Steve-ep2yp]

A truly excellent coverage! Thanks so much for posting. Cheers Steve. Bowhill

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much Steve, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@richardrichards5982]

My family and friends planned to paddle between Tocumwal and Echuca in around a week. We postponed until next year sometime around three weeks ago. Good decision based on the Murray flooding. Many thanks Amy for all your great videos. See you on the river next year! The Murray Muddlers.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Yep, good call. Thats a beautiful section if the river when its not flooding! What a pity, but it'll be a bit easier to find a lovely campsite when the waters come back down. Thanks for watching Murray Muddlers!

[@henrygriffiths102]

Thanks Amy for your video, I live in Cadell, most interesting drone footage

[@AmyOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Henry

[@TonyVeinberg]

This is certainly not my part of SA but the river is our lifeblood in so many ways. Great footage.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Absolutely, and thanks for watching and commenting Tony 😀

[@Getgowin]

Great footage Amy, love the editing and music match. Your first Viral Video well done!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate, and who knew my little patch could be so interesting!

[@jimgodden9731]

Great footage Amy, well done

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank you Jim, glad you liked it! 😀

[@BennyBestt]

Amazing report.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate 👍

[@stargalacticfederation]

Hi Amy, I live in Loxton. My name is Michael and I like your Best Drone Footage of the floods, so in the next few days, I'm going to take my DJI Phantom 4 to record the floods myself.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

It's higher near Gurra Gurra creek than it was on Friday, we went through an hour or so ago and couldn't believe how much it had risen. If you want to go shopping in Berri, I wouldn't wait too long!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Good one Michael, I look forward to seeing your footage 👍

[@BatesonBen]

Make sure you share mate!!

[@stargalacticfederation]

@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn If I can find someone that can take me to Berri tomorrow and if it's not windy, I will take my Drone?

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

@@stargalacticfederation It sounds good mate, I've subscribed to your channel so I don't miss a video if you put one up. I'd offer to help you out, but I live in Renmark, so it's a bit of a run around for me unfortunately. Looking forward to seeing the footage if you get some though! 🙂👍

[@MySteamChannel]

Sad about upstream but good to see the flow through our state & mouth.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Agreed, we're lucky to have such a long lead time down this end!

[@louithefly]

Should be in dams instead for droughts

[@auntymonkey01]

Great footage. Thanks for sharing this. It is hard to get an idea of what it is like from photos from the ground.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks 😊 and yep, agreed. There were a lot of "wow!" moments yesterday when I sent the drone up at each spot... you can't see just how far the flooding goes even from the cliffs.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

@@AmyOutdoors It's much higher now, than it was Friday, we couldn't believe the difference on the way home an hour or so ago.

[@jeancaust9762]

Jean C I lived in SA up to four years ago, now in Qld but I still love SA. My home was at Goolwa where the Murray goes out to the sea. It's great to see the Murray flowing great again but I am sad to see the flooding of properties. One year the water flow was so bad you could walk half way across the river right in Goolwa, It effected the town but worse the wild life. The pelicans could not get fish to feed the young and to leave them to die. The Coorong is massive huge bird life there but it was effected badly to. They have taken the big dredge away now it was there for eight years to keep the mouth open. I would love to be able to be there to see the water going out through the mouth. I loved living in Goolwa it's a beautiful place but circumstances changed that. It's one place I will never forget.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Yes, the millenium drought was just awful. I was in the Riverland then also, and it was a very tough time for the environment and the community - I certainly hope I never see that again in my lifetime. I'd love to see the mouth getting a good flush out too - I might take a trip down there in a month or so and put the drone up (if it's not too windy!)

[@viviennewest1867]

For the first six weeks of winter my tanks were getting low and I have enough for now. Will have to go over to Goolwa and see how the lake are going. Its good to see the Murray River will so much water. Hope the farmers will have plenty over the summer. Cheers

[@AmyOutdoors]

The tanks are full and the soil is nice and damp now... hopefully the rains stop sometime soon though!

[@johntalarico4154]

Awesome video coverage stay safe out there 😎👍

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers John, will do 👍

[@Schwabian]

Fantastic video Amy- as not much being shown Re impact of floods on the Murray - and watching as have family living on it in SA on houseboat- have subscribed - thank you for your work, really good camera work 😀😀

[@AmyOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks! it'd be interesting living on a houseboat at the moment, that's for sure!

[@donnajohnson9324]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching Donna!

[@FreedomOnFoot]

Great set of footage in this video and just the right music for it. 😉 I actually recognised some of those spots that you shot too having now just recently been through the area. The river level was getting up in Mildura when we went through there as well.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Was great having you both up here Chris, and I reckon you saw it at its best too! And thanks for the kind words 😊

[@FreedomOnFoot]

@@AmyOutdoors yes we really enjoyed meeting you both as well after much correspondence over social media platforms!

[@frizzy60]

Nothing more majestic than seeing the "old lady" in flood

[@shanefirman364]

That's a terrific video. The only way to really be informed. I've subscribed hope you do more. Thanks

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much Shane, really appreciate it! I do intend to do more as the levels rise and fall over the next few months 👍

[@waynesanders7119]

Thank you, may be travelling to Riverland in mid Dec. fingers crossed.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Should be the peak of the flood during December... an interesting time to visit, indeed!

[@quemacd5245]

Awesome footage

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@matthewpriceless5157]

Fantastic video!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@EllyDarkSky]

Fabulous footage

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@EllyDarkSky thanks!

[@rodericksmith8218]

I came down the Darling from Pooncarie to Wentworth on a minor flood, but resisted the temptation to try going through the weir 10 navpass: I might not get back. The water actually has a step drop through the pass, and much bigger vessels have had trouble surmounting it coming upstream. One returning upstream from a Renmark rally burnt out a gearbox clutch at weir 6. The big paddlesteamer Ruby, returning from the same rally, sideswiped the *outside* wall of lock 10. The main rise is still in Victoria, around Swan Hill. SA will have much more yet.

[@jamestucker1126]

Outstanding!

[@DrewsAdventuresGo]

Beautifully filmed and let's just hope the water goes down stream in a managed way that no person's home or farms or animals are badly affected 🤞🏻

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much Drew, and too right, lets hope so!

[@philipreiffel5077]

Seen bruno bay and lyrup flats under water a couple of times in the 5 years living in glossop. Great drone footage.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Philip, yes, it's not the highest I've ever seen it yet, but it's getting close!

[@razzaus1570]

Praise the Lord what a beautiful sight.

[@brucebrown5567]

fantastic footage. gives me goosebumps. (i once was once the original huckleberry finn on the murray at karadoc and tom sawyer was my other alter ego) go ur drone.mostexcellent.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Awesome! How good would it be to be able to live that life full time, eh? Thanks for stopping by Bruce, cheers 👍

[@markrushton4631]

It sure needed a good flush-out.😁Good to see it finally happened.

[@AmyOutdoors]

it sure is good to see all the redgums and floodplains getting a good drink down this end!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Too cool! Thanks for sharing this with us! HooRoo!

[@AmyOutdoors]

G'day Jon, looks like your notifications are working again 😁 cool. thanks for dropping by, hooroo!

[@hikerinaustralia]

sooo much water... that flood in 1956 must have been a sight!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Yeah, I wouldn't like to see that happen again!

[@l214laus]

Good morning Amy, I’ve been wondering about how you guys are faring. I will now watch the video and see. I suppose we are none the wiser but hopefully you aren’t flooded like the thousands of houses and businesses in Shepparton, Echuca and parts of NSW. As I’m in Melbourne, I am okay, but across town, the Maribynong River inundated homes and even this week a storm cell ended up flooding sections of the eastern suburbs. I’m visiting friends about 90km from where I live, the Princes Highway was generally in good condition but there was a sign for rough road ahead. Sure enough, floods or just the relentless rains had lifted almost the whole lane of bitumen. Rather exciting when travelling at 110 kmh. Then a huge pothole appeared in my lane. I just missed that by centimetres. After that I saw three vehicles changing their tyres and one tow truck collecting a vehicle. Drive to the conditions is what to do during these floods. I return home today and I will keep my eyes peeled for any holes in the road. Cheers, Paul

[@AmyOutdoors]

G'day Paul... thanks 😊 all good here, the wetlands are getting a great drink and flush at the moment 👍

[@AmyOutdoors]

Oooo, yeah, avoid those potholes! There's a few shacks that have soggy feet further down river, but in the Riverland were all fairly good... anyone that's in a low lying area is generally behind a levy bank, and those are currently being shored up. It's due to get a metre higher by December some time, and by then any houses that would be at risk at the high levels will be safe and sound behind levy banks or sandbags... we get a lot of notice down this end thankfully!

[@corneliusoutdoors]

😱😱 Take care, Amy

[@AmyOutdoors]

We're safe in the Riverland so far... no threat to towns around here yet.

[@ross49452]

Amazing

[@benos4x4adventures49]

Plenty of Yabbies in the Back water's .... 👌👌

[@AmyOutdoors]

Lets hope so!

[@stevereid8903]

Also recognised spots, we are almost at the bottom. Lake Alexandrina only just rising 31/10/22. At 0.8 I think that's above sea level been 0.7 most of year.

[@AmyOutdoors]

I wonder how high it'll get down that end

[@ianw3294]

Grew up in Berri and went to Glossop High early 70's.Think we had a big flood there in 74?

[@AmyOutdoors]

You sure Did Ian... they're predicting we may have a similar flood peak to the '74 flood if these big rain fronts keep sweeping through.

[@ianw3294]

@@AmyOutdoors Do yo know if the Cobby Caravan will be safe ? We stayed there in January.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

We went through on Friday, when this was posted, and came back today (Monday), we couldn't believe how much it has risen since Friday. It's very close to flooding the road now, much higher than this shows. I wouldn't be surprised if it does flood the road between Loxton and Berri in the next couple of days.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Wow, well, it is expected to rise another metre higher than it was on Friday once the peak of the flood hits, so yes, the Loxton-Berri road will go under if it does get that high.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

@@AmyOutdoors I reckon it will, unless they can channel it into other areas, but the rain's filling them up anyway. They were pumping alongside the road on the way into Renmark to stop that flooding, and have been in a few places around Renmark, including at the end of my street, and that's not from the river, it's rain! 😬

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn 😬 let's hope it stops raining then, eh!

[@lancelotroberts871]

....I should also mention our thoughts are with those affected.

[@longrider42]

Yeah, that's a lot of water. My Grandfather was a farmer in Iowa for 50+ years, and he never lived by a river or large creek. Because as he put it, its not "If" the river or creek will flood, but "When" I hope every one is safe and can recover. Too bad all that water cant be channeled to a reservoir or lake.

[@AmyOutdoors]

That's true, rivers are meant to rise and fall! It's making its way down to the Lower Lakes and it's filling up every reservoir, wetland and backwater along the way, so it won't all go out to sea, but it'd be great to see the mouth of the river get a good scrubbing out with all that extra water too.

[@donnajohnson9324]

I live on the Murray River and lock 10 is completely gone, Wentworth is on high flood watch at the moment 2/11/22

[@AmyOutdoors]

All the weirs are open, removed or have open nav channels now 👍

[@JacquelineHahn1]

I am wondering how Hindmarsh Island will fare in a couple of weeks

[@AmyOutdoors]

Good question... time will tell I guess!

[@michaelfeast9869]

Things are not bad here in SA as the media hype makes it out to be worse. Thanks for sharing.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Indeed! Thanks for watching Michael 👍

[@doc-nobody-glider]

A last question, what´s about Lake Eyre?

[@AmyOutdoors]

I don't know what's happening up there, good question!

[@shazraff2010]

Hopefully all this water will help Goolwa with the river mouth. They have to keep dredging it because not enough Murray water comes down.

[@AmyOutdoors]

True Shaz, I'm really hoping it's going to help too 🤞

[@danielsundberg1977]

Is that Calprum hill at the start?

[@AmyOutdoors]

It's Booky Hill (on the Berri to Loxton road)

[@danielsundberg1977]

@@AmyOutdoors aah yeah, been a few years since I've been through there, I'll be coming back down around xmas, hope things are back to normal by then!

[@davideddy2321]

Be great if some water generator could be put in place

[@GR19611]

Thanks so much for this , memories flooding back (pun intended) , great choice of music , Born here 63 years ago and hope to return to this area to die .Thanks.

[@AmyOutdoors]

I'm pleased to hear it stirred some memories up for you GR 😊 I love this place too!

[@redgatecrt]

This flood is very mild compared to the 1931 and 1956 floods

[@AmyOutdoors]

yes, this is only expected to get to 135GL/day over the border, in contrast to the 351GL/day that came over the border in 1956.

[@redgatecrt]

@@AmyOutdoors climate change 🙄

[@peterjohnson8057]

We have a holiday home Morgan where are floods where we are

[@AmyOutdoors]

I hope you managed to move everything up high before it started flooding down that way

[@peterjohnson8057]

Amy holiday home at Morgan's on on the cliff it's not near water

[@AmyOutdoors]

that's good to hear - you'll have a good view of it as it goes up over the next month!

[@brettbrett9973]

We certainly are stuffing up climate.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Rivers are supposed to flood... its been happening for millenia 👍 ... however that's not to say the climate isn't changing!

[@janinekaretai4306]

Jesus

[@henryjanicky4978]

Floods is bad,drought maybe even worst. Dig big holes we have perfect two wourld- no Floods and water for tommorow. No technology is needed, and very easy. Just why we not help poeple, and eliminate drama, huge benefits. If we not do we are criminality negligent

[@bryanfowler7202]

be great if we were told what we are looking at???? great music.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Bryan. I did include labels of where each bit was recorded, at the beginning of each group of clips 🤔... maybe the scenery was so captivating you missed that 😄