Rivers and Creeks

[kiwifred]

Sometimes we go to the best little spots. Post up some pics so we can enjoy this outstanding country

 

[kiwifred]

Over Avoca way

 

[kiwifred]

With the Ol mate, this spot always gives

 

[grubstake]

Nice looking bushland you've got there, KF. If you're getting some colour as well, that's the icing on the cake I reckon.

 

[MegsyB007]

Slaty Creek, Creswick Vic, on a good day.


Toolangi State Forest, Vic




Cheers,
Megsy

 

[wiley coyote]

 

[wiley coyote]

I was walking along a creek bed in the G.T. on Sunday, when I saw a dirt wall on the side of a gully had collapsed, exposing this wash in the side. It could be a tributary coming into the creek. It's about 5 metres wide, and the deepest part of the wash is in the centre of it. There's no diggings above it, or anywhere near it. It's resting on a really hard layer of clay, which is shown in my pick marks. I detected it, and found no nuggets. Any ideas? Excuse the scrambled post. New computer. wiley

 

[grubstake]

That's interesting looking stuff. Gotta be worth a couple of hours sampling work with a shovel and pan, surely?

 

[kiwifred]

yes, definately worth a look

 

[wiley coyote]

What's the best way? Take out the wash just above the clay base? I don't know to much about panning. wiley.

 

[grubstake]

That's probably the best place to try, yes. There's not a lot to it really, you're just looking for some colours in the pan to indicate that the wash is gold-bearing.

Have you got a decent size plastic gold pan you can use? Check out YouTube if you're feeling uncertain about the correct panning technique.

 

[kiwifred]

The old timers were certainly tough
Stacking rocks on the side of rivers

 

[Grey Panner]

The old timers were certainly tough
Stacking rocks on the side of rivers
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If you want to see stacked rocks check out the Turon River below Hill End in NSW.
The Chinese diggers re-routed the river and picked up all the rocks in the river bed, stacking them in long, well formed heaps
many metres long.There are several such stacks. They worked in organised crews so that the river bed was systematically cleared.
down to bedrock then they opened the river channel again so that it resumed its natural course.
While they might have got all the alluvial gold sitting there at that time, there is still gold to be panned as it keeps moving down stream.

 

[kiwifred]

Cotty Creek

 

[Mackka]

Very pretty. Would be nice just to sit, admire and contemplate. Great shot.

 

[Jaros]

I'd prefer more running water Mackka--except it makes me want to visit a dump point....ha ha .

 

[kiwifred]

It just keeps giving

 

[kiwifred]

Between the cracks

 

[Mackka]

Noice, Very Noice mate.

 

[trekkie]

I was walking along a creek bed in the G.T. on Sunday, when I saw a dirt wall on the side of a gully had collapsed, exposing this wash in the side. It could be a tributary coming into the creek. It's about 5 metres wide, and the deepest part of the wash is in the centre of it. There's no diggings above it, or anywhere near it. It's resting on a really hard layer of clay, which is shown in my pick marks. I detected it, and found no nuggets. Any ideas? Excuse the scrambled post. New computer. wiley
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Hello that's look real nice and i would be panning the river gravel above the clay layer