What an idealic setting. Mannum Waters, on the banks of the slow moving Murray River.
Declared a "Major Project" by the Rann government in 2005, when SA was experiencing one of the worst droughts ever to hit Australia. The River is no longer moving slowly.
No thoughts perhaps in 2005, that one day the River might flood again, as it did in 1956, when it even inundated the main street of Mannum, which is situated well above the River.
As far as I know, Mannum Waters is at, or close to river level, not metres above the river as is the main street of Mannum.
If the devastating flood of Queensland, NSW, and now Victoria feed into The Murray (as they do) I wonder who is going to pay if beautiful Mannum Waters lives by its name and is drowned?
I hope my concern is proved to be way wrong!
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Hi Kerry - If Mannum Waters Floods that will be the least of South Australia's problem................. Like everything around Mannum (and along the River)- all new developments are built above the 1956 flood level. In 1956 there was 350ML a day flowing past - last predictions for 2011 is a peak of 90ML - Dave - Mannum
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