In the morning we checked out the Ord River Dam. Considering the amount of water in Lake Argyle (20x the volume of Sydney Harbour) I was expecting a massive structure but it is only 300 metres across, 300 metres thick at the base and 96 metres tall. It just happens to span a narrow section of the Ord River gorge and the massive amount of water is held back.

Ord River Dam

It was estimated to take 7 years to fill but it filled in 2 wet seasons. They estimate that should the dam wall be removed it would take 5 years for the lake to empty.

Intake tower for the Hydro Electric power station

The rest of the day was spent in Kununurra; we called in at the visitors centre to see if there were any spots available on the Barramundi fishing tour. There was one spot left on the full day tour for Saturday, we also found out that there was a concert on the Sat night with John Williamson, Eskimo Joe, the Waifs and a few others, fortunately there were no tickets left so I didn’t have to make a choice.