Buchanan Hwy floodway NT

Survey Point Buchanan Hwy floodway NT
Latitude-16.7400000 (16° 44′ 24″ S)
Longitude132.3941667 (132° 23′ 39″ E)

About 70km east of Top Springs, there’s good woodland at the floodway which is usually dry, but during the wet season can be quite a lake. On the south side a grader scrape leads to a dam that is more likely to have water.

No camping is advised here

Surveys done 2 (1 extra survey entered in error)

Blogs:

SA coast, Stuart Hwy, Central Australia, East Kimberley, Darwin region, Kakadu NP, Barkly Hwy, inland NE Qld 2017

Melbourne to Timber Creek NT via Sturt NP, Ranken Rd, Barkly Stock Route, Buchanan Hwy 2020

  • Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 1 (33.33%)
  • Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 1 (33.33%)
  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 2 (66.67%)
  • Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 2 (66.67%)
  • Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus 1 (33.33%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 1 (33.33%)
  • Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 1 (33.33%)
  • White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 2 (66.67%)
  • Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 1 (33.33%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus 1 (33.33%)
  • Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor 1 (33.33%)
  • Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis 1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 2 (66.67%)
  • Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 2 (66.67%)
  • Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 2 (66.67%)
  • White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 2 (66.67%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 (66.67%)
  • Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 2 (66.67%)
  • Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda 1 (33.33%)
A flooded floodway 2017
2020
Dam on south side of the road 2020