Snowy River: Dam to Brewery

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  • RIVER:……..….Snowy River
  • PUT IN:……..….Below Dam near Jindabyne
  • TAKE OUT:…….Near Brewery
  • RIVER HEIGHT:…..0.38 metres (gauge below start)
  • DISTANCE:…..……unknown km
  • TIME TAKEN: ……..2 hours 30 minutes
  • MOVING TIME:……unknown
  • PHOTOS:………….
  • GPS MAP:…………..
Tuesday 30th Sept was the Environmental Release from the Dam.
It was scheduled to be 3800 ML/day.

On the trip were Greg Turner, Jiri, Bjorn, Mic and Myself.

Also on the River were a large group from Canberra Canoe Club.

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The gauge below the start showing 0.38 m, about 10:15 am
There was a height gauge floating in the River to check they were releasing the the correct amount of water
Greg checks out the Canberra crew picking up a swimmer at the bottom of an early rapid.

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Jiri, Mic and then one of them vanished in a wave

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Bjorn, Mic and the finish near the Brewery about 12:45pm (2 1/2 hours on the water)