Innamincka

After about 2 and a half hours flying we touched down at Innamincka for morning tea.

There is only a Police Station, a Parks Office, a Flying Doctor centre, and some accommodation. We had morning tea at the dining room of the accommodation. After some sandwiches, drinks and slice Rita took us for a walk down to the causeway to show us how high the water reached when the water rose in the area. The causeway was damaged, and water was still pouring over it. They had made some levies, but the water stopped rising at 11.5 metres, just lower than the lowest building in town (Flying Doctor facility). The previous record flood was 9.4m.Read more