Weirs
Some important information about weirs
I've really not researched past expeditions much, just a quick Google and skim read! Please contact me if you want to be added or to have any details corrected.
I completed the second recorded Source to Sea journey according to the Inland Rivers National Marathon Register albeit I know Mark Kalch started very close to the source at Killarney too. I believe that I was the first person crazy enough to tick off the Murray-Darling System Source to Sea along with the Murray River Source to Sea trips.
It's difficult to put together exactly what people have done here, but most appear to have near on or above 1,000 km on roads rather than staying in the river system itself. Most starting near the end of the Condamine. Not surprising as this is a river system that rarely flows and only sees a flood on average once every 8 years.
Sea kayak
Maybe 50 / 50 waking and paddling? Put in at Condamine?
Kayak 4 Earth
Canoe
Fundraising trip down the Condamine River from the Condamine Township, to the mouth of the Murray River in SA.
SUP
SUP from upper Condamine to sea. Like other trips, significant running / walking (900 km plus)
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Kayak (inflatable and sea kayak)
Condamine gorge down to Warwick completed in Feb 2020, and Balanne & Culgoa rivers completed in March 2020 just before COVID-19 interrupted the trip. Remaining sections between the Condamine River between Warwick and Surat completed between March and April 2021.
Kayak (sea kayak)
Walk from Mt Superbus, portaging my sea kayak opposite the junction of Nth and Sth branches to about the 7th crossing where the paddling commenced.
A continuous paddle down to the ocean, taking the Balonne Minor River to Bokhara River instead of the Culgoa River.
This includes those mentioned above and:
Tandem recreational kayak
Mostly solo trip down the Darling River to the sea in a Perception Acadia 470 Double.
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Sea kayaks
Three guys kayak the length of the Darling River, from Brewarrina to Wentworth.
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Sea Kayak
Six days on the Balonne from Walgett to the head of the Darling. Sixteen days on the Darling, from the head to the Murray at Wentworth.
Sea Kayak
Continuation from the Bokhara River onto the Barwon River. From the confluence of the Bogan River, I paddled a series of anabranches bypassing most of the Darling.
These included the Little Bogan River (70 km), Ryans Lagoon (5 km), Ross Billabong (15 km), Talowla Billabong (20 km), Talyawalka Creek (western creek, 50 km), Marra Billabong (50 km), Talyawalka Ck (eastern creek 450 km), Tandou Creek (upper 30 km), Cawndilla Channel (upstream 15 km), Lake Cawndilla, Menindee, Copi Hollow, and Pamamaroo, Darling to Charlie Stones Creek (30 km) before leaving this via Coonalhugga Ck (55 km) and Great Darling Anabranch (450 km).
Detour up from the confluence with the Murray to Wentworth with a day trip up Tuckers Creek (20 km).
Finished at the ocean with detours down Wallpolla Creek, VIC (50 km), Frenchmans Creek, NSW, exiting on Big Rigamy (20 km), Potterwalkagee Creek, VIC (15 km), Lindsay River, VIC (50 km), multiple creeks Chowilla Floodplains (Salt, Punkah, Chowilla, Big Hunchee and Ral Ral creeks; 90 km), Pike River (30 km), Eckert Creek (15 km), Chambers to Nockburra Creek (10 km), and Yackta Creek (15 km) finishing with a small side-trip on the Coorong.
Sea Kayak
Goondiwindi to Wentworth and down to the Murray Mouth.
And a quick shout out to Tony Pritchard who has done the Darling River at least 12 times in various watercraft!
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