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Be aware of flash flooding!
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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 537718" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>My young (much younger then) brother and I were snorkeling for gemstones in the Degrey River in northern WA back in 1977. At least I think it was the Degrey but it was a long time ago. We were working our way over some gentle rapids in crystal clear knee deep water when after a while the water became a bit murky. It took us a few minutes to realize that the water was getting a bit faster and deeper. </p><p></p><p>Once we woke up to what was going on we ran to the Subaru that was parked on the side of the water and flew down stream the 200m or so to the highway. By the time we made up onto the bridge the water was a turbulent brown mess below. The spot where we had the car parked was completely under water. We'd grown up in an area just outside Brisbane where we experienced floods each year so once we realized it was flood water we knew we didn't have any time to spare.</p><p></p><p>It's certainly dangerous stuff and when you're in these big fresh water streams the rain can be many miles away. On this occasion we had no rain at all before or after the flood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 537718, member: 3960"] My young (much younger then) brother and I were snorkeling for gemstones in the Degrey River in northern WA back in 1977. At least I think it was the Degrey but it was a long time ago. We were working our way over some gentle rapids in crystal clear knee deep water when after a while the water became a bit murky. It took us a few minutes to realize that the water was getting a bit faster and deeper. Once we woke up to what was going on we ran to the Subaru that was parked on the side of the water and flew down stream the 200m or so to the highway. By the time we made up onto the bridge the water was a turbulent brown mess below. The spot where we had the car parked was completely under water. We'd grown up in an area just outside Brisbane where we experienced floods each year so once we realized it was flood water we knew we didn't have any time to spare. It's certainly dangerous stuff and when you're in these big fresh water streams the rain can be many miles away. On this occasion we had no rain at all before or after the flood. [/QUOTE]
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