Murray River shack owners have started to prepare for flooding as river flows increase and dams hit capacity. But the clouds have come with a silver lining for the local avifauna.
Shack owners along the Murray River in South Australia are being told by a local council to prepare for possible flooding.More water is in the system due to La Niña weather conditions and full dams upstreamMark Dutton owns the second-lowest-lying shack in the town of Morgan, about two hours east of Adelaide.
Mr Dutton and his neighbour have the lowest-lying shacks in Morgan. Both were flooded in 2011 and 2016. "But obviously to get that it's a lot of moving furniture, it's a lot of cleaning up after a flood. And you get those extended periods of time where you can't access your shack, let alone use it. Mr Dutton says the water got to about three feet inside his shack, causing about $15-20,000 worth of damage.
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