I'm watching this for the 3rd time and will watch it again........beautiful beyond words, and RIP to those who lost their lives while making this.......they will never be forgotten because of this most beautiful filming, story telling and creativity! A magnificent testament to the awe inspiring beauty of Australia!
Great documentary. What an absolutely amazing country we live in. Such a diverse range of landscapes. My appreciation to those who live in the driest parts of Australia and who are always hopeful. Thank you gentlemen and the ABC.
@@barryfrench2534 yet here in Victoria we have had barely any rain in the last few months. Never forget just because it is overly wet in one place doesn’t mean it’s everywhere. Takes a lot to flood the desert.
As Australians, we live upon a land with a heart beat as long as time itself; ancient rhythms of ebb and flow having already shaped the ground beneath the feet of its first visitors some sixty millennia ago. Lake Eyre is Australia's steadfastly salted heart, returning heroically as a dwindled witness to the demise of the once magnificent Eromanga sea. With each return it measures one more hurrah to an epoch that flourished so very long ago. The three men that gifted us their lives and insightful awareness to this precious land of ours, are voices poignantly lost. However, they will never be forgotten. They are forever part of a story that continues to resonate through time. For this we must never forget an Australian Legacy that is also the ABC.
Remarkable camera work and commentary. A wonderful look at the story of the Lake and the channel systems. Had me glued to the screen from the first few seconds. Such a shame tragedy struck these three guys. What other thoroughly educational and stunning documentaries might they have made.
I am hopeful that those three rest easy trusting that this documentary would make it to air. Each a leader in their field. A fantastic unique and professional expose^.
I wonder if there ever was a wet season so rainy all across the whole of Australia as to even allow a couple of salties from the north end to make it down to Lake Eyre. 😲
I remember watching this piece, when it first aired. I was saddened when the filming team crashed and died sometime later. R.I.P. This is A.B.C. at its best.
Thanks for some great video footage. I started field work in 2007 in far south western Qld. We worked our way to the west as far as Moomba oil and gas facility. I had previously travelled extensively in 2004 privately and due to these inundations failed to see the lake...no access. However I was there for the 2010 flood and had some rare opportunities to see and be at the Moomba plant when it was surrounded and mostly under flood water. I absolutely loved working in and around the Simpson, which I did for 8 years. Just an update re dingoes...they ARE NOT DOGS, they are Australia's very own Canid species, Canis lupus dingo !! I know because my very own and much loved Sandy (the prettiest desert dingo) proved it following high tech genetic sequencing in the US and the university of NSW. Her genes have and are being studied around the globe. Dingoes are NOT dogs and we need to protect them or it will be another species in the bin to Australia's credit.
The power of nature is beyond imagination, how do fish eggs lay in hot dry salty mud for decades then hatch into fish within days of the rain returning, and how do all the water birds know the rain has come from thousands of miles away, you couldn't make this stuff up, just incredible!
This place has two Skeletons Elder Man And a Young Child They are imprinted into the Lands story Every time one try’s to remove them this lake Rains xoxo how beautiful it that We r incorporated into the land xox once again Mothers children
yes, it was a bit light on things other than birds! so much going on there ecologically, i reckon we could skip the Birdsville Races and show more of that in these docos. Otherwise, quite well produced. and enjoyable.
Of course and so would most of us, but that shouldn't detract from the stunning filming, landscape and wonder of nature this filming explores in the vastness of the Australian desert.
perhaps because there is a more distinctive and well recognised ancien culture associated with Wales and Scotland, no disrespect to the Poms (my dad was from Yorkshire)
The UK is in a confused mess at the moment. Officially it's a union of countries but England acts like the overlord, ignoring the needs and preferences of the others. Hence another independence referendum next year for Scotland.
The water does start off as fresh water. When it enters the Lake Eyre Basin it gradually becomes more saline. The basin was a shallow inland sea millions of years ago hence the accumulation of salt due to evaporation process over a very long time. Australia is an ancient geological landscape in full view. Totally unique and wonderful to observe.
The soil has salt and minerals in it naturally. The water dissolves it and salt becomes part of the water, the water evaporates and the clouds form, the rain cycle starts again. As the water evaporates it leaves the salt and some of the minerals behind causing the water to become salty, that's the natural cycle of rain in a nutshell. if you want to know more I suggest you look up a TH-cam video on the subject.
The land has salt. Do some research. Even in places like Victoria the ground water and soil contains trace amounts of salt. If the land dehydrates they concentrate. Plus many of these places once lay under ancient oceans.
I bet there would be a LOT of fossils under that salt. Not that I’m suggesting anyone dig up or destroy Lake Eyre. Just been binge watching dinosaurs vids, can you tell?
Leave us with this beautiful documentary as you leave this life abounding a new destination
I'm watching this for the 3rd time and will watch it again........beautiful beyond words, and RIP to those who lost their lives while making this.......they will never be forgotten because of this most beautiful filming, story telling and creativity! A magnificent testament to the awe inspiring beauty of Australia!
As a photographer I was a taken back by the cinematography and professionalism of these three men . Thank you 😊 🙏 💓
Brilliant film and stunning documentary here is a place i once called home Australia and its desert plateaus
Great documentary. What an absolutely amazing country we live in. Such a diverse range of landscapes. My appreciation to those who live in the driest parts of Australia and who are always hopeful.
Thank you gentlemen and the ABC.
A most beautiful documentary and May those who lost their lives please RIP🙏😇
Brilliant!!. I am 68 and seen it fill 4 times, in my lifetime.
Betting it will be five before the end of this year :-)
Wow!
@@barryfrench2534 yet here in
Victoria we have had barely any rain in the last few months. Never forget just because it is overly wet in one place doesn’t mean it’s everywhere. Takes a lot to flood the desert.
So sorry for them. They are doing such a wonderfully educational, well-documented and encompassing work here. RIP, all of them
As Australians, we live upon a land with a heart beat as long as time itself; ancient rhythms of ebb and flow having already shaped the ground beneath the feet of its first visitors some sixty millennia ago. Lake Eyre is Australia's steadfastly salted heart, returning heroically as a dwindled witness to the demise of the once magnificent Eromanga sea. With each return it measures one more hurrah to an epoch that flourished so very long ago.
The three men that gifted us their lives and insightful awareness to this precious land of ours, are voices poignantly lost. However, they will never be forgotten. They are forever part of a story that continues to resonate through time. For this we must never forget an Australian Legacy that is also the ABC.
Word salad.
Remarkable camera work and commentary. A wonderful look at the story of the Lake and the channel systems. Had me glued to the screen from the first few seconds. Such a shame tragedy struck these three guys. What other thoroughly educational and stunning documentaries might they have made.
Amazing documentary and shows what Australia is and has. Salute to the 3 great men. Rest In Peace but spirits remain.
It's a beautiful basin ever changing, I never get sick of it, great filming thanks for sharing 🙂
So wonderful, thanks ABC. The chopper guys left a great legacy. Thank you.
I love your abc documentaries….the land of wonder, the land down under !
Spectacular! Thank you for this exquisite documentary. ♥️🇦🇺🕊️
Don Rolands swimming in the 4 months of water..... The contrast between huge floods, or nothing. This is Australia
So real,
Rare.
And wonderous.
Bless the contributions of wonderful individuals 🙏
We can see this beauty.
I am hopeful that those three rest easy trusting that this documentary would make it to air. Each a leader in their field. A fantastic unique and professional expose^.
So amazing !RIP to those who died while filming Lake Eyre
I wonder if there ever was a wet season so rainy all across the whole of Australia as to even allow a couple of salties from the north end to make it down to Lake Eyre. 😲
Forget money, WATER makes the world go round. Fantastic footage!
For those who do not do metric. Dude got up to a tad over 402 mph. As to the three who died, may they rest in peace in a green and good place.
Great Comment, if only you had dropped the dude bit
I remember watching this piece, when it first aired.
I was saddened when the filming team crashed and died sometime later.
R.I.P.
This is A.B.C. at its best.
Thanks for some great video footage. I started field work in 2007 in far south western Qld. We worked our way to the west as far as Moomba oil and gas facility. I had previously travelled extensively in 2004 privately and due to these inundations failed to see the lake...no access. However I was there for the 2010 flood and had some rare opportunities to see and be at the Moomba plant when it was surrounded and mostly under flood water. I absolutely loved working in and around the Simpson, which I did for 8 years. Just an update re dingoes...they ARE NOT DOGS, they are Australia's very own Canid species, Canis lupus dingo !! I know because my very own and much loved Sandy (the prettiest desert dingo) proved it following high tech genetic sequencing in the US and the university of NSW. Her genes have and are being studied around the globe. Dingoes are NOT dogs and we need to protect them or it will be another species in the bin to Australia's credit.
A beautiful film, a beautiful place.
Thanks for a fascinating documentary.
Absolutely beautiful loved it
R I P Paul ,John , and Gary , Sadly missed but never forgotten !
The power of nature is beyond imagination, how do fish eggs lay in hot dry salty mud for decades then hatch into fish within days of the rain returning, and how do all the water birds know the rain has come from thousands of miles away, you couldn't make this stuff up, just incredible!
Yo ,people if you can, go there,smell it feel the sun and breeze, hear the sounds, unbelievable.
What an amazing place. The narrative, now 2022, seems constricted. Imagine what the narrative by the People on Country, would be
Beautiful area and docu!
Wonderful work indeed!
17.4.2022.Very good and best.
Now I feel I've been "down under" a bit! Loved it.
I remember Lake Eyre very much back in the 70s'......
As you would. Been around for a long time - and it’s still at the same location.
Thanks for this....Very interesting .
Great documentary
This is like the Nile in reverse. The delta is in the middle of a desert.
This place has two Skeletons Elder Man And a Young Child
They are imprinted into the Lands story
Every time one try’s to remove them this lake Rains xoxo how beautiful it that We r incorporated into the land xox once again Mothers children
VERY GOOD documentary...
Let us hope it does not get misused like our Salton Sea in California ,USA.Have those "Painted Hills"been prospected for the shiny metal?
reminds me of litchfeild and kakadu near DARWIN wonderfull district for tourists
I was really enjoying it but at times the background music put me right off. In the end the music won.
Would have been nice to have included the amazing Lake Eyre Dragon.
yes, it was a bit light on things other than birds! so much going on there ecologically, i reckon we could skip the Birdsville Races and show more of that in these docos. Otherwise, quite well produced. and enjoyable.
Paul Lockerye.
Great piece. The ABC then, is nothing like the ABC now.
So sad that they were killed.
I’ve seen the lake in flood. Something always wanted the answer to is ….. how do the birds know?
ABC could do a re-visit. A notable difference between then and now is actually the huge lack of birdlife.
Love This.
Would rather forests any-day my-friend. #Peace.
Of course and so would most of us, but that shouldn't detract from the stunning filming, landscape and wonder of nature this filming explores in the vastness of the Australian desert.
Why are English champions always refered to as british but scottish and welsh people/pioneers are exactly that.
perhaps because there is a more distinctive and well recognised ancien culture associated with Wales and Scotland, no disrespect to the Poms (my dad was from Yorkshire)
ancient
The UK is in a confused mess at the moment. Officially it's a union of countries but England acts like the overlord, ignoring the needs and preferences of the others. Hence another independence referendum next year for Scotland.
enjoyable video, pity the music made it unwatchable
They should make use of these floods.
If an inland lake is fresh water why are there salt deposits?
The water does start off as fresh water.
When it enters the Lake Eyre Basin it gradually becomes more saline.
The basin was a shallow inland sea millions of years ago hence the accumulation of salt due to evaporation process over a very long time.
Australia is an ancient geological landscape in full view.
Totally unique and wonderful to observe.
The soil has salt and minerals in it naturally. The water dissolves it and salt becomes part of the water, the water evaporates and the clouds form, the rain cycle starts again. As the water evaporates it leaves the salt and some of the minerals behind causing the water to become salty, that's the natural cycle of rain in a nutshell. if you want to know more I suggest you look up a TH-cam video on the subject.
@Brian Vittachi archeology shows evidence of an inland sea at one time in antiquity. Salt tends to stay put once its deposited in large amounts.
The land has salt. Do some research. Even in places like Victoria the ground water and soil contains trace amounts of salt. If the land dehydrates they concentrate. Plus many of these places once lay under ancient oceans.
There are playa lakes in Nevada that do the same, even similar somewhat to Great Salt Lake.
I bet there would be a LOT of fossils under that salt. Not that I’m suggesting anyone dig up or destroy Lake Eyre. Just been binge watching dinosaurs vids, can you tell?
Where is the map
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flash floods are scary. one time your on sand next thing you know ? water up to your knees real fast
Cattle distroy this once perfect land.Humans have a lot to answer for.
Thank goodness for a bit of climate change if that was what brought the prayed for water..
If you farm out there your nuts
@Big Ears not farming, grazing. There is a difference.
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