• South Australia
    Ready to fly! Arid Air on a Cessna 208B
    RFDS plane on Marree runway at dawnDry Plains with the river flowingSalt streaks on Lake EyreSalt streaks on Lake EyreSo flat - the wind has blown water over the sand plainRiver filling Lake EyreWarburton ChannelRivers overflowing and filling the lake Eyre areaIsland that becomes a breeding ground for Caspian terns from the arcticSouth Lake Eyre salt flatsMarree man - his legs! Low cloud meant we couldn't see him in fullNorth Lake Eyre filling along the edgesGlenhuntly Island - breeding ground for multiple birdsMarree and surroundsRain clouds gathering, and delivering, as we drove south

    Lake Eyre/Kati Thanda flyover

    June 8, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Watched the sunrise before our 7.30 - 10am flight over Lake Eyre.
    North Lake is full, but the Goyder Channel has yet to overflow into the southern Lake.
    The Warburton channel was easy to see, and the first part to fill, before overflowing and backfilling the rest of north Lake Eyre.
    The gradient of the Lake is so flat, that some creeks drain out of the lake from Q/NSW floods, but at other times, flow into the Lake if there is high local rainfall!    Read more