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resilients:control_of_the_commons [2011-12-07 00:09] – [Potential places on the river to visit] 113.197.13.1 | resilients:control_of_the_commons [2011-12-13 22:20] – distance question. 62.116.80.106 | ||
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The Murray river will involve the second construction of a vessel and the first journey. The construction will happen in Port Adelaide, transport to the launching place will be from our support team. | The Murray river will involve the second construction of a vessel and the first journey. The construction will happen in Port Adelaide, transport to the launching place will be from our support team. | ||
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+ | One questio that remains very open is our expected speed along the river. Which is closely dependent upon the water speed. On one extreme we have: | ||
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+ | "With the exception of Weir 6, Murtho, the weir pool of each storage extends to the storage upstream. Therefore, the River Murray between Blanchetown and Wentworth is more like a series of lakes than a lowland river, particularly when river flows are low." from http:// | ||
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+ | From the flow rate measurements, | ||
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+ | From people travelling on various European rivers, upstream as well as downstream, we have travel distances around 40 km per day. This seems too high. | ||
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=== Dates (proposed) | === Dates (proposed) | ||
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* waterproof camera | * waterproof camera | ||
* anchor | * anchor | ||
+ | * First Aid kit | ||
+ | * fenders | ||
+ | * bicycle | ||
+ | * Bike-powered power supply (Greer brings this) | ||
==Expendables and things that will not be returned== | ==Expendables and things that will not be returned== | ||
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* Andreas Strauss: journey, pedal drive (tentative) | * Andreas Strauss: journey, pedal drive (tentative) | ||
- | ==== Potential collaborators on the river? ==== | + | ==== Potential collaborators |
* McCormick Centre for the Environment in Renmark: | * McCormick Centre for the Environment in Renmark: | ||
http:// | http:// |