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LAKE ARGYLE SONGS & PYTHONS BOAT TOUR THE ORD RIVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Traveldriven
Jul 19, 2017
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Updated: 33 minutes ago

DAY 27, 28, 29, 30

Lake Argyle Freshwater Lake

of Western Australia

The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and is located near the East Kimberley town of Kununurra.

Kununurra is the largest town in Western Australia north of Broome. Kununurra is 3,040 kilometres (1,889 mi) from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Kununurra has extensive irrigation for cropping of over 20,000 hectares in the tropical heat. Water supply is from Lake Argyle.

Lake Argyle is mainland Australia’s largest body of freshwater. 70 km southeast of Kununurra. The Lake Argyle Caravan Park (Resort) is a great base to unwind. Very large park. Free use of an infinity pool. Pool water is very cold. The surrounding view of the lake and cliffs are one of the best scenic views in Australia. During Lake Argyle peak periods, there is free nightly live entertainment provided by park management. Seasonal resident entertainers such as Steve Case.

Python Speed Bump

The Lake Argyle area is in tropical Western Australia. In the tropical top northwest of the State. Be careful nighttime solo driving from Kununurra to Lake Argyle Resort along the Lake Argyle Road. On return to the resort from Kununurra, past the bridge and on the only road in and out, and still 25 km to the campsite, I noticed a small speed hump across the sealed road. Upon driving closer only then I realised it was a python tail stretching two thirds across the road from the bush.

The standard sealed road width in Australia is 3.5 metres. With this in mind, I would think around 4 metres in length or 13 feet. I drove around on the right-side road shoulder. No problem and kept driving. No other traffic at all.

But it did make me think about securing my tent site.

Lake Tours and BBQ

Lake tours are available. Can include a BBQ lunch stop on a small rocky island. Aboard the tour boat the lake appears more like an inland sea. Distant shorelines. Impossible to identify the route to the boat's jetty. Apparently, the lake barramundi are not the tastiest fish. Lake Argyle is home to thousands of freshwater crocodiles. Lake is so vast crocs are rarely seen. The lake is free of saltwater crocodiles. The foreshore is rocky. No sandy areas to swim. However, the short steep downhill hike to a moored pontoon in a small inlet on the shore below the Lake Argyle Caravan Park can be accessed. A steel ladder built on the waterside of the pontoon allows a swim. Enter water at one's own risk. Possible below water rocks etc.

Recommend the Ord River Boat Cruise by Triple J Tours. It's a fast boat adventure river cruise to the Ord River Dam wall holding back Lake Argyle and return down the river to Kununurra. A distance of 55 km. There is spectacular mountain scenery, riverside natural fauna and flora.

For further reading, see Lake Argyle post under the Western Australia Home heading. View video of Lake Argyle islands and it's giant spider webs.

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