Lake Eyre, South Australia - Destination Profile
In recent weeks there has been a lot of rainfall in the Channel Country of western Queensland and there are currently large amounts of water flowing through all of the below mentioned river systems on its way to the Lake Eyre basin. As soon as we see that it is worth your while paying money to see this rare occurrence we will start to run a Lake Eyre in flood air tour from Melbourne.
The tour leaves Melbourne at 0800 and tracks over the Mallee, Lake Victoria and the Flinders Ranges. Land at Muloorina Station for a BBQ lunch and travel by private vehicle with your guide out to Lake Eyre to view the myriad of birdlife and learn more about the area. Return to your aircraft mid afternoon for the scenic flight home returning to Melbourne at 1900.
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See Lake Eyre in flood - Air Tour.
Lake Eyre is a giant basin where all the inland rivers (Diamantina, Warburton, Thomson, Barcoo, Cooper, Georgina, Eyre Creek, Peake, Neales, Macumba and Hamilton Rivers) converge into a pool of vast proportions, yet it can lay dry for many years on end as a crusty saltpan.
It is in fact made up of two lakes, Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South joined by the narrow watercourse Goyders Channel and combined they cover an area of 9,700 sq km and reside within the Lake Eyre National Park.
Lake Eyre is so shallow that even following a major flood the lake evaporates within 2 years. However during this time the lake will swarm with pelicans, seagulls and other water birds as well as desert fish. Vegetation in the surrounding areas consists of mainly samphire, saltbush, bluebush and acacia.
The climate of the lake is characterised by hot summers with average maximum in excess of 55C, little rainfall - under 120mm, and an evaporation rate of 2000mm per annum!
The smooth, flat surface of the lake and its enormous size have made it an ideal site for a number of world land speed record attempts, notably the successful bid by Sir Donald Campbell in July 1964.
This destination is part of the Flyaway Faraway Kimberley Style and Unseen Centre Australian Adventures.
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