The Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #89: A River Runs Through It
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #20
The Clarence River, a few kilometers from my place is one of the largest rivers in Australia. When the river floods the amount of water that flows through the countryside is incredible at times five million million liters flows downstream. (one million liters is equal to an Olympic swimming pool).
On Saturday we went for a drive further upstream to a place we haven’t been before for a picnic. Didn’t encounter many people as the gravel road is quite rough but a very picturesque drive through some lovely country, through farms, across many cattle grids and a bit of forest.
Coming down the hill there is the river and the bridge
Signs of the recent flood are evident, a bit of debris on a fence and high in the trees. 
Looking upstream at what appears to be calm water and not much of a sign of the flood
Looking downstream the river runs over some rocks and picks up speed. The trees on the front left hand side of the photo would have been under water.
Away from the main channel some side pools still have some water. This pool also had some algae.
great photos
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So glad you like them 🙂
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So nice to once again see the Clarence with that life giving water.
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The river is still quite high near my place
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A lovely spot Brian, looks very bucolic (a 10 cent word for sure!). Looks like a great getaway for these crowd-avoiding days.
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It was a great picnic spot. Maybe go further up the road to the next picnic spot on the river. Only about 4kms from there
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I forgot to add that bucolic it was 🙂
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The images of the river runs through it are beautifully captured, Brian.
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Thank you Amy 🙂 A great topic
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🙂 🙂
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Good photos looks like things are getting back to normal
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Thank you Alice 🙂 A bit more back to the way things have been in the past
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Great shots; such a serene-looking place now that the floodwaters have receded 😃
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It was a lovely way to spend a Saturday 🙂
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I’m glad you’re surrounded by the lush countryside and flowing water. Stay well, stay safe!
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It sure makes a change from the horrid last year. All is OK here thanks Patti 🙂
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