Anyone know if you can kite on lake moondarra at Mt Isa

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Kit3kat
Kit3kat
QLD
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QLD, 202 posts
2 Nov 2017 3:53pm
Going there for business for a few weeks and had this idea of taking my kitegear with me... Inspired by this post: google "Outback Kiting?? Lake Moondarra" it does not let me post links...

kemp90
kemp90
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QLD, 1694 posts
2 Nov 2017 3:56pm
It didn't get very windy out there.
Kit3kat
Kit3kat
QLD
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QLD, 202 posts
2 Nov 2017 3:57pm
www.windfinder.com/forecast/mount-isa-airport

dunno... looks hieving to me. Way more than what Cairns gets,
NorthernKitesAUS
NorthernKitesAUS
QLD
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QLD, 1084 posts
3 Nov 2017 3:04pm
Some kiters from Mackay and Bowen do kite some of the lakes like Lake Burdekin, knowing they risk swimming back to shore if the wind suddenly dies down. It's not unheard of. A client of mine actually does kite there. So yeah go for it. It's the thrill of the search of wind and water.
undertow
undertow
QLD
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QLD, 72 posts
4 Nov 2017 6:05pm
Yeah you can but it's pretty gusty and flukey
Kit3kat
Kit3kat
QLD
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QLD, 202 posts
5 Nov 2017 9:23pm
ok im convinced. i will take my kitegear with me. will let you know how it goes. Still on 15.5m monoquiver.

Swimming back to shore won't be an issue, the lake isn't really all that big. We are talking about less than 1km to the shore in the middle.
I'm more worried about the crocodiles there to be honest.
jimmahewett
jimmahewett
SA
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SA, 1 posts
3 Jan 2018 5:55am
How did you get on? Moving up there this month and deciding whether to sell my gear or not...
Kit3kat
Kit3kat
QLD
202 posts
QLD, 202 posts
21 Jan 2018 11:11pm
sorry jimma. i didn't manage to fit my kite gear into my car with all the other stuff in it. :/

it looks like the sea is just big enough to go out and probs windy enough. there is no good launch area though from what I could see.
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