Moment water approaches NSW lake for first time in years
A NSW lake is about to start filling with water for the first time in years.
Water has been filmed flowing down the channel to the arid Lake Cawndilla in Kingchega National Park, near Broken Hill.
It's one of the Menindee Lakes, on the Darling River.
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Water has been filmed flowing in to the arid Lake Cawndilla in Kingchega National Park, near Broken Hill. Supplied
The arrid area before the water returned to the lake. Supplied
The water is flowing after the flood gates between Lake Pamamaroo and the Menindee Lakes were opened last week.
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The video was taken by Graeme McCrabb from Menindee who said it was "super" to see the water return for the first time since 2017.
He expects it to reach the main part of the lake in the next few days.
"Its been flowing across now for a week and a bit," he said.
"It's close to reaching - it's in the channel."
The drought which has stricken NSW over the past few years has kille thousands of fish in the nearby Murray River.
Sydney Water says the lakes, when full hold three and half times as much water as Sydney Harbour."
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