Just heard on an old episode of dr Karl that this is a shallow canberran lake in a high wind area that is only around for part of the year? My question is, is this a kiting Mecca when its on? Have or do ppl kite there?
I drive past it alot in winter.
It has water in it but its a fair walk to it.
no road access
Ive often driven past Lake George (mostly with little or no water in it but I am old enough to have sen it nealy full- thats weird!!!)
I'm pretty sure Kitesurfing didnt EXIST when Lake George was last a significant water body - thats even more weird!!
It could be an amazing kitesurfing location but I'm 100 % sure that local knowledge will be the key to unlocking this meca.
When the lake was down (every so decade!) the owners of the land made the most of the grazing opportuity by putting up fences - aka kiteboarding chip makers - ouch!!.
I'm not a local (so dont ask) but if you can find a local (I would if I lived in the area!) I reckon its a very kiteable location and has the bonus of grass launch and fresh water !!
Hey beannie
Just worked out that Lake George (re thread) and Lake Wellington ( my closest kite spot in Gippsland) are the same size - but thank god no fences in Lake Wellington !! - but its still only 9' deep Max and has an average depth of 7 feet so cuts up something seriously in a decent wind.
What would the depth of Lake George be when its half full ? / full ?? ( BTW we can kite 'surf' as in on the small waves of Lake Wellington when its honking ) - I reckon LG would be the same??
Oh and water depth on big shallow lakes like Lake George are affected by wind direction ....
I am not sure of the depth. I don't think it is very deep though only 1-2 meters at its deepest at a guess
I don't think lake george will ever be on the cards for kiteboarding. There use to be a sailing club and even a fishing boat! Despite the submerged fences the place is unpredictable. Freak 40knt gusts role through and the chop is nasty. Also I've read and heard from people that it probably has the biggest tiger snake population in Australia.
There is a road just out of Bungendore called Lake road, Takes you right in close to the back of the lake (where the water is) I think there is a short walk to get to the shore. I Live in Canberra and have considered it, Used to go landboarding on it when it was dry and there is a fair bit of **** out there as far as fences and wire goes (not sure about the far side of the lake though as i went closer to the highway) One thing i would be concerned about would be the mud. i have herd reports of people drowning because they sink in the mud and are unable to get out, (rumors, never seen any hard evidence) and when i used to kite there when it was dry, if there was any sign of even the slightest bit of rain we would high tail it out of there cause when it started to rain the lake bed would very quickly turn from very fine sedimentary dust to very thick heavy (knee deep in spots) mud.
If i ever get the balls to go out there i shall write a review (if i survive hahahahaha)
Regards
Drove past lake George today and stopped at the rest stop down by the lake of federal highway. Have not used a kite there at all but was checking it for buggying as I heard they used to use the lake bed when dry. Despite water on the far side (Bungendore by the wind farm) it was rock hard by the rest area with short grass. Thought I might try it sometime soon with a buggy. Also might look at the far side to see if you could launch a kite and try boarding. Will look out for nasty fences!
