It is usually cut off from the sea by the beach.
When we have lots of rain, as we did last weekend, and the creek floods, water can take ages to dissipate from our area as the lake tends to backup.
But this time round, a huge surf and the pressure of a large inflow caused the sand bank to breached and the lake water flowed out to sea.
The lake has now become tidal. How long that lasts is unknown. The huge surf has washed a lot of sand away. It can take some time for the ocean to return it.
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| Pics: Gail Wild |
So as the creek returns to its natural water course and the pasture starts to dry out, we are now in the process of fixing the flood damage, mainly to fences.
Large amounts of flood debris built up against wires and posts pushing them over or in some cases flattening them completely.
This is a bit frustrating as a lot of the fences had just been replaced following the fires at the beginning of the year.
So it’s a matter of clearing away the debris, resetting or replacing the posts and straining the wire.
Fencing seems to be a never ending job this year.
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