Water Returns to Drought-Stricken Pooncarie Weir for First Time in 18 Months

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4 年前

The lower Darling River brought water back to Pooncarie, New South Wales, on April 7 for the first time in over a year since drought plagued the area, according to Water NSW.

The town of Pooncarie had been forced to truck in water during the 18-month drought, reports said.

“The Barwon-Darling flow has made its way to Pooncarie in the south-west corner of NSW. This is a journey in excess of 900km from when we started following the flow from Mungindi on the QLD/NSW border,” wrote Water NSW on Twitter.

Video filmed by Josh Sheard of the Pooncarie Hotel shows fresh water flowing into a Pooncarie weir. Credit: Pooncarie Hotel via Storyful