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Scrubby Creek - QLD

May 2008 driving north to Eliot falls

Sandy shallow and clear May 2008

View south in May 2008

Triton at deepest point Aug 2016

Depth check

Crowded campsite on southside

River Crossing

Position

DEG: -11.44426 142.415756

DMS: 11º 26' 39.33" S 142º 24' 56.72" E

UTM: 54 L 8734519mN 654441mE

Altitude: 105.3m

Address & Contact

Old Telegraph Track
Jardine River QLD 4874

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Information

Creek crossing on OTT about 4 km south of Eliot Falls turnoff or 700 m north of Fruitbat Falls turnoff. Can be 0.5 to 1 m deep. In 2008 it was only 20 cm deep as the pix show. In the 8 years to 2016 the outlet has been dammed so it is a much more challenging ford.

Since about 2020 there is now a concrete causeway slightly to the east of the original long/deep crossing. Makes for a much shallower crossing and so an easier drive to the popular Eliot Falls.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Horn Island at 03/11:30am EST

Distance from Scrubby Creek 96.53km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
28.6°C	32.3°C	85%	25.8°C	1010.8hPa	4.0mm	NNW	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Horn Island

Distance from Scrubby Creek 96.53km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.9	30.5	30.4	30.4	29.9	29.3	28.8	29.0	30.1	31.0	31.9	31.8
Mean Min. °C	25.1	25.0	25.0	25.2	24.7	23.9	23.1	22.9	23.8	24.8	25.7	25.7
Mean Rain mm	387.5	467.0	358.2	228.0	71.3	15.8	8.3	5.5	6.3	16.9	49.1	191.5